These Manufacturing Stocks Could Be Short Squeezes

Updated from 6:56 a.m. EST

A couple of weeks ago, the drop in the stock market was blamed on the service sector stocks. Then last week, when the market fell, the manufacturing stocks were blamed.

Stockpickr has pored over the disliked sector and compiled Manufacturing Sector Short-Squeeze Plays, a list of industrial goods stocks with short ratios greater than 10, and therefore the highest potential for a short squeeze.

A short squeeze takes place when a stock's short-sellers scramble to cover their bearish positions after the stock starts to move higher on positive news. This buying, or short-covering, causes the share price to spike even higher. ...