Short Squeeze

Traditional Chinese: 被嘎1 real trading day

A short squeeze is when price rises sharply against short sellers, often driven by aggressive buy orders, forcing shorts to decide whether to hold or exit. In day trading it can happen within seconds, pushing price several ticks above the short entry.

Short Squeeze in my real trades

Oct 29, 2026 (Thu) | Squeezed in two waves

Oct 29, 2026 (Thu) hand-drawn illustration: After the second short, buyers attacked in two waves, the second stronger than the first. — **After the second short, buyers attacked in two waves, the second stronger than the first.**
Right after entering, big buy orders pushed price up: a small first wave, then a stronger second wave that ran up to just under VWAP. I stayed put and followed my rules: there was resistance above VWAP, so going higher would not be easy.
Oct 29, 2026 (Thu) trading log →

The hand-drawn charts here are based on my real intraday screenshots from that day; the original entry screenshots are kept.

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