What Is a Short Squeeze? GameStop, Measured
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Four January 2021 squeezes: price multiple and short interest before and after (as-traded prices)
Four January 2021 squeezes: price multiple and short interest before and after (as-traded prices)
| ticker | jan_low | jan_high | low_to_high_multiple | short_dec31_m | short_feb12_m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOSS | 2.82 | 174 | 61.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| GME | 17.05 | 513.12 | 30.1 | 71.2 | 16.5 |
| AMC | 1.91 | 25.8 | 13.5 | 39 | 48.1 |
| BB | 6.52 | 28.77 | 4.4 | 39.6 | 32.4 |
the exact SQL behind every number
WITH px AS (
SELECT ticker,
round(min(toFloat64(low)), 2) AS jan_low,
round(max(toFloat64(high)), 2) AS jan_high,
round(max(toFloat64(high)) / min(toFloat64(low)), 1) AS low_to_high_multiple
FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
WHERE ticker IN ('GME', 'AMC', 'KOSS', 'BB')
AND window_start >= '2021-01-04 04:00:00'
AND window_start < '2021-01-30 04:00:00'
GROUP BY ticker
),
si AS (
SELECT ticker,
round(anyIf(short_interest, settlement_date = '2020-12-31') / 1e6, 1) AS short_dec31_m,
round(anyIf(short_interest, settlement_date = '2021-02-12') / 1e6, 1) AS short_feb12_m
FROM global_markets.stocks_short_interest
WHERE ticker IN ('GME', 'AMC', 'KOSS', 'BB')
AND settlement_date IN ('2020-12-31', '2021-02-12')
GROUP BY ticker
)
SELECT px.ticker AS ticker,
px.jan_low AS jan_low,
px.jan_high AS jan_high,
px.low_to_high_multiple AS low_to_high_multiple,
si.short_dec31_m AS short_dec31_m,
si.short_feb12_m AS short_feb12_m
FROM px
INNER JOIN si ON px.ticker = si.ticker
ORDER BY px.low_to_high_multiple DESC
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