Short / long squeeze events — the archive 257 archived

A squeeze happens when one side of the market — shorts or longs — is forced to close positions as price moves against them, amplifying the move with buy or sell pressure that compounds the original direction. Short squeezes run price up as short-sellers cover; long squeezes push price down as leveraged longs are liquidated. The category here collects both: the distinguishing signal is that liquidations are skewed to one side, not spread evenly.