Bears Circle AI and EV Names

Short sellers are making bold moves this week. The most striking numbers come from smaller-cap stocks, but the patterns in popular names are equally telling.

BigBear.ai stands out among meme-adjacent AI plays. Its SI % of FF hit 27.2% — already high — and edged up another 0.9 percentage points in the past seven days. Shares to borrow are scarce, with availability at just 1.2% of SI. That's a dangerous combination for bears if sentiment turns.

SoFi Technologies is also attracting fresh short interest. SI climbed to 14.9% of FF, up 0.8 points on the week. Retail investors have been buzzing about this fintech name on social platforms amid speculation about lending growth.

EV names are splitting. Rivian shorts eased slightly, dropping to 17.6% of FF from 18%. Meanwhile, GameStop shorts quietly trimmed too — SI fell to 12.3% from 13%, a sign some bears are reducing risk on the meme classic.

Hydrogen power also flashed a signal. Ballard Power Systems saw SI jump 31% in one week to 1.5% of FF, per ORTEX data, with insider selling adding fuel to bearish conviction.

Tesla remains lightly shorted at just 2.8% of FF, barely moving week-on-week.

This is not financial advice.