{"slug":"what-is-a-short-squeeze","qid":"squeeze_basket","label":"Four January 2021 squeezes: price multiple and short interest before and after (as-traded prices)","post_title":"What Is a Short Squeeze? GameStop, Measured","post_url":"/blog/what-is-a-short-squeeze#q-squeeze_basket","columns":["ticker","jan_low","jan_high","low_to_high_multiple","short_dec31_m","short_feb12_m"],"rows":[{"ticker":"KOSS","jan_low":2.82,"jan_high":174,"low_to_high_multiple":61.7,"short_dec31_m":0.6,"short_feb12_m":0.3},{"ticker":"GME","jan_low":17.05,"jan_high":513.12,"low_to_high_multiple":30.1,"short_dec31_m":71.2,"short_feb12_m":16.5},{"ticker":"AMC","jan_low":1.91,"jan_high":25.8,"low_to_high_multiple":13.5,"short_dec31_m":39,"short_feb12_m":48.1},{"ticker":"BB","jan_low":6.52,"jan_high":28.77,"low_to_high_multiple":4.4,"short_dec31_m":39.6,"short_feb12_m":32.4}],"shape":"table","sql":"WITH px AS (\n    SELECT ticker,\n           round(min(toFloat64(low)), 2) AS jan_low,\n           round(max(toFloat64(high)), 2) AS jan_high,\n           round(max(toFloat64(high)) / min(toFloat64(low)), 1) AS low_to_high_multiple\n    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs\n    WHERE ticker IN ('GME', 'AMC', 'KOSS', 'BB')\n      AND window_start >= '2021-01-04 04:00:00'\n      AND window_start < '2021-01-30 04:00:00'\n    GROUP BY ticker\n),\nsi AS (\n    SELECT ticker,\n           round(anyIf(short_interest, settlement_date = '2020-12-31') / 1e6, 1) AS short_dec31_m,\n           round(anyIf(short_interest, settlement_date = '2021-02-12') / 1e6, 1) AS short_feb12_m\n    FROM global_markets.stocks_short_interest\n    WHERE ticker IN ('GME', 'AMC', 'KOSS', 'BB')\n      AND settlement_date IN ('2020-12-31', '2021-02-12')\n    GROUP BY ticker\n)\nSELECT px.ticker AS ticker,\n       px.jan_low AS jan_low,\n       px.jan_high AS jan_high,\n       px.low_to_high_multiple AS low_to_high_multiple,\n       si.short_dec31_m AS short_dec31_m,\n       si.short_feb12_m AS short_feb12_m\nFROM px\nINNER JOIN si ON px.ticker = si.ticker\nORDER BY px.low_to_high_multiple DESC","computed_at":"2026-08-22T04:34:04.376994+00:00","elapsed":0.867987646}