How actually common are short squeezes in stocks? How does one catch them?

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Anonymous Thu Jun 4 08:30:10 2020 No.19511496 [Reply] [Original]

How actually common are short squeezes in stocks? How does one catch them?

Anonymous Thu Jun 4 09:09:41 2020 No.19512080
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>>19511496
Just recently there was a short squeeze affecting the stock of German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd. I shorted from 150€ to 80€. Sold 4 shares short so made 280€ profit.

>How does one catch them?
I just saw it on a forum. Perhaps use a screener to check short interest to anticipate future squeezes, not sure how well that works though.

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