
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“short squeezes are more common when many individual speculators are active and convinced they have a knack for trading…
The combination of social media and a boom in stock options has made squeezes more common and potent. Sometimes the reason for the crowd’s excitement over a stock is the very fact that a high percentage of its shares have been sold short.”- WSJ email newsletter