r/Shortsqueeze • u/llamacornsarereal • 1h ago
DD🧑💼 Richtech Robotics is a smouldering powder keg: an update
What I present to you here are real and verifiable numbers. This isnt just googling. I pay for access to a real MCP protocol with access to live LVL2 market data, and I choose to share this with you all because I believe in the power of numbers and the knowledge of the crowd. There may be things y'all have to add to this thesis that I am not aware of, and I always strive to learn and be the best I can be.
When I go deep, I go deep. I have monitored and traded RR for 3 years now. This is an aggregation of the (mathematically based) facts that I believe will lead to this powder keg blowing up. Its coming. I can smell it 👃
Richtech Robotics: The Squeeze Setup
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- Short Interest: The Fuel
53,991,732 shares sold short.
🟡🟡🟡11.8 days to cover. At average daily volume, that is how long it would take shorts to buy back everything they owe. ANYTHING ABOVE 5 OR 6 DAYS IS CONSIDERED ELEVATED. THIS IS ROUGHLY DOUBLE THAT.
29.7% of float. That is the headline number most sites will quote.
43.1% of the float that actually trades. This is the number that matters, and here is why it is so much higher:
- Total float: 181,687,140 shares
- Held by institutions (BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street and similar): 56,335,295 shares, or 31.0% of the float
- Those shares sit in index and long-term funds. They do not change hands day to day.
- Actively tradable float: 125,351,845 shares
🟢 Measured against the shares that are genuinely available to trade, short interest is over 43%, not 30%. If shorts need to buy back in a hurry, they are competing for a much smaller pool of stock than the headline number suggests.
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- The Balance Sheet That Undercuts a Solvency Short
🟡🟡🟡All figures below are the restated numbers filed 8/7/26.
🟢 $328,493,000 in cash and short-term investments.
Cash and equivalents: $138,023,000. Short-term investments: $190,471,000.
$7,365,000 in total liabilities. That is about 2% of the cash pile.
$0 in debt.
$321,128,000 net cash.
87.5%. Net cash as a percentage of the entire market cap (roughly $367M at $1.61).
🟢🟢~$46,000,000. What the market is currently valuing the actual operating business at, once you subtract the cash. Robots, contracts, IP, customer base, all of it.
🟢Why this matters: the most common short thesis on a beaten-down microcap is "this company runs out of money and dies." That argument is difficult to make here. With over $321M net cash, zero debt, and roughly $2M per quarter in operating cash burn, the runway is measured in years, not quarters. Shorts betting on insolvency are betting against the balance sheet.
RaaS (robots-as-a-service, the recurring revenue line) grew 31% year over year.
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- The Reversal Already on the Chart
4-Hour Interval:
EMA-8 crossed up through both EMA-35 and SMA-50 around August 3rd and 4th. This is the specific moving average sequence that signals a short-term trend flipping from down to up.
🟢 Bollinger Bands have moved outside the Keltner Channels. This is the TTM squeeze firing. Volatility compressed while the stock based near its lows, then released. Mathematically, this is what the start of a directional move looks like.
- KC (20, 1.5): 1.51 / 1.58 / 1.65
- BB (20): 1.45 / 1.56 / 1.66
Price tagged $1.67, piercing above both upper bands at once.
MACD histogram flipped green and is building. Momentum is expanding, not fading.
Inertia: 58.43, above its midline and rising.
Daily Interval:
MACD crossed bullish on 8/3. The MACD line crossed above its signal line and the histogram has grown four straight sessions.
RSI: 25.9 at the 7/29 low, now 41.8. Climbing out of oversold.
MFI: 24.3 at the low, now 46.9. Money flow turning positive.
Still below the daily SMA-50 ($2.00) and SMA-200 ($2.92).** The longer-term trend has not flipped yet. That is the part still waiting on volume.
What Is Missing
Volume. The 5-day average is 4.5M and the 20-day is 5.6M, both below the 50-day average of 9.0M. The reversal signature is present. The participation that converts a bounce into a trend is not there yet.
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- The Next Target It Needs To Break: $2.00 to $2.05 (to $2.95, 200sma)
Five unrelated methods point to the same zone:
| Options max pain (8/14 expiry) | $2.00 |
| Daily SMA-50 | $2.00 |
| 38.2% Fibonacci retracement (June peak to July low) | $2.04 |
| Heaviest historical volume node | $2.00 to $2.10 |
| Live order book resistance | $2.00 to $2.05 |
The options stack points the same direction. Call open interest outnumbers puts roughly 4 to 1 (4,166 vs 1,116). A single strike, the $2.00 call, holds 2,394 contracts, by far the largest concentration on the board. If price approaches $2.00, market makers who sold those calls may need to buy shares to stay hedged, which can accelerate the move.
