Squeeze Watch: 10 Stocks With Over 33% Short Interest

Ten stocks worth more than $2 billion each have more than a third of their float sold short. At the top of the list, one company has more than 80% of ONDS stock is heavily shorted. A screen of stocks with market caps above $2 billion and 14-day average volume above 1 million shares was run on Sept. 25, 2026 and turned up the group.Several of them also trade heavily, meaning a lot of borrowed shares could come back into the market fast if a catalyst hits.CompanyTickerShort % of FloatVenture Global Inc.80.47%Minimed Group Inc.47.64%CleanSpark Inc.42.81%Ondas Holdings Inc.40.96%SoundHound AI Inc.40.47%Dutch Bros Inc.39.78%Beam Therapeutics Inc.38.98%Bitdeer Technologies Group37.06%Acadia Healthcare Company Inc.35.48%Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc.34.95%Venture Global Inc. stands out with short interest at 80.47% of its float, the highest on the screen by a wide margin. The company is also the largest on the list, with a $32.19 billion market cap and about 14.47 million shares changing hands on an average day.Minimed Group Inc. ranks second at 47.64% and a $5.61 billion valuation.Crypto Miners Draw BetsBitcoin miners feature prominently. CleanSpark Inc. shows 42.81% short interest, with average volume of 20.67 million shares. Bitdeer Technologies Group is at 37.06%.Both companies have leaned into AI and high-performance computing as a second business alongside mining. Bears appear doubtful. Read Also: AI and Drone PlaysOndas Holdings Inc. posts 40.96% short interest. It is also the most heavily traded stock on the list, averaging 82.57 million shares a day. Liquidity on that scale can speed up a squeeze once it starts.SoundHound AI Inc. sits just behind at 40.47%. The voice-AI company averages nearly 29 million shares a day and has long been a favorite target of retail traders and short sellers alike. See More: Biotech BearsTwo gene- and AI-focused drug developers round out the biotech group. Beam Therapeutics Inc. shows 38.98% short interest. Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc. comes in at 34.95%, with average volume above 20 million shares.Coffee and CareTwo names fall outside the tech and biotech themes. Dutch Bros Inc. carries 39.78% short interest, a high figure for a consumer chain. Acadia Healthcare Company Inc. is at 35.48%.Reminders:Highly shorted stocks are battlegrounds where negative fundamentals meet speculative trading.​Short squeezes can deliver huge, fast gains, but at high risk and volatility.​Monitoring the short interest leaderboard can help identify which stocks might be the next short squeeze, but timing such trades remains extremely challenging.​Always conduct due diligence, as the volatility often reflects deep underlying risks and business uncertainty. Read Also: Google Moves Up its Space Data Center Timeline — Project Suncatcher Launches Oct. 1 Photo: Jirapong Manustrong / Shutterstock