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4DMedical shares are rocketing 11% today. Is a short squeeze starting?

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  • The 4DMedical share price has jumped 10.79% to $4.21 around midday, with more than 4 million shares already changing hands.
  • Even after today's jump, 4DMedical shares are still trading around 44% below their 52-week high of $7.55.
  • The other part of Friday's move is the large short position sitting against the stock.
  • When a heavily shorted stock suddenly starts climbing, some of those traders can be forced to buy shares back to close their positions.

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Even after today's jump, 4DMedical shares are still trading around 44% below their 52-week high of $7.55.

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There's no fresh announcement from 4DMedical Ltd on Friday, but someone is buying the stock.

The 4DMedical share price has jumped 10.79% to $4.21 around midday, with more than 4 million shares already changing hands.

The stock touched $3.31 last Friday and has since climbed around 27%.

The first place to look is the size of the recent sell-off.

Even after today's jump, 4DMedical shares are still trading around 44% below their 52-week high of $7.55.

In FY26, operating revenue rose 21% to $7.1 million, while scan volumes increased 77% to 344,075 scans.

The company also finished the year with its software available across 540 sites globally, up 39% from a year earlier.

The other part of Friday's move is the large short position sitting against the stock.

As of 11 September, around 12.4% of 4DMedical shares were reported short.

When a heavily shorted stock suddenly starts climbing, some of those traders can be forced to buy shares back to close their positions.

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