Bears Pile Into AI, Power Semis

Short sellers made bold moves this week. SHAZ (SharonAI Holdings) grabbed the biggest headline. Its short interest exploded from 12.7% to 54.6% of free float in just seven days. That is a 42-point jump. Cost to borrow sits at 10.3%, and availability of shares to borrow has nearly dried up at just 5%.

WOLF (Wolfspeed) remains the most extreme name in the market. Short interest now exceeds 100% of free float at 103.5%. Bears added another 16 points over the week. Zero shares are available to borrow — a major squeeze risk. A safety probe into TSLA made headlines after a fatal crash in Texas. Tesla's own short interest is just 2.9%, with cost to borrow near zero.

GME short interest ticked up to 14.1%. The meme stock community remains active, but bears are not backing off. RIVN sits at 17.8% shorted, near a multi-month high.

On the covering side, SATS (EchoStar) saw shorts exit fast. SI dropped from 32% to 29% in a week. ALB (Albemarle) also saw meaningful covering, falling from 10.5% to 9%.

FOXA (Fox Corporation) quietly climbed to 16.1% shorted. That is a 2-point rise in seven days — one to watch.