Short sellers are piling into CRWV fast. CoreWeave's SI % of FF jumped to 33.1%, up 4.8 percentage points in just seven days. The AI cloud infrastructure firm has become one of the most actively shorted large-cap newcomers on Nasdaq. ORTEX flagged the trend today — shorts keep climbing even as borrow costs ease.
CHWY sits in an even more extreme position. Chewy's SI % of FF stands at 74.8%, rising 4.4 points on the week. Despite posting a Q1 beat, short sellers aren't budging. Availability remains high at 537% of SI, so there's no squeeze pressure yet.
WOLF remains one of the most heavily shorted stocks in the market. Wolfspeed's SI % of FF hit 103.1% — more shares shorted than freely available. Borrow costs sit at 9.1% APR. Availability is zero. That is a powder keg if anything changes.
CHRN saw the biggest weekly jump. ChronoScale Holdings' SI % of FF surged 12 points to 45.8%. Borrow costs hit 20.6% APR — the highest among notable movers this week.
On the other side, saw a sharp cover. CrowdStrike's SI % of FF dropped nearly 2 points to . Shorts are backing away from the cybersecurity giant.
DLTR also saw covering. Dollar Tree's SI % of FF fell from 7.5% to 5.9% over the week. Bears are trimming positions ahead of any potential recovery news.
Data from ORTEX as of July 9, 2026. Not financial advice.
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