Alight is the week's most striking short squeeze candidate. ALIT's short interest shot to 134% of free float — up from just 7% seven days ago. That is a massive leap. Cost to borrow stays low at 0.56%, so bears are not feeling the pain yet.
WOLF (Wolfspeed) holds its own extreme read. SI sits at 118% of free float. Availability has hit zero. Any squeeze here would be violent.
CHWY (Chewy) added 4 percentage points this week. SI % FF now stands at 76%. The pet-food retailer remains one of the most heavily shorted mid-caps in the US.
AI infrastructure darling CRWV (CoreWeave) saw short interest climb 5 points to 34% of free float. Bears are growing more aggressive. The $37bn market-cap stock only IPO'd in early 2025, so the short build is notable.
On the other side, COIN shorts trimmed exposure. SI dropped 0.7 points to 11.6% as crypto markets held firm. GME and also saw tiny short cover moves.
TSLA shorts stay minimal at 3% of free float. NVDA sits even lower at 1.3%. The mega-cap AI names simply offer bears little grip.
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