HTZ is the week's standout short target. Short interest hit 59.2% of free float — up nearly 11 percentage points in seven days. Availability has collapsed to zero. That means no new shares are available to borrow. A squeeze scenario is firmly on the table.
CRWV is drawing fresh fire too. Short interest rose to 28.4% of FF, up 4.8 points on the week. Bears are betting against the AI infrastructure darling ahead of its first earnings season as a public company. Availability sits at 301%, so shorts can still build positions easily.
CHWY remains the most-shorted large-cap name in the data. SI sits at a massive 70.5% of free float. The move was smaller this week — up 2.9 points — but the reading is extreme.
BYND tells the opposite story. Short interest fell 4.4 points to 24.3%. Cost to borrow remains elevated at 37.7% APR. That squeeze pressure may be forcing bears to cover.
TSLA and GME saw no meaningful change. TSLA short interest is just 2.9% of float. GME sits at 13.8% — stable for now.
Q2 earnings season kicks off this week with DAL and PEP among the early reporters. Short interest in DAL ticked slightly lower. Bears appear cautious ahead of results.
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