With buyers stepping back in, mispositioned trades are starting to unwind fast.
By Sam Gatlin
April 9, 2026
We’re starting to see a shift in the tape.
After weeks of choppy, corrective price action, the major indexes are beginning to reclaim key levels.
The Dow Jones Industrials and Transports, S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Russell 2000 are all reclaiming key levels… and they’re doing it decisively.
This tells us that buyers are stepping back in, and when they regain control, the probability of sharp upside moves increases across the board.
But here’s the important part…
Our Freshly Squeezed strategy doesn’t rely on the broader market.
It’s built to identify opportunity in any environment. That means it doesn't matter whether the broader market is bullish, bearish, or neutral, because these squeezes aren't driven by macro trends or sector leadership.
It’s driven by positioning.
When investors get too crowded on one side of a trade, especially the short side, it creates the conditions for forced buying when the price moves against them.
And when those key technical levels are reclaimed, things can escalate quickly.
This is when the shorts rush to cover, liquidity disappears, and the momentum feeds on itself.
That’s how stocks reach escape velocity.
And we’ve already seen it play out.
The last time we published a Freshly Squeezed report, we highlighted Aehr Test Systems $AEHR. Since then, the stock has roughly doubled, making it one of the top-performing names in the market over that stretch.
That’s the kind of asymmetric opportunity we’re hunting.
And right now, the setup is getting even better.
Just look at what has happened over the past 10 days…
Apellis Pharmaceuticals $APLS has surged 136%. Avis Budget Group $CAR is up over 122%. And Kodiak Sciences $KOD has rallied more than 91%.
These aren't normal moves... This is the result of extreme mispositioning by the short sellers.
And when you combine that kind of price behavior with elevated short interest and tight liquidity, measured by days to cover, you get the exact ingredients that fuel sustained squeezes.
We’re also tracking squeeze candidates by short interest and days-to-cover. These are where the next squeezes will come from.
In today's Freshly Squeezed report, three setups in particular stand out, and they look poised to go vertical.
