A list of the current most shorted stocks right now can be a great place to look for potential deep dip value buys. The stocks with the highest short interest on major U.S. stock exchanges is also a good list to watch and stay updated for potential short squeeze opportunities.
High Short Interest
The below company stocks have the highest percentage of their share float borrowed to sell short. These short interest levels show built in future buying pressure as the shares short must eventually be bought back to cover. These stocks are the ones with the highest probability of short squeezes after the bears have overstayed their welcome.
Short sellers that failed to lock in their profit late in a high short interest stock can get a big upside surprise with any bullish news event that brings hope back for the stock to go higher. Selling short goes against the long term trend in the stock market and stocks getting on the list of most shorted stocks can be bullish for a stock signaling it is about to rally higher.
Most Heavily Shorted Stocks
Rank/Ticker/Company/Exchange/Short Interest/Sector[1]
- BGFV Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp Nasdaq 43.25% Retailers – Miscellaneous Specialty
- FUV Arcimoto Inc Nasdaq 42.50% Auto & Truck Manufacturers
- BYND Beyond Meat Inc Nasdaq 40.60% Food Processing
- GOGO Gogo Inc Nasdaq 39.18% Communications Services
- ICPT Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc Nasdaq 35.97% Biotechnology & Medical Research
- BLNK Blink Charging Co Nasdaq 35.29% Utilities – Electric
- CTRN Citi Trends, Inc. Nasdaq 34.22% Retailers – Apparel & Accessories
- SFT Shift Technologies Inc Nasdaq 33.36% Retailers – Auto Vehicles, Parts & Service
- SDC SmileDirectClub Inc Nasdaq 30.86% Medical Equipment, Supplies & Distribution
- EVGO Evgo Inc Nasdaq 29.95% Utilities – Electric
- WKHS Workhorse Group Inc Nasdaq 29.47% Auto & Truck Manufacturers
- NKLA Nikola Corporation Nasdaq 28.46% Auto & Truck Manufacturers
- ZYXI Zynex Inc. Nasdaq 28.19% Advanced Medical Equipment & Technology
- REI Ring Energy Inc AMEX 27.90% Oil & Gas – Exploration and Production
- BIG Big Lots, Inc. NYSE Retailers – Discount Stores
- INDO Indonesia Energy Corp Ltd AMEX 27.40% Oil & Gas – Exploration and Production
- BTBT Bit Digital Inc Nasdaq 26.02% Fintech – Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
- JWN Nordstrom, Inc. NYSE 25.97% Retailers – Department Stores
- ESSC East Stone Acquisition Corp Nasdaq 25.26% Investment Holding Companies
- DNMR Danimer Scientific Inc NYSE 25.15% Chemicals – Commodity
- W Wayfair Inc NYSE 24.52% Retailers – Department Stores
- RMO Romeo Power Inc NYSE 24.32% Electrical Components & Equipment
- RIDE Lordstown Motors Corp Nasdaq 24.02% Auto & Truck Manufacturers
- MSTR MicroStrategy Inc Nasdaq 23.77% Software & Programming
- SKLZ Skillz Inc NYSE 23.74% IT Services & Consulting
