Looking For A Squeeze? Here Are The Top 10 Most Shorted Stocks

Author: Erica Kollmann | November 13, 2025 03:05pm

Short interest data offers a look into investor sentiment and potential risk in the stock market, helping 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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