Edited by Peter Hillerberg1 min readStories are generated from ORTEX data and reviewed by the ORTEX team. How we publish
Short sellers are making bold moves this week. CHWY leads the charge with SI hitting 75.4% of free float — up 5.6 percentage points in just seven days. Bears remain unimpressed by the pet retailer despite its mid-cap status.
AI infrastructure darling CRWV is drawing fresh shorts too. Its SI climbed to 32.7%, up nearly 4 points week-on-week. Skeptics are betting the $37B market cap company still has too much hype to justify.
Stealth mover CHRN posted the biggest weekly SI jump — up 10 points to 42%. Cost to borrow has spiked to 30.4% APR, signalling intense bearish conviction.
WOLF (Wolfspeed) remains the most extreme case on the board. SI sits above , with a CTB of 8.7%. That level of short crowding is a classic squeeze setup.
On the other side, LCID shorts are retreating. SI fell nearly 2 points to 38.6%, though CTB remains punishing at 36.7% APR — covering is expensive. CAR (Avis Budget) also saw short sellers exit, down 3 points to 36.2%.
Macro noise — US-Iran tensions and South Korean tech selling — is adding fuel to the volatility backdrop. Bears are picking their spots carefully.
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