A short squeeze happens when a stock suddenly spikes - a bind for traders who bet borrowed money it would drop

A short squeeze afflicts short-sellers, investors who have soldstocks they don't actually own, in hopes of buying them back later for less money. If the stock rises instead, the strategy goes awry.
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A short squeeze refers to a stock rise in price, adversely affecting investors who'd expected a decline.
Signs of an imminent short squeeze include heavy buying or a high amount of a stock's shares being sold short.
Buy-limit orders and hedging strategies of