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 its float sold short. ONDS stock is heavily shorted. See all of the details here. A Benzinga Pro 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.NYSE:VG80.47%Minimed Group Inc.NASDAQ:MMED47.64%CleanSpark Inc.NASDAQ:CLSK42.81%Ondas Holdings Inc.NASDAQ:ONDS40.96%SoundHound AI Inc.NASDAQ:SOUN40.47%Dutch Bros Inc.NYSE:BROS39.78%Beam Therapeutics Inc.NASDAQ:BEAM38.98%Bitdeer Technologies GroupNASDAQ:BTDR37.06%Acadia Healthcare Company Inc.NASDAQ:ACHC35.48%Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc.NASDAQ:RXRX34.95% Venture Global Inc. (NYSE:VG) 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. (NASDAQ:MMED) ranks second at 47.64% and a $5.61 billion valuation. Crypto Miners Draw Bets Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) miners feature prominently. CleanSpark Inc. (NASDAQ:CLSK) shows 42.81% short interest, with average volume of 20.67 million shares. Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR) 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: We Asked 3 AI Chatbots for Next Week's Top Stock Picks. They All Said Micron. AI and Drone Plays Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) 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. (NASDAQ:SOUN) 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: Top Growth Stocks Biotech Bears Two gene- and AI-focused drug developers round out the biotech group. Beam Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:BEAM) shows 38.98% short interest. Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:RXRX) comes in at 34.95%, with average volume above 20 million shares. Coffee and Care Two names fall outside the tech and biotech themes. Dutch Bros Inc. (NYSE:BROS) carries 39.78% short interest, a high figure for a consumer chain. Acadia Healthcare Company Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) 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