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Squeeze-shaped mechanics: crowded shorts among liquid names, with a rising price
Squeeze-shaped mechanics: crowded shorts among liquid names, with a rising price
| ticker | days_to_cover | shares_short_m | return_5d_pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBRX | 14.5 | 129 | 5 |
| GERN | 9.9 | 76.8 | 1.6 |
| ABCL | 9.7 | 48.3 | 16 |
| XBI | 9.5 | 78.8 | 6.4 |
| RXRX | 9.3 | 180.8 | 6.1 |
| ALLO | 9.2 | 60.8 | 8.5 |
| PTON | 8.9 | 61.1 | 0.9 |
| CLVT | 8.8 | 52.8 | 9.4 |
| NUVB | 8.7 | 53.4 | 12.9 |
| FLO | 8.6 | 44 | 4 |
| WEN | 8.5 | 58.8 | 3.1 |
| CPB | 8.4 | 48.2 | 5.3 |
the exact SQL behind every number
WITH latest AS (
SELECT max(settlement_date) AS d FROM global_markets.stocks_short_interest
),
sessions AS (
SELECT toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) AS session
FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
WHERE ticker = 'SPY'
AND window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 20 DAY
AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60
+ toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= 570
AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60
+ toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) < 960
GROUP BY session
HAVING count() >= 380
ORDER BY session DESC
LIMIT 6
),
crowded AS (
SELECT ticker, days_to_cover, short_interest
FROM global_markets.stocks_short_interest
WHERE settlement_date = (SELECT d FROM latest)
AND avg_daily_volume >= 5000000
AND days_to_cover >= 5
AND ticker NOT IN ('SPCX')
AND ticker NOT IN ('KORU','SOXL','SOXS','TQQQ','SQQQ','NVDL','NVDS','NVD','TSLL','TSLQ','TSLZ','SPXL','SPXS','UPRO','SPXU','LABU','LABD','FAS','FAZ','TNA','TZA','YINN','YANG','UDOW','SDOW','BOIL','KOLD','UCO','SCO','USD','SSO','SDS','QLD','QID','ERX','ERY','DRN','DRV','CURE','SOXY','MUU','SNXX','UVXY','SVXY','UVIX','SVIX','BULZ','WEBL','WEBS','DPST','DRIP','GUSH','AGQ','ZSL','BITX','ETHU','MSTX','MSTU','CONL','DUST','JNUG','JDST','NUGT')
AND ticker NOT IN (SELECT ticker FROM global_markets.stocks_splits
WHERE execution_date BETWEEN today() - 60 AND today())
),
tape AS (
SELECT ticker,
toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) AS session,
argMax(close, window_start) AS rth_close
FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
WHERE ticker IN (SELECT ticker FROM crowded)
AND toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) IN (SELECT session FROM sessions)
AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60
+ toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= 570
AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60
+ toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) < 960
GROUP BY ticker, session
),
moves AS (
SELECT ticker,
round((argMax(rth_close, session) / argMin(rth_close, session) - 1) * 100, 1) AS return_5d_pct
FROM tape
GROUP BY ticker
HAVING count() = 6 AND return_5d_pct > 0
)
SELECT c.ticker AS ticker,
round(c.days_to_cover, 1) AS days_to_cover,
round(c.short_interest / 1e6, 1) AS shares_short_m,
m.return_5d_pct AS return_5d_pct
FROM crowded c
INNER JOIN moves m ON m.ticker = c.ticker
ORDER BY c.days_to_cover DESC, c.ticker
LIMIT 12
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