The Pain Trade

Stocks continue to print new highs across the board, and they're doing it with authority.

The S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Dow Jones Industrials, and Russell 2000 are all pushing higher in unison as buyers continue to take control of this market.

But that's only half the story.

The real action is happening beneath the surface.

We're seeing investors reach for the riskiest stocks in the market. Small caps, speculative growth names, and heavily shorted stocks are all catching a bid.

And that's creating a problem for the bears.

As prices continue to move higher, short sellers are being forced to unwind their positions.

And when you combine heavy short interest with improving price action, the result can be explosive.

Just look at what's happened over the past 10 days. 

** We’re also tracking squeeze candidates by short interest and days-to-cover. 

Over the past 10 days alone, Redwire $RDW has surged 126%. Unusual Machines $UMAC is up 97.7%. And T1 Energy $TE has rallied 92.9%.

These are the result of crowded bearish positioning getting squeezed out of the market.

That's exactly the environment our Freshly Squeezed strategy is built for.

We're not trying to predict economic data, Federal Reserve policy, or sector rotation.

We're identifying mispositioning.

Because when short interest is elevated, and key technical levels are reclaimed, the odds of a squeeze increase dramatically.

And right now, we're seeing more and more stocks showing those exact characteristics.

In today's report, we're highlighting four new setups from our Freshly Squeezed universe that appear poised to follow the same path.

These are the names where the pressure is building, the shorts are trapped, and the next vertical moves could be just getting started.

ASC Premium members can see the trade plans below. 👇