Short squeezes are more likely to occur in stocks with small market capitalization and small floats, although can involve large stocks and billions of dollars

Short squeezes are more likely to occur in stocks with small market capitalization and small floats, although can involve large stocks and billions of dollars, as happened in October 2008 when a short squeeze temporarily drove the shares of Volkswagen on the Xetra DAX from €210.85 to over €1000 in less than two days