Short sellers made bold moves this week. CHRN (ChronoScale Holdings) saw the biggest jump — SI % of FF leapt 12 points to 45.8% in just seven days. Its cost to borrow hit 61.9%, signalling severe squeeze risk.
CRWV (CoreWeave) is firmly in bears' sights too. The AI infrastructure name saw short interest climb to 33.1% of float, up 4.8 points week-on-week. Earnings season buzz around AI names is fuelling both sides — bulls and bears are active.
WOLF (Wolfspeed) remains the most crowded short on the board. It sits at a staggering 103% SI of float, up another 4.5 points. Availability is effectively zero — there are no shares left to borrow. A squeeze could be violent.
CHWY (Chewy) is another name shorts refuse to quit. SI sits at 74.8%, up 4.4 points. High availability (537%) suggests plenty of borrow still exists, keeping pressure on.
On the other side, CRWD (CrowdStrike) saw shorts bail out sharply — SI fell nearly 2 points to just . Shorts are clearly not fighting the cybersecurity rally.
ULCC (Frontier Airlines) holds 42.9% short interest. With airline stocks under scrutiny this earnings season, it remains a key watch.
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