Top Short-Squeeze Plays

Updated from 7:02 a.m. EDT

One of the best times to invest in short-squeeze plays is after sharp drops in the stock market, similar to what we've seen over the last several days.

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 come up with a list of the top New York Stock Exchange short-squeeze plays for the month of September, including Thor Industries(THO Quote - Cramer on THO - Stock Picks) and Tempur-Pedic(TPX Quote - Cramer on TPX - Stock Picks).

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