Be careful above – these electrical automobile shares have quick squeeze potential

S3 Companions reported that traders are nonetheless actively shorting electrical automobile shares even with shares costs down considerably from the start of the 12 months.

Rivian Automotive Inc (NASDAQ:RIVN) had the most important improve in shares shorted over the past thirty days following the automaker’s recall of over 12K autos attributable to steering points.

The excessive degree of quick curiosity within the sector additionally creates some potential for brief squeeze rally if sentiment have been to go in reverse rapidly. With that in thoughts, S3 Companions analyst Ivan Dusaniwsky created a rating of essentially the most crowded shorts based mostly on components like whole quick {dollars} in danger, quick curiosity as a real proportion of an organization’s tradable float, inventory mortgage liquidity and buying and selling liquidity.

Based mostly on the agency’s proprietary scoring methodology, the EV shares with the very best chance of seeing a brief squeeze rally are Lucid Group (LCID), Fisker (FSR), Hyzon Motors (HYZN), Lightning eMotors (ZEV), Nikola (NKLA), and Workhorse Group (WKHS).

Dusaniwsky reminded that having a excessive Squeeze Rating doesn’t assure {that a} inventory can be squeezed, however famous that it does spotlight shares which have a a lot larger squeeze potential than most different shares available in the market.

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