Short selling: I predicted it would fall, so I borrowed and sold.
Short squeeze: Instead of falling, it surged, and I panicked, desperately buying back to close the position, and it kept rising.
Simply put: Short selling is an action, while a short squeeze is the result.
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Short selling: I predicted it would fall, so I borrowed and sold.
Short squeeze: Instead of falling, it surged, and I panicked, desperately buying back to close the position, and it kept rising.
Simply put:
Short selling is an action, while a short squeeze is the result.