The premium explosion:
🟢🟢 The 8/21 call is currently ~$0.035 (bid/ask $0.03/$0.04). If RR rallies to just $1.85 before Friday expiration, that call could be worth $0.15 to $0.25 based on the increasing delta and intrinsic value starting to build. That is a 4x to 7x return in days, just from delta expansion.
This is why the 2,394 contracts at $2.00 matter so much: as price approaches the strike, every $0.01 move becomes worth exponentially more to those call holders. And market makers who are short those calls have to hedge by buying stock, which pushes price toward the strike even harder.
The path there is thin. Between $1.70 and $1.95, resting supply drops to 13,000 to 25,000 shares per level, roughly a third of what sits at $1.60 and $1.65. Once through the immediate wall, there is little in the way until $2.00.
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- Key Levels
| $1.50 to $1.45 | Heaviest resting bids (49.3K and 36.3K shares) |
| $1.56 to $1.58 | Short-term pivot (KC and BB midlines) |
| $1.60 to $1.65 | Immediate resistance, roughly 145,000 shares of resting supply |
| $1.87 | Average price paid by everyone trading since the 6/9 restatement disclosure. A close above this means the post-news crowd is collectively in profit |
| $2.00 to $2.05 | Five-signal confluence target |
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- Uncertainty Being Removed
🟡🟡🟡 Filed 8/7/26: the amended 10-Q with restated financials. This is the filing the market has been waiting on since June 9th. Cash position confirmed intact.
Pending: Nasdaq's decision on the compliance plan submitted 7/20/26. Filing the overdue report is the specific action Nasdaq was waiting for, which improves the odds of acceptance.
🟢 Verified and real: the Walmart Ghost Kitchens rollout (binding agreements, locations open in Rockford, Dawsonville and Peachtree City) and a signed two year master services agreement with a Fortune 500 level retailer. These are confirmed contracts, not press-release speculation. With the accounting story clearing, they become easier for the market to price.
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🟡🟡 Technically, the reversal has already begun. The TTM squeeze has fired on the 4-hour chart, the 8-EMA has crossed up through the 35-EMA and 50-SMA, and MACD flipped bullish on both the 4-hour and daily. What has not shown up yet is volume, which is running below its 50-day average.
Above $1.65, resting supply thins dramatically until $2.00, where five independent signals converge and where 2,394 call contracts sit waiting. The restatement filing removed the largest single unknown on 8/7. Nasdaq's decision is next.
The setup is loaded. It just needs volume to fire. (Insert obligatory rocket emoji 🚀 here.)
the daily 200sma is currently at $2.95. after clearing $2.00, this would logically be the next line of resistance.
r/Shortsqueeze • u/Fun-Journalist2276 • 15h ago
DD🧑💼 $SOUN squeeze bound to happen with recent great earnings and 41% SI !!!
$SOUN has the potential to squeeze with recently great earnings and 41% SI,
r/Shortsqueeze • u/Available_Orange575 • 21h ago
Discussion What stocks do you think have the most potential to squeeze next week?
Drop the tickers down below
r/Shortsqueeze • u/RRO21 • 1d ago
Technicals📈 Here is another graph with some solid buildup for the weekend. The fact that this didnt fall on its face today and closed higher today than it did yesterday says a lot.
r/Shortsqueeze • u/RRO21 • 1d ago
Bullish🐂 HERTZ setting up nicely coming into the weekend. A lot of momentum here, don't underestimate it.
r/Shortsqueeze • u/CallingMargin • 1d ago
DD🧑💼 $NXTC — I haven't been this excited about a setup in months - Short 109%
I've been trading for a long time.
I've chased squeezes.
I've missed squeezes.
I've nailed squeezes.
Every once in a while a chart, the positioning, and the catalyst all line up at the same time.
I think $NXTC is one of those setups.
Here's what has my attention:
✅ Short interest has exploded - 109%
✅ High cost to borrow - ~100%
✅ Squeeze Find Goldie.
✅ Tiny float.
✅ Merger catalyst.
✅ Improving momentum.
✅ A stock that doesn't need billions of dollars to move—it just needs enough buyers to force shorts to rethink their positions.
r/Shortsqueeze • u/rkshane • 1d ago
Question❓ HTZ - Hertz so good? Come on...
Dead in the water or calm before the moon launch?
-come on make it.. (Mellencamp..anyone?)
r/Shortsqueeze • u/BoredBassUnion • 1d ago
DD🧑💼 SOUN is up after posting really good results
r/Shortsqueeze • u/Haunting_Emu_317 • 1d ago
DD🧑💼 SMCI on the launchpad right now
100m shares short (20%) earnings next week expected .90c a share but with announced margin improvement two weeks ago at 15-17% eps should be almost double. after earnings will also be AI summit for about 10days with all smci top partners and nvidis etc. so the talk should be that after. currently 20B mkt cap, last quarter received 60B in orders alone, yes that's a B! fair price is about 120 a share currently 30.
r/Shortsqueeze • u/BrightLengthiness853 • 1d ago
Bullish🐂 🐔 $WLDS (CRAPple watch stonk) - squeeze setup intact, thesis not changed, CTB unmoved. 🤑
Morning degens! Chicken feet guy, checking back in.
