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 https://algotick.dev/v3/signals/squeeze?coin=BTC
Endpoint: /v3/signals/squeeze?coin=BTC
Current Short Squeeze data from the Algo Tick API:
{}# Fetch this yourself:
curl https://algotick.dev/v3/signals/squeeze?coin=BTCRelated Terms
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