Long/short ratio < 0.7 (extreme short positioning) + funding negative + high OI. Crowd is maximally short. Any catalyst triggers violent short covering. Explosive squeeze potential — institutions position early, retail gets squeezed.
The edge — what this scanner is hunting
Extreme short-side LSR + RSI not bottomed = short squeeze setup. Mirror of premium_lsr_extreme. When retail is heavily short and RSI hasn't washed out, the squeeze fuel is in place.
55–60% at 1.5R in non-trending conditions. Full breakdown in the premium app.
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