Short Squeeze Probability
Most "squeeze" tickers are just stocks people hate. That is not a setup.
This is optional after you can explain the business and write an invalidator — How to Research a Stock, checklist, Framework 05. It is not a reason to buy a name you cannot describe.
When to run it
- When a thread says "days to cover is 8, it's going."
- When you are considering a short and need to know if the borrow is already expensive.
- Almost never as the bull case.
Do not run Framework 15 first. A squeeze overlay on a slogan is how people buy other people's bag.
What the write-up is supposed to contain
A Framework 15 output should force:
- Short interest as a percent of float — and what "high" means for this size of company
- Days to cover at recent volume (not a fantasy volume spike)
- Borrow cost if you can see it — expensive borrow ≠ imminent squeeze
- A catalyst that would force covering, not a vibe
- One sentence: not a setup / weak setup / cannot tell without newer SI
If the output is a probability like "72% squeeze," the run failed. We do not have that crystal ball.
What this framework cannot do
- It does not predict a squeeze date.
- It does not tell you to buy.
- It does not replace size rules. That is Framework 06.
- It is not Framework 10. Options screenshots are not short interest.
- It cannot see locate availability tick-by-tick.
Walkthrough: AMZN as a first 15
Notes a first pass should produce
- Amazon is a mega-cap with a deep borrow market. This is not a squeeze ticker.
- If a 15 run slaps "squeeze setup" on AMZN, distrust the run. The framework drifted.
- Short interest here, when it exists, is a view on AWS/ads/store — not a coiled spring.
- The research job remains 05 and 06, not a covering panic that will not arrive.
Still open: tonight's exact SI % and days to cover, from a current short-interest print. Do not invent them.
Handwritten version: How to Analyze a Stock.
Full published run: AMZN analysis.
Do it yourself, then run 15
Before a credit:
- Look up short interest % of float and average volume. Do the days-to-cover arithmetic.
- Ask whether a known event (Framework 09) would force covering, or just make the chart red or green.
- If SI is ordinary for the name, write "not a setup" and stop.
- Cover the ticker. If the pitch still needs the word "squeeze" to work, you do not have a thesis.
Then run Framework 15.
Common questions
Short interest is 20%. Is it going to squeeze?
Unknown. 20% means a crowd is short. Covering needs a reason and a float that cannot absorb it. Most of the time it just stays hated.
Should I buy because the squeeze score is high?
No. If you cannot write 05 without the word squeeze, do not buy it.
What do I run next?
Framework 05 or 06. Stop after that.
Run Short Squeeze Probability
Same demand: is this actually a setup, or a hated stock with a thread. This is the optional faster pass — not a substitute for "usually it isn't."
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