Short Squeeze
A rapid price increase in an asset that forces short sellers to close their positions by buying, which further drives up the price. Conditions for a squeeze include: heavily negative funding rates, rising open interest, thin ask-side liquidity, and whale buying activity.
Definition
A rapid price increase in an asset that forces short sellers to close their positions by buying, which further drives up the price. Conditions for a squeeze include: heavily negative funding rates, rising open interest, thin ask-side liquidity, and whale buying activity.
Live Data Example </> API
# Short Squeeze live data
$ curl command:
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://algotick.dev/v3/signals/squeeze?coin=BTC
Endpoint: /v3/signals/squeeze?coin=BTC
Current Short Squeeze data from the Algo Tick API:
{
"squeezes": [
{
"coin": "BTC",
"squeeze_probability_pct": 8.2,
"squeeze_direction": "neutral",
"oi_velocity_pct": -1.418,
"funding_rate": -8.5e-07,
"funding_velocity": -2.1204e-06,
"target_liquidation_level": null,
"risk_level": "normal"
}
],
"highest_risk_coin": "BTC",
"methodology": "OI velocity \u00d7 funding direction \u00d7 price volatility",
"timestamp": "2026-03-12T20:38:24.518Z"
}# Fetch this yourself:
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://algotick.dev/v3/signals/squeeze?coin=BTCRelated Terms
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