If Finish Line can deliver what the bulls are looking for, then this stock could see a large short-squeeze post-earnings.
As the stock extends its upward momentum, a short-squeeze situation could propel RYL even higher.
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Should MAS extend its climb, a short-squeeze situation could amplify buying pressure on the shares.
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With so much cash still on the sidelines, a short-squeeze situation could aid the equity in its quest for new highs.
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Should the bearish holdouts abandon ship, NFLX could ride the short-squeeze tailwinds.
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My first earnings short-squeeze play is specialty retail player Finish Line (FINL), which is set to report results on Thursday before the market open.
The security has seen sharp rallies due to short-squeeze situations in the past, and another solid report on Monday could spark yet another squeeze.
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One potential earnings short-squeeze play in the software and programming complex is Tibco Software (TIBX), which is set to release numbers on Thursday after the market close.
Should KBH bounce off trendline support and resume its quest for new highs, an unwinding of pessimistic options positions, a capitulation by the bearish brokerage firms, or a short-squeeze situation could stoke the contrarian flames.
Earlier on Wednesday Porsche had denied all responsibility for the recent market distortions and short-seller squeeze.
But raising duty will be a short-term squeeze on household spending, with nothing like the hit of a VAT increase, for example, which affects all products.
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In October the company triggered a sensational squeeze on short-sellers when it was slow to admit that it had raised its stake in VW voting shares to 42.6% and had acquired a further 31.5% in the form of secured options.
Once the economy stabilises, foreign capital should start to flood in, to refinance those companies that survive the short-term liquidity squeeze.
"Our aim is not to help develop property, but to resolve the short-term liquidity squeeze, " said Li Xin, a vice president at China Orient.
Some called it a short squeeze, others believed investors had already fully priced the long-anticipated and well-known lock-up expiration into the stock.
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If Washington can work together, so quickly, on a short-term fix for families caught in the financial squeeze, then we can work together to transform America.
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Stocks with high short-interest have also been very much in play as they squeeze their way higher.
They also point out that new technologies such as print on demand, which makes printing short runs of physical books more economical, should help them squeeze more money out of the old-fashioned format.
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When too many short-sellers are interested in a particular stock, it can be a recipe for a short squeeze, especially if the stock is oversold.
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Green Tree Financial found itself in a life-threatening credit squeeze because the market had lost faith in its mortgage-backed securities and refused to refinance its short-term debt.
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