5 short squeeze candidates to watch: Progenity, Vinco Ventures, and more
5 short squeeze candidates to watch: Progenity, Vinco Ventures, and more
Potential short squeeze plays have gained steam in 2021 with new retail traders looking for the next $GameStop(GME.US)$ or $AMC Entertainment(AMC.US)$.
2021年，随着新的零售交易员寻找下一个卖空行为，潜在的做空行为变得更加活跃$GameStop(GME.US)$或$AMC娱乐(AMC.US)$.
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.
当一只严重做空的股票价值上升而不是下跌时，可能会发生空头挤压。卖空者可能正在寻求平仓，如果他们不得不以更高的价格回购最初借入的股票，他们可能会面临损失。
Here is a look at Fintel's top five short squeeze candidates for the week of Oct. 18.
以下是10月18日当周Fintel的五大做空候选者。
$Progenity(PROG.US)$: Biotechnology company Progenity Inc has been a popular and trending stock over the last several weeks. Fintel reports the stock now has 22.4% of its float shorted. Raw short interest in Progenity is up 185% in the last month and up 316% since the end of July. The borrow fee is 74.6% on shares.
$Progenity(PROG.US)$:生物技术公司Progenity Inc.在过去的几周里，它一直是一只受欢迎的趋势股票。Fintel报告称，该股目前有22.4%的流通股被做空。新浪空头股数上个月上涨了185%，自7月底以来上涨了316%。借入费用为股票的74.6%。
Shares climbed from $0.66 to $2.70 last week. Fintel points to a battle between short sellers and meme-stockers in Progenity.
上周，该公司股价从0.66美元攀升至2.70美元。芬特尔指出，在Progenity中，卖空者和表情包追随者之间存在着一场斗争。
$Digital Brands Group Inc(DBGI.US)$: Direct-to-consumer brand company Digital Brands Group comes in second on Fintel’s list with a score of 95.94. The stock has 18.8% of its free float shorted. Raw short interest in Digital Brands is up 973% in the last reporting period. The borrow cost is 37.1% in shares. Fintel reports that there is 3.4 days to cover.
$Digital Brands Group Inc(DBGI.US)$: 直销品牌公司数字品牌集团在芬特尔的榜单上以95.94分位居第二。该股有18.8%的自由流通股被做空。在上一次报告期间，数字品牌中的原始空头股数上涨了973%。借款成本为37.1%的股票。Fintel报告称，有3.4天的时间需要覆盖。
$Vinco Ventures(BBIG.US)$: No stranger to the Fintel top short squeeze candidates, Vinco Ventures comes in third on this week’s list. After not appearing last week, Vinco Ventures is back with a score of 95.46 and a float that is 24.4% short. FIntel reports the cost to borrow is 31.8% and some reporting that there are no shares available to borrow.
$Vinco Ventures(BBIG.US)$: 对芬特尔顶级空头候选人并不陌生，Vinco Ventures在本周的榜单上排名第三。在上周没有露面之后，Vinco Ventures以95.46的得分和24.4%的差距回归。Fintel报告称，借款成本为31.8%，一些人报告称，没有可借入的股票。
$RED CAT HOLDINGS(RCAT.US)$: Small cap Red Cat Holdings Inc is involved in the drone industry. The company saw shares soar from around $2.15 to over $4 on news of a NASA contract for one of its subsidiaries. The stock has 12.5% of its float traded short and a borrow cost of 30.3%. Raw short interest in Red Cat shares is up 432% in one month, according to Fintel.
$红猫控股(RCAT.US)$: 小型股红猫控股有限公司涉足无人机行业。在NASA与其一家子公司签约的消息传出后，该公司股价从2.15美元左右飙升至4美元以上。该股有12.5%的流通股做空交易，借款成本为30.3%。根据Fintel的数据，原空头股数在红猫的股价在一个月内上涨了432%。
$Paltalk Inc(PALT.US)$: Communications company Paltalk rejoins the top five short squeeze candidates list. Fintel reports 7% of the float shorted, the lowest percent of the top five. Shares have the highest borrow fee of the top five at 148.3%, making the stock a possible short squeeze. A 1.4 million share offering could lower the chances of a squeeze as the float will increase and shorted float could drop further.
$PalTalk Inc.(PALT.US)$: 通信公司PalTalk重新加入前五名空头候选人名单。Fintel报告称，有7%的流通股做空，是前五大流通股中最低的。在排名前五位的股票中，股票的借入费用最高，为148.3%，这使得该股可能受到空头挤压。140万股的发行可能会降低挤压的可能性，因为流通股将会增加，做空的流通股可能会进一步减少。