As Elias dug deeper, he realized the uptrend wasn't just driven by human greed, but by three undeclared forces:

—studying supply and demand imbalances created by large institutions—to predict these moves. 1. The $1.2 Trillion "Buyback Floor"

This is the "Short Squeeze." But the undeclared secret is that sophisticated algorithms hunt for stocks with high short interest specifically to trigger this.

By 2026, algorithmic trading has moved from a "niche quants" tool to a fundamental requirement for market participation.