Dispersion Is Rising, But The Shorts Are Still Trapped.
Why positioning, not macro, is driving the market’s fastest upside moves.
By Sam Gatlin
February 24, 2026
We’re seeing some of the widest dispersion in market returns in years.
Software stocks are getting hit day after day with no real signs of stabilization, and financials are beginning to roll over.
At the same time, we’re seeing aggressive bids for consumer staples and other defensive areas.
This is a rapidly changing market environment, with leadership breaking down in some places and quietly emerging in others.
But through all this shifting beneath the surface, one thing hasn’t changed.
Our Freshly Squeezed strategy is built to identify short-squeeze setups in any tape, whether bullish, bearish, or neutral.
And that's because our strategy is not driven by macro trends or sector leadership.
It’s driven by positioning.
When investors lean too far to one side of the trade, like they are right now on the short side, it creates the conditions for forced buying when the price begins to move against them.
And once our key technical thresholds are reclaimed, the unwind can happen fast.
Shorts rush to cover, liquidity disappears, and momentum builds on itself.
That’s when these stocks reach escape velocity… and go vertical.
With mispositioning still elevated across several corners of the market, our latest Freshly Squeezed scans are highlighting a fresh batch of names showing the early ingredients for sustained upside.
Before we break down the latest setups, let's take a look at which stocks have been squeezing over the past 10 days.
It's a lot of biotech...
As you can see, Nektar Therapeutics $NKTR, Arcellx $ACLX, and ImmunityBio $IBRX are at the top of the leaderboard.
Over the last 10 trading sessions, they've rallied 100%, 67.2%, and 62.5%, respectively.
These are precisely the kinds of parabolic moves we aim to catch early.
We’re also tracking squeeze candidates by short interest and days-to-cover, two critical ingredients for sustained upside. These are where the next squeezes will come from.
When high short interest meets low liquidity, it doesn’t take much to send a stock into orbit.
Today, we have two Freshly Squeezed setups that look poised to surge higher.
Premium members can see the entry and target levels below. 👇
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