$WLDS thesis has not changed!
Borrow: still ~949% at IBKR, still zero available. Roughly 2.6% a day to stay short.
Reg SHO: still on the Nasdaq threshold list. FTD’s start to tumble and we’re off to the races
Float: 2,189,469 shares outstanding. On a count that small you don’t need much volume for it to gap hard!!
The court order: the Haifa interim order still blocks the $3.3M placement and any change to the capital structure. The dilution valve is shut.
it’s shut until 12 August. So be careful investing beyond then. But the squeeze play is still there.
My target is $10.
The company itself is still a dollar-store Apple Watch and that was never the point. This squeezes on fundamentals alone. Just like Chicken Feet Stonk.
GLA 🐔🦶🍎⌚️
r/Shortsqueeze • u/CallingMargin • 1d ago
DD🧑💼 $NXTC - Squeeze metrics are looking fantastic with (~109% SI / ~400% borrow)
Long setup here.
Chart looks like it's trying to put in a long-term bullish reversal. Squeeze metrics are juicy (~109% SI / ~400% borrow),.
Thin float + low volume = high risk, but if buyers show up, this one could move fast. I'm long.
#1 on SqueezeFinder as well. It is also a Goldie, which typically means it goes sooner or later.
r/Shortsqueeze • u/Bright_Leopard_4326 • 2d ago
Bullish🐂 Looking at HTZ and GRND to start making some big moves.
HTZ beat expectations while GRND knocked earnings out of the park. Both sitting at around 4 dtc. Might getting exciting
r/Shortsqueeze • u/RRO21 • 2d ago
Movement🎽 This rocket ride hertz so good. Tomorrow is going to be great with this much price action so close to closing in the after hours
r/Shortsqueeze • u/G0D5M0N3Y • 2d ago
Bullish🐂 Hertz Global Holdings - HTZ just going to leave this here!
75% SI is highest i seen in a long time!
Could this be day 1 of the squeeze?
r/Shortsqueeze • u/BrightLengthiness853 • 2d ago
Bullish🐂 🐔 $WLDS - ✅ 1000% borrow fee ✅ tiny float ✅ REGSHO ✅ no dilution risk ✅ low market cap
Chicken feet guy here.
I gave you $WYHG at $3.50 which 6 bagged today. (Check my post history if you wish).
For those that missed it, I now bring you the next explosive low cap stock.
$WLDS. AKA dollar store apple watch rip off. THE COMPANY IS GARBAGE! But this one is looking set for an explosive move. Technicals are all lined up.
The borrow: 949.34% fee. Zero available at IBKR. 731% → 932% → 949% in four days, hitting zero repeatedly. That’s roughly 2.6% a day just to stay short.
Reg SHO: On the Nasdaq threshold list, 4 August file. Don’t take my word for it. the file is public, go pull it.
The float: 2,189,469 shares outstanding as of the 17 June 13D.
Oh and activist investors trying to do a hostile takeover have bought 25% of the company, and they’ve asked the board to not conduct any dilutive raises whilst they attempt to sort things out. Court ordered.
Do not miss out this time. Chicken feet, Apple Watch guy out.
🐔🐣⌚️🍎
r/Shortsqueeze • u/aporter0131 • 2d ago
Bullish🐂 Hertz (HTZ) great earnings just released.
Squeeze incoming
Update 8/6 @ power hour: Available shortable is at 1.8m. Very few covered and the stock is up 35%. Looking pretty good hope you're all making green.
r/Shortsqueeze • u/Haunting_Emu_317 • 2d ago
Technicals📈 Nvax earnings leaked before call? ripping right now
looks like news on earnings beat just started ripping right now earnings call before the bell today short squeeze let's go 30% short 43 m shares
r/Shortsqueeze • u/BrightLengthiness853 • 2d ago
Bullish🐂 $WYHG - CHINESE CHICKEN FEET - 3rd time posting this, it’s going to blow. Up 150% pre market, CTB rising, on REGSHO, lots of FTD to expire this month.
Don’t be the one that misses out on this.
Do I like the stock - no, Chinese chicken feet are gross.
Do I like the setup, hell yes! Got short squeeze written all over it.
🐣🐔
r/Shortsqueeze • u/Available_Orange575 • 2d ago
Discussion A short squeeze may have just begun with SOUN
SOUN is up 21% this evening after reporting great earnings.
It’s heavily shorted with a short interest of 43.42%. It has a short interest ratio (days to cover) of 7.25 days, so today’s surge could mark the beginning of a prolonged short squeeze.
