- SI% > 20% of float
- Borrow utilization > 90%
- Days-to-cover > 5
- Gamma squeeze setup โ call OI clustering above spot
- Price breakout โ above 20-day high on 2ร volume
- Float compression โ <50M shares outstanding
- Volume surge โ 5min RVOL โฅ 3ร
4+ of 7 firing simultaneously historically preceded major short-squeeze runs (GME Jan 2021 hit all 7).