AI infrastructure stocks are drawing the most short seller attention right now. CRWV — CoreWeave — saw its short interest leap 4.7 percentage points in five days to 28.4% of free float. Bears are circling ahead of Q2 earnings season. The AI hype trade is being tested.
WOLF remains in extreme territory at 111.9% SI % FF. HTZ sits at 59% with zero shares available to borrow. Any short squeeze in either name could be violent.
Storage and chip names are getting the opposite treatment from analysts. SNDK, WDC, and STX all received price target upgrades today. AMD, , and were lifted too. Analysts are broadly bullish on data infrastructure heading into earnings.
The FT flags a wider concern: S&P 500 profit forecasts are rising at the fastest pace since the Covid rebound. Some analysts warn this sets up an "earnings bubble" risk.
AAPL is in focus after analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said the foldable iPhone will arrive months after the iPhone 18 launch. Strong demand but tight supply is the call.
European stocks slid on Friday as chip names dragged. South Korean markets fell over 5% as AI-linked tech heavyweights plunged in sympathy with Wall Street pressure. The defense sector stayed firm after Ukraine ratified a $105 billion EU loan deal.
Brent crude faces a bearish outlook. Citi now forecasts oil could fall to $60 a barrel by Christmas as the market heads toward surplus.
PEP leads the earnings calendar this week. LEVI reports Wednesday — tariff impacts on denim supply chains are the key watch. DAL follows later in the week with short interest at just 3.5% of float.
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