Short sellers made bold moves this week. WOLF (Wolfspeed) saw the biggest jump — SI % of Free Float hit 114.8%, up 14.7 points in seven days. Availability has dropped to zero. That means borrowing shares is nearly impossible now.
Rental car sector bears are also busy. HTZ (Hertz) short interest climbed to 47.5% of float, up 12.1 points. Rival CAR (Avis Budget) sits at 39.4% — but actually fell 6.5 points this week. Bears may be rotating within the sector.
AI infrastructure play CRWV (CoreWeave) is drawing attention. SI rose to 28.8% of float, up 7.6 points. With a $44.5B market cap and availability still at 311%, there is room for more shorting pressure to build.
On the squeeze watch list: WIX dropped 5 points to 28.6% SI. Short covering there looks real.
In ETF land, ORTEX flagged EWC — the iShares MSCI Canada ETF — whose short interest plunged 70.5% in one week. Canada-linked positioning unwound sharply.
Data as of June 30, 2026. Not financial advice.
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