Penny stocks with elevated short interest and squeeze setup for 2026-08-05. Frozen snapshot from market close that day; for the current session see the live scan.
| # | Symbol | Company | Price | Mkt Cap | Short Float | DTC | Readiness | Setup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XRX | Xerox Holdings Corporation Common Stock | $3.2300 | 410.8M | 32.9% | 14.0 | 79 | Igniting |
| 2 | PALI | Palisade Bio, Inc. Common Stock | $2.0700 | 337.1M | 22.4% | 10.0 | 79 | Igniting |
| 3 | WHWK | Whitehawk Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock | $4.1400 | 195.8M | 15.6% | 7.6 | 79 | Igniting |
| 4 | PLCE | Children's Place, Inc. | $2.6600 | 56.3M | 45.3% | 12.5 | 78 | Coiled |
| 5 | WKHS | Workhorse Group, Inc | $3.4100 | 34.0M | 23.3% | 10.1 | 78 | Coiled |
| 6 | ALT | Altimmune, Inc. Common Stock | $3.0700 | 552.3M | 46.3% | 12.5 | 77 | Igniting |
| 7 | VUZI | Vuzix Corporation | $2.6400 | 199.6M | 24.8% | 15.1 | 75 | Coiled |
| 8 | FLWS | 1-800-FLOWERS.COM Inc | $4.1300 | 250.0M | 26.1% | 36.4 | 75 | Coiled |
| 9 | LXRX | Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $2.4900 | 1.03B | 14.5% | 12.0 | 75 | Igniting |
| 10 | SANA | Sana Biotechnology, Inc. Common Stock | $3.4000 | 885.0M | 25.2% | 13.2 | 74 | Igniting |
| 11 | UPXI | Upexi, Inc. Common Stock | $0.8331 | 58.8M | 26.4% | 9.7 | 74 | Coiled |
| 12 | WOOF | Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. Class A Common Stock | $2.9600 | 831.0M | 23.7% | 13.1 | 73 | Coiled |
| 13 | STIM | Neuronetics, Inc. Common Stock | $2.3000 | 150.3M | 35.2% | 7.8 | 73 | Coiled |
| 14 | OVID | Ovid Therapeutics Inc. Common Stock | $2.5400 | 434.9M | 13.9% | 12.7 | 73 | Igniting |
| 15 | DDD | 3D Systems Corporation | $3.5600 | 431.2M | 31.3% | 16.5 | 72 | Coiled |
| 16 | RXRX | Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class A Common Stock | $3.3100 | 1.69B | 44.1% | 6.7 | 71 | Igniting |
| 17 | PRLD | Prelude Therapeutics Incorporated | $4.5200 | 349.6M | 19.3% | 9.5 | 71 | Coiled |
| 18 | AISP | Airship AI Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock | $1.9650 | 60.3M | 21.2% | 9.1 | 70 | Coiled |
| 19 | LDI | loanDepot, Inc. | $1.0500 | 532.2M | 15.7% | 10.9 | 70 | Coiled |
| 20 | PROP | Prairie Operating Co. Common Stock | $0.7526 | 72.0M | 23.9% | 11.1 | 69 | Coiled |
| 21 | NFE | New Fortress Energy Inc. Class A Common Stock | $0.3465 | 95.9M | 21.2% | 15.1 | 69 | Coiled |
| 22 | EVGO | EVgo Inc. Class A Common Stock | $1.7300 | 222.9M | 32.6% | 14.1 | 69 | Coiled |
| 23 | IKT | Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock | $2.4400 | 342.3M | 17.6% | 16.9 | 69 | Coiled |
| 24 | CURV | Torrid Holdings Inc. | $2.6500 | 253.8M | 16.3% | 16.8 | 69 | Coiled |
| 25 | RZLT | Rezolute, Inc. Common Stock (NV) | $4.9700 | 472.8M | 19.8% | 8.8 | 69 | Igniting |
This page is a frozen snapshot of the Short Squeeze Penny Stocks scan as it appeared on 2026-08-05. The tickers and rankings shown here are the ones that qualified on that date — they may differ entirely from what the live scan shows right now.
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Snapshot captured: 8/5/2026 9:15:00 PM