Top Biotech Short-Squeeze Plays

Updated from 7:07 a.m. EDT

One industry that is expected to do well in a Barack Obama presidency is biotech. With the drop in the stock market bringing down all stocks, including the biotechs, short-squeeze opportunities may exist.

A short squeeze takes place when a stock's short-sellers scramble to cover their bearish positions when that stock moves sharply upward; their buying ends up pushing shares even higher. Short positions of stocks are measured by the short-squeeze ratio, which represents the number of days it would take for the short-sellers to cover their positions based on the recent daily volume of the stock.

Stockpickr has reviewed all the biotechnology stocks and developed a list of the Top Biotech Short-Squeeze Plays, including ViroPharma(VPHM Quote) and OSI(OSIP Quote).

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