Short sellers stepped up bets across several high-profile US stocks this week. CoreWeave saw the sharpest move. Short interest hit 33.7% of free float. That's up 5.3 percentage points in just seven days.
Super Micro Computer sits at 18.2% short interest. Bears added 1.1 points in a week. The AI server maker continues to draw heavy skepticism despite the broader AI trade running hot. SMCI's cost to borrow remains cheap at 0.48% — suggesting supply of lendable shares is still ample.
The Gap is a standout in retail. Short interest rose to 17.9% of free float. That's up 3.6 points week-on-week. Shares available to borrow equal 268% of current short interest. Room to add more bearish bets is wide open.
On the chip front, headlines around AMD and Micron kept options traders busy. Cathie Wood's ARK flagged AMD chips as potentially more cost-efficient than NVIDIA. That created a two-way market in chip options. Delta Air Lines earnings also drew attention. The carrier reports this week and sits on 3.7% short interest.
Meta and SNDK show contrasting signals. Meta carries just 1.4% short interest. Sandisk sits at 7.1%. Options flow in semiconductor spinoffs stayed elevated ahead of further macro data.
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