Short sellers turned up the heat on CRWV this week. CoreWeave's short interest jumped to 29.4% of free float — up 5.7 percentage points in seven days. The AI cloud firm, which only went public in March, continues to draw heavy scepticism despite riding the AI infrastructure wave.
CHWY remains one of the most-shorted mid-caps in the US. 71% of its free float is now sold short. Bears added another 3 points of pressure over the week. The pet-products retailer faces lingering doubts about its path to sustained profitability.
Design-tool IPO FIG also saw short interest climb to 36.3% of free float. That's up 2 points in a week. Bears clearly remain unconvinced by Figma's post-listing momentum.
In the AI voice space, SOUN carries 41.4% short interest. Its cost to borrow stands at 11.7% APR. That is among the priciest for any liquid name — a sign of just how crowded the short side has become.
LCID tells a different story. Its SI dipped slightly to 38.5% of free float. But the cost to borrow remains extreme at . Short sellers are paying dearly to hold that position.
Michael Burry's latest comments targeting AI names — including NVDA — are circulating on social platforms this week. NVDA's own SI sits at just 1.3%, so any squeeze risk there is limited. Bears are picking their battles elsewhere.
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