Looking For A Squeeze? Here Are The Top 10 Most Shorted Stocks
Short interest data offers a look into investor sentiment and potential risk within the stock market and can help investors gauge how much skepticism or confidence the market has in a company's future.
- LCID stock is tanking. See the real-time price action here.
What Makes A Stock Heavily Shorted?
A stock is considered heavily shorted when a significant percentage of its available shares have been borrowed and sold by investors expecting a price drop.
When news, momentum or coordinated buying sends prices higher, a short squeeze can force even more rapid buying.
As short-sellers rush to cover their positions, eye-popping surges — like the meme stock manias seen recently with Opendoor Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPEN) and 2021’s GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) rally — can occur.
Learn more about short interest here: Is Your Stock a Squeeze Target? How To Decode Short Interest Data
Top 10 Most Shorted Stocks
Here are the most heavily shorted stocks (with market caps above $2 billion and free floats above 5 million) as of Nov. 13, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
In the table below, stocks are ranked by short interest ― the total number of shares sold short and not yet covered, expressed as a percentage of shares available for public trading.
| Company Name & Ticker | Short Interest (%) [Nov. 13, 2025] |
| Lucid Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCID) | 48.99% |
| Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) | 46.71% |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CAR) | 46.13% |
| Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (NYSE:HIMS) | 38.12% |
| TransMedics Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMDX) | 37.85% |
| Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) | 36.87% |
| Upstart Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPST) | 36.00% |
| Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSE:NOG) | 35.34% |
| Sphere Entertainment Co. (NYSE:SPHR) | 33.44% |
| Scholar Rock Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:SRRK) | 33.34% |
Reminders:
- Highly shorted stocks are battlegrounds where negative fundamentals meet speculative trading.
- Short squeezes can deliver huge, fast gains, but at very high risk and volatility.
- Monitoring the short interest leaderboard can help identify which stocks might be the next short squeeze, but timing such trades remains extremely challenging.
- Always conduct due diligence, as the volatility often reflects deep underlying risks and business uncertainty.
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