short squeeze

English

Noun

short squeeze (plural short squeezes)

1. (finance) A rapid increase in the price of a stock caused primarily by technical factors in the market rather than underlying fundamentals.

   A short squeeze can occur when there is a lack of supply and an excess of demand for the stock due to short sellers covering (liquidating) their positions.

Related terms

• go short
• sell short
• short
• shorter
• shorting
• short position
• short sale
• short seller
• short selling
• squeeze the shorts