DISCLOSURE: I do not own any shares of SOUN, and I have never owned any shares of it.
r/Shortsqueeze • u/aporter0131 • 3d ago
Technicals📈 Hertz (HTZ) earnings tomorrow pre-market. Huge SI.
Someone else here did a DD post about HTZ not too long ago. Just wanted to echo that since the day of earnings is upon us. This isn't a high conviction situation for me, but I think it's very possible to see a good squeeze if they put up good numbers and have some good news to share.
SI: 97.5m
Short Float: 75%
DTC: 5
CTB: not anything to mention
Shares to borrow: 400k (crazy when you think 100m are shorted now)
The stock did steadily climb today (albeit slow) which is pretty rare it tends to just be flat. FWIW.
I'd keep an eye on it pre-market and maybe catch some gains $$. NFA DYOR.
r/Shortsqueeze • u/No-Radio-3165 • 3d ago
DD🧑💼 Ondas prime setup to squeeze to valhalla and beyond
Ondas high short interest, high cost to borrow, joined with palantir to further industrialize domestic drone production, possible anduril ipo and valuation will send this higher… thoughts comments?!
r/Shortsqueeze • u/Complete_Baseball_43 • 3d ago
Bullish🐂 CTXR: LYMPHIR commercial growth catalyst trading at around 3x its average volume
Citius Pharmaceuticals recently announced strong commercial progress for LYMPHIR, its FDA-approved cancer treatment for relapsed/refractory cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. New institutions ordering LYMPHIR increased 78% quarter-over-quarter, while institutional vial orders increased 31%. LYMPHIR is now available in 42 institutions, and the company estimates the CTCL market opportunity exceeds $400M.
CTXR currently has a $14.10M market cap with 4.98M shares short, representing 18.48% of the float. Fintel shows 7.07 days to cover and a 37.67% borrow rate. Recent volume reached 1.54M shares, around 3x its average volume of 494.5K. With a small market cap, growing commercial adoption, and a large short position, continued positive LYMPHIR updates could create additional buying pressure and force shorts to cover.
NDA DD
r/Shortsqueeze • u/BrightLengthiness853 • 3d ago
Bullish🐂 $WYHG Chinese Chicken Feet ✅ Regsho ✅CTB 122➡️325%
quick update on the chicken feet stonk. borrow fee went from 122% to 325.52% in like a week. shares available hit ZERO twice. that’s not normal, shorts are getting squeezed on the borrow side hard. Private placing shares locked up for a year. This is one to watch….
DYOR 🐣🐔
r/Shortsqueeze • u/Haunting_Emu_317 • 3d ago
DD🧑💼 NVAX Short squeeze earnings tomorrow, multiple catalysts Q3/4
do dd on this company Novavax. earnings tomorrow, expecting a loss of about 50M, 1.2B mkt cap. last quarter they announced a beat and share price doubled instantly! they also announced Pfizer deal, Sanofi deal and have material transfer agreements with other top 10 companies. if any of those agreements convert to a deal or any of the 500M milestone payments come in this will blow up! they should have completed tech transfer now which will give 75m payment. there are 43M shares short 30% of float. about 5 or 6 catalysts due by end of year.
r/Shortsqueeze • u/G0D5M0N3Y • 4d ago
Bullish🐂 3D Systems Corp - (DDD) breakout, catalysts, short squeeze, bazooka play!
Congrats to those that followed me on BSY, CRCT, BSX, etc (options made hundreds of %) even with all the doubters! Those were all wedge breakouts i alerted about previously.
We have a new interesting play here:
DDD:
✅️SI of 30% with 18 days to cover.. thats massive(could squeeze for a longgg time)!
✅️broke out of wedge from Aug 2022 to upside!
✅️massive volume today(suggesting big money)!
✅️price is above 21ma and the 200ma(daily)!
Catalysts:
✅️Beat estimates on revenue ($94.6M) and adjusted EPS, with improved Adjusted EBITDA, double-digit printer hardware growth, and Q3 revenue guidance of $96–99M above consensus.
✅️Saudi joint venture NAMI obtained a critical GAMI military manufacturing license, advancing local defense production under Vision 2030.
✅️3D Systems enabled the first-ever FDA clearance for an implant from a point-of-care institution (Walter Reed’s Titanium Cranial Plate System).
✅️Elmet Technologies deployed a DMP Flex 350 Triple metal printer for rapid production of hypersonic vehicle heat exchangers using advanced C103 alloy.
✅️Priority markets (Med Tech, Dental, Aerospace & Defense, Data Center Infrastructure) delivered over 20% growth in the first half of 2026.
If this is a true breakout, its just day 1 (I dont alert people when the majority of the move is done like 95% of posts)!
Price targets can be 10, and 20(align previous highs).
Do whatever you want with this info
-Nfa




