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，隨着新的零售交易員尋找下一個賣空行為，潛在的做空行為變得更加活躍$GameStop(GME.US)$或$AMC娛樂(AMC.US)$.
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.
當一隻嚴重做空的股票價值上升而不是下跌時，可能會發生空頭擠壓。賣空者可能正在尋求平倉，如果他們不得不以更高的價格回購最初借入的股票，他們可能會面臨損失。
Here is a look at Fintel's top five short squeeze candidates for the week of Oct. 18.
以下是10月18日當週Fintel的五大做空候選者。
$Progenity(PROG.US)$: 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.
$Progenity(PROG.US)$:生物技術公司Progenity Inc.在過去的幾周裏，它一直是一隻受歡迎的趨勢股票。Fintel報告稱，該股目前有22.4%的流通股被做空。新浪空頭股數上個月上漲了185%，自7月底以來上漲了316%。借入費用為股票的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.
上週，該公司股價從0.66美元攀升至2.70美元。芬特爾指出，在Progenity中，賣空者和表情包追隨者之間存在着一場鬥爭。
$Digital Brands Group Inc(DBGI.US)$: 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.
$Digital Brands Group Inc(DBGI.US)$: 直銷品牌公司數字品牌集團在芬特爾的榜單上以95.94分位居第二。該股有18.8%的自由流通股被做空。在上一次報告期間，數字品牌中的原始空頭股數上漲了973%。借款成本為37.1%的股票。Fintel報告稱，有3.4天的時間需要覆蓋。
$Vinco Ventures(BBIG.US)$: 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.
$Vinco Ventures(BBIG.US)$: 對芬特爾頂級空頭候選人並不陌生，Vinco Ventures在本週的榜單上排名第三。在上週沒有露面之後，Vinco Ventures以95.46的得分和24.4%的差距迴歸。Fintel報告稱，借款成本為31.8%，一些人報告稱，沒有可借入的股票。
$RED CAT HOLDINGS(RCAT.US)$: 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.
$紅貓控股(RCAT.US)$: 小型股紅貓控股有限公司涉足無人機行業。在NASA與其一家子公司簽約的消息傳出後，該公司股價從2.15美元左右飆升至4美元以上。該股有12.5%的流通股做空交易，借款成本為30.3%。根據Fintel的數據，原空頭股數在紅貓的股價在一個月內上漲了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重新加入前五名空頭候選人名單。Fintel報告稱，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，股票的借入費用最高，為148.3%，這使得該股可能受到空頭擠壓。140萬股的發行可能會降低擠壓的可能性，因為流通股將會增加，做空的流通股可能會進一步減少。