BREAKING: Short interest on the US stock market jumped to ~4.2%, the highest since 2020. The proportion of companies’ outstanding shares that have been sold short, relative to the total number of shares available for public trading, has risen ~0.5 percentage points this year. This is also in line with the 2009 levels seen before the Financial Crisis market low. Furthermore, short interest on the median S&P 500 stock jumped to ~2.4%, the highest in 7 years, according to Goldman Sachs. More investors are betting against stocks as the market approaches record highs. Could another short squeeze be ahead of us?