Bears Pile Into AI and Chips

Short sellers are making bold moves this week. SHAZ (SharonAI Holdings) saw the biggest jump. Its SI % of FF exploded from 12.8% to 54.5% in just seven days. That's a +41.7 percentage point surge. Availability sits at just 5.3%. Shares are increasingly hard to borrow.

WOLF (Wolfspeed) remains the most shorted large-cap US name. SI hit 103% of free float. Zero availability means borrowing is nearly impossible. Bears have locked in their bets and are not backing down.

AI chip firm CBRS (Cerebras Systems) is another name gaining short attention. SI rose from 25.6% to 32.4% over the week. With zero borrow availability, any positive catalyst could spark a rapid squeeze.

Car rental rival CAR (Avis Budget) holds 48.2% SI. That remains elevated but rose only modestly. CHWY (Chewy) sits at 69.3% — one of the highest among consumer names.

On the social-media darling front, GME dipped slightly to 13.9%. TSLA shorts trimmed positions, falling to 2.9%. SOUN (SoundHound AI) edged down to 37.5% despite remaining heavily shorted.

Cost-to-borrow spikes were notable in micro-cap names, with some crossing 350%+ APR — a signal of extreme borrow stress.