Wolfspeed has crossed a rare threshold. Short interest now sits at 103% of free float — up 26 points in 30 days. The silicon carbide chipmaker has zero shares available to borrow. Bears are fully committed.
CoreWeave is the other big mover. Short interest jumped from 19% to 33% of free float in a month. The AI cloud stock has attracted $40bn in market cap but also serious skepticism. Bears have added nearly 14 percentage points in 30 days.
Chewy remains one of the most shorted mid-caps in the US. SI sits at nearly 75% of free float. Despite heavy short positioning, availability is extremely high at 537% — suggesting no squeeze pressure yet.
ChronoScale Holdings saw the biggest 7-day jump: up 11.5 points to 43%. The small-cap name is attracting fresh short attention fast.
On the other side, IonQ shorts are retreating. SI dropped from 15% to 12.5% over the past month. Quantum computing enthusiasm is chipping away at bear positions.
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