SOFI Squeeze chance tomrrow/friday?

SOFI possible short/gamma squeeze setup for tomorrow? Looking for opinions. I’m looking at SOFI for a possible short squeeze / gamma squeeze setup into tomorrow and Friday expiration. Not saying this is guaranteed, just laying out what I see. Current setup: * SOFI is trading around $15.40 * Today’s range was roughly $15.23 low to $16.09 high * So it already touched the $16 area today, then faded * Volume today was around 47M+ shares * The key resistance area looks like $16.00 to $16.10 * If it clears that area, the next focus zones for me are $16.50, $17.00, then $18+ Short interest / squeeze factors: * Reported short interest is around 160.95M shares * Short percent of float is around 12.7% to 13% * Days to cover is around 2.2 to 2.4 * That is not insane GME-level short interest, but it is elevated enough to add fuel if price starts moving hard * SOFI is liquid, so this would probably be more of a gamma squeeze / momentum squeeze than a classic low-float short squeeze Options / gamma setup: * SOFI options open interest is very call-heavy * OptionCharts shows total SOFI options open interest around 771K contracts * Put/call open interest ratio is around 0.40, meaning calls are heavily represented * OptionCharts expected move for May 15 expiration is about ±$0.67, with an expected range around $15.61 to $16.95 * That means $16.00, $16.50, and even the high $16s are inside the expected move Near-term catalysts tomorrow: Major macro reports drop tomorrow at 8:30 AM ET: * U.S. Retail Sales * Retail Sales minus Autos * Initial Jobless Claims * Import / Export Prices Consensus I’m seeing: * Retail Sales expected around +0.5% * Retail Sales ex-autos expected around +0.8% * Initial Jobless Claims expected around 205K My read is that SOFI probably benefits most from a “Goldilocks” macro print: consumer still healthy, but not so hot that yields spike and growth/fintech gets hit. Possible trigger levels: * Above $16.10: reclaim of today’s high, bullish signal * Above $16.50: more calls start waking up, potential gamma pressure * Above $17.00: momentum traders may pile in * Above $18.00: shorts may feel more pressure * Below $15.20: thesis weakens because today’s low breaks Question: Do you guys see this as a legit short/gamma squeeze candidate, or just normal SOFI chop inside its range?