Shorts get squeezed when stop losses get hit with + momentum
Short squeezes happen on the way up the same way capitulation happens on the way down. When stop losses get hit in mass.
I agree with punjabi we haven't seen this yet but I can't understand the motivation of short sellers here. Makes no sense.
With the stock above $5 and fully marginable now and with dividends completely safe with oil trading at $55+, it's just a matter of time before we start hitting the short seller's stop losses.
My amateur trading read of the technical charts indicates this might happen any day now and certainly after the resistance at $5.40 or so.