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Biggest Short Squeezes in History, Ranked
Peak multiple: highest print divided by the last close before the squeezeranking · 2026-09-12 · 5×4Preview: 5 ranked values, largest first. Market value swing: capitalization before the squeeze and at the peak, billionstable · 2026-09-12 · 2×5 Documented short-seller losses, billions, as estimated at the timetable · 2026-09-12 · 3×5
Peak multiple: highest print divided by the last close before the squeeze

Peak multiple: highest print divided by the last close before the squeeze

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Peak multiple: highest print divided by the last close before the squeeze — 5 rows by 4 columns, computed from US exchange, SIP and OPRA data.
episodepeak_multipleprice_pathsource
GameStop, Jan 202125.6$18.84 close Dec 31, 2020 to $483 high Jan 28, 2021NYSE prints
KaloBios, Nov 201521.7$2.07 close Nov 18 to $45 high Nov 23, 2015 (102x from the $0.44 low of Nov 16)Nasdaq prints
Northern Pacific, May 190110about $100 in early May to the $1,000 print of May 9, 1901NYSE record, contemporaneous press
Volkswagen, Oct 20084.8€211 close Oct 24 to €1,005 high Oct 28, 2008Xetra prints, FT and Reuters reporting
LME nickel, Mar 20223.5$29,000 a tonne close Mar 4 to $101,365 on Mar 8, 2022LME notices, Reuters reporting
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SELECT episode, peak_multiple, price_path, source
FROM (
    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
    UNION ALL
    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'
    UNION ALL
    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'
    UNION ALL
    SELECT 'Volkswagen, Oct 2008', 4.8, '€211 close Oct 24 to €1,005 high Oct 28, 2008', 'Xetra prints, FT and Reuters reporting'
    UNION ALL
    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'
) AS ranked
ORDER BY peak_multiple DESC
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