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Dine-in restaurants reopened at 25% capacity in New York over the weekend, and analysts are expecting a sharp rebound in struggling restaurant stocks this year.
Danielle Shay, director of options at Simpler Trading, said Friday that one restaurant stock to watch in the near-term is short squeeze candidate
Jack in the Box Inc. (NYSE: JACK).
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GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) short squeeze has traders looking for short squeeze opportunities elsewhere. Shay told CNBC that Jack in the Box could be the best potential short squeeze play in the restaurant group.
“I like Jack in the Box here, but for a short-term options trade. Jack in the Box is right up near previous all-time highs. It has high short interest. Normally I don’t like trading tickers near highs, but with something like this that has high short interest it does have the potential for a short squeeze,” Shay said.