Short sellers are making bold moves this week. Wolfspeed now carries a staggering 117.4% SI % of FF — up 16.5 percentage points in just seven days. Zero availability remains. The troubled SiC semiconductor maker has become one of the most extreme short targets in the US market.
America's Car-Mart saw a sharp jump too. SI % FF rose to 44.5%, up 10.6 points week-on-week. Bears are betting the used-car lender faces mounting consumer credit stress. Cost to borrow hit 10.6%.
Hertz sits at 47.9% SI % FF. That's up 3.4 points on the week. Availability is near-zero at just 0.3% — making new short positions almost impossible to establish.
Chewy remains deeply shorted at 70.5% SI % FF. Short interest barely moved this week. Availability is high at 863%, suggesting plenty of borrow remains despite persistent bearish pressure.
Crypto-adjacent retail favourites told a different story. GameStop slipped to 13.6% SI % FF. dipped slightly to 12.1%. sits near historic lows at just 2.9% SI % FF. Bears have largely moved on from 2021's meme-stock battlegrounds.
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