{"slug":"biggest-short-squeezes-in-history","qid":"peak_multiple","label":"peak_multiple","post_title":"biggest-short-squeezes-in-history","post_url":"/blog/biggest-short-squeezes-in-history#q-peak_multiple","columns":["episode","peak_multiple","price_path","source"],"rows":[{"episode":"GameStop, Jan 2021","peak_multiple":25.6,"price_path":"$18.84 close Dec 31, 2020 to $483 high Jan 28, 2021","source":"NYSE prints"},{"episode":"KaloBios, Nov 2015","peak_multiple":21.7,"price_path":"$2.07 close Nov 18 to $45 high Nov 23, 2015 (102x from the $0.44 low of Nov 16)","source":"Nasdaq prints"},{"episode":"Northern Pacific, May 1901","peak_multiple":10,"price_path":"about $100 in early May to the $1,000 print of May 9, 1901","source":"NYSE record, contemporaneous press"},{"episode":"Volkswagen, Oct 2008","peak_multiple":4.8,"price_path":"€211 close Oct 24 to €1,005 high Oct 28, 2008","source":"Xetra prints, FT and Reuters reporting"},{"episode":"LME nickel, Mar 2022","peak_multiple":3.5,"price_path":"$29,000 a tonne close Mar 4 to $101,365 on Mar 8, 2022","source":"LME notices, Reuters reporting"}],"shape":"ranking","sql":"SELECT episode, peak_multiple, price_path, source\nFROM (\n    SELECT 'GameStop, Jan 2021' AS episode, 25.6 AS peak_multiple, '$18.84 close Dec 31, 2020 to $483 high Jan 28, 2021' AS price_path, 'NYSE prints' AS source\n    UNION ALL\n    SELECT 'KaloBios, Nov 2015', 21.7, '$2.07 close Nov 18 to $45 high Nov 23, 2015 (102x from the $0.44 low of Nov 16)', 'Nasdaq prints'\n    UNION ALL\n    SELECT 'Northern Pacific, May 1901', 10.0, 'about $100 in early May to the $1,000 print of May 9, 1901', 'NYSE record, contemporaneous press'\n    UNION ALL\n    SELECT 'Volkswagen, Oct 2008', 4.8, '€211 close Oct 24 to €1,005 high Oct 28, 2008', 'Xetra prints, FT and Reuters reporting'\n    UNION ALL\n    SELECT 'LME nickel, Mar 2022', 3.5, '$29,000 a tonne close Mar 4 to $101,365 on Mar 8, 2022', 'LME notices, Reuters reporting'\n) AS ranked\nORDER BY peak_multiple DESC","computed_at":"2026-09-12T01:33:41.299915+00:00","elapsed":0.001797615}