A short squeeze can occur when a heavily shorted stock rises in value instead of falling. Short sellers could be looking to close out their position and can face a loss if they have to buy back the shares they initially borrowed at a higher price. 
Here's a look at Fintel's top five short squeeze candidates for the week of Jan. 24. 
$ShiftPixy(Delisted) (PIXY.US)$ $Microbot Medical (MBOT.US)$ $Reliance Global Group (RELI.US)$ $Insignia Systems (ISIG.US)$ $Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC.US)$
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