Bears Circle Wolfspeed as Short Bets Spike

WOLF tops the short interest charts this week. SI hit a staggering 117% of free float — up 16.5 percentage points in seven days. Availability is zero. That means there are no shares left to borrow, and the cost to borrow sits at 9.2%. The pressure on Wolfspeed is intense.

CBRS — AI chip maker Cerebras Systems — is also attracting heavy bearish attention. Short interest climbed to 37.8% of free float, up 6 points in a week. Bears are questioning the company's growth story as AI sentiment cools.

QSR, the Burger King and Tim Hortons parent, saw short interest jump from 7.1% to 11.6% of free float. That's a 4.6 point rise in just seven days. The fast-food giant's $25bn market cap is now a clear short target.

CACC — Credit Acceptance — added 5.4 points in a week, reaching 19.8% SI. Auto loan delinquency fears are likely driving the bearish pressure.

On the squeeze side, SHAZ saw short interest collapse from 50.7% to 19.7%. That's a 31-point drop — a massive unwind. Bitcoin sentiment souring (below $60,000 this week) may be adding pressure on crypto-linked names broadly.

Watch WOLF closely — zero availability with SI above 100% is rare territory.