Short sellers are piling into beaten-down names this week. HTZ leads the action with short interest at 59.2% of free float — up a sharp 10.9 points in just seven days. The car rental group remains under heavy pressure. Bears are betting the recovery story has stalled.
Rival CAR (Avis Budget Group) sits at 36.3% SI % FF. That's actually eased by 3.9 points week-on-week — shorts covering slightly as earnings season looms.
AI infrastructure darling CRWV is attracting new bears fast. Short interest jumped 4.8 points to 28.4% of free float. With a $36.6bn market cap, that's a meaningful position. Availability remains ample at 301%, so shorts can still pile in.
On the covering side, QSR (Restaurant Brands) saw shorts cut positions hard — SI % FF fell 5.9 points to 8.9%. CDE Coeur Mining also saw heavy covering, down 6.1 points.
GME stays at 13.8% SI % FF with no major squeeze signal. bears remain light at just 2.9%. Earnings season kicks off this week with and headlining — expect volatility to shake out more short positions.
Data as of July 2, 2026. Not financial advice.
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