5 Short Squeeze Candidates To Watch This Week: 2 Former SPACs Join Leaderboard With BigBear.AI Topping List
5 Short Squeeze Candidates To Watch This Week: 2 Former SPACs Join Leaderboard With BigBear.AI Topping List
Potential short squeeze plays gained steam in 2021, with new retail traders looking for the next huge move.
2021年，隨着新的零售交易員尋找下一個重大舉措，潛在的做空行為變得更加活躍。
A short squeeze can occur when a heavily shorted stock rises in value instead of falling. Short sellers could be looking to close out their position and can face a loss if they have to buy back the shares they initially borrowed at a higher price.
當一隻嚴重做空的股票價值上升而不是下跌時，可能會發生空頭擠壓。賣空者可能正在尋求平倉，如果他們不得不以更高的價格回購最初借入的股票，他們可能會面臨損失。
A squeeze can occur when short sellers are forced into buying to cover their position, which can cause shares to move up higher on many occasions.
當賣空者被迫買入以回補頭寸時，可能會發生擠壓，這可能會導致股價在許多情況下走高。
Fintel Data: Data from Fintel, which requires a subscription, provides a look at several of the top shorted stocks and data on how likely a short squeeze is to occur.
Fintel數據：來自Fintel的數據需要訂閲，它提供了幾隻最受賣空的股票的情況，以及發生空頭擠壓的可能性有多大的數據。
Here's a look at Fintel's top five short squeeze candidates for the week of May 23.
以下是5月23日當週Fintel的五大做空候選者。
BigBear.ai: End-to-end data analytics company BigBear.ai (NYSE:BBAI) tops the short squeeze leaderboard for the week. The company, which went public via SPAC merger, moved up from 540th place on the Fintel short squeeze leaderboard to first place for the week. Fintel reports that 18.4% of the total float is short, with short interest up 63% in the latest report. The cost to borrow shares is 728%, one of the highest reported by Fintel. An S-1 was filed for BigBear.ai on Monday night which makes the resale of PIPE shares and warrants related to the SPAC merger effective, which could cause shares to sell off the rest of the week with the float increasing and likely short interest dropping.
BigBear.ai：端到端數據分析公司BigBear.ai(紐約證券交易所股票代碼：BBAI)位居本週做空排行榜榜首。這家通過SPAC合併上市的公司，在芬特爾做空排行榜上的排名從第540位上升到本週的第一位。芬特爾報告稱，總流通股中有18.4%是做空的，空頭股數在最新報告中上漲了63%。借入股票的成本為728%，是Fintel報告的最高成本之一。週一晚間，BigBear.ai提交了S-1申請，這使得與SPAC合併相關的管道股票和權證的轉售生效，這可能導致本週剩餘時間股票拋售，流通股增加，可能的空頭股數減少。
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Meta Materials: Technology platform company Meta Materials (NASDAQ:MMAT) ranks second for the week on the Fintel short squeeze leaderboard. The stock has seen short interest up 12% and the short percentage of the float trending higher. A high cost to borrow of 163.4% likely helps the stock rank so high on the list.
元材質：技術平臺公司元材料納斯達克(Sequoia Capital：MMAT)本週在Fintel空頭排行榜上排名第二。空頭股數股價已經上漲了12%，空頭比例也呈上升趨勢。163.4%的高借貸成本很可能是該股在榜單上名列前茅的原因。
Vertex Energy: Environmental services company Vertex Energy (NASDAQ:VTNR) falls from first place in last week's leaderboard to third place. Fintel shows 33% of the float short, in line with last week's figure. The cost to borrow for shares is 38.7%, down from 134% in last week's report.
頂點能量：環境服務公司頂點能量納斯達克(Sequoia Capital：VTNR)從上週排行榜的第一名跌至第三名。Fintel顯示33%的流通股做空，與上週的數據一致。借入股票的成本為38.7%，低於上週報告中的134%。
Cassava Sciences: Biotechnology company Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:SAVA) ranks fourth on the short squeeze leaderboard from Fintel for the week. The report shows 31.3% of the total float short and short interest up 10% over the last month. The cost to borrow shares of Cassava Sciences stands at 36.5% to start the week.
木薯科學：生物技術公司木薯科學(納斯達克：SAVA)本週在Fintel的做空排行榜上排名第四。報告顯示，31.3%的流通股做空，空頭股數上個月上漲了10%。本週開始時，借入木薯科學公司股票的成本為36.5%。
Fisker: Electric vehicle company Fisker Inc (NYSE:FSR) ranks fifth on the short squeeze leaderboard. Fintel shows 35% of the total float short and a cost to borrow of 38.9%. Fisker shares are down 41% year-to-date.
菲斯克：電動汽車公司菲斯克公司(紐約證券交易所股票代碼：FSR)在做空排行榜上排名第五。Fintel顯示，總浮動空頭的35%，借款成本為38.9%。今年到目前為止，菲斯克的股價已經下跌了41%。
Disclosure: Author is long FSR shares.
披露：作者是長龍FSR股份。