Are These 3 Companies Next for Short Squeezes?
If you're looking for some sort of investing edge, short squeezes seem to have become in vogue this year. These trading phenomena are a big part of the reason names like GameStop and Bed Bath & Beyond raced higher, if only temporarily, earlier this year. Now, some investors are on the hunt for more of the same -- or even attempting to make them happen.
To this end, here's a closer look at three stocks with unusually high short interest right now and all potentially subject to a streak of artificially induced buying. As to whether you should try to take advantage of them is another question -- and perhaps best left to professional investors.
But first things first. What the heck is a short squeeze?
Source Fool.com
