Short sellers and options traders are circling two names hard this week. Wolfspeed stands out as the most extreme situation in the market right now.
Short interest on WOLF has blown past 103% of free float. Availability of shares to borrow sits at zero. That means bears are fully tapped out — no new shorts can open. The cost to borrow has climbed to 9.1% APR. With earnings season kicking off, that squeeze pressure is acute.
CoreWeave tells a different story. Bears are building, not retreating. SI % FF sits at 33%. Availability is 206% of short interest, meaning plenty of borrow remains. That combination signals fresh short interest is still coming in.
The bank earnings picture is drawing bulls, not bears. Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan both carry SI % FF below 2.5%. Availability is extremely high. Options traders expecting a profit bonanza this week face little headwind from shorts.
Moderna carries 16.4% SI % FF. Availability at 267% suggests shorts have room to press further. reports this week too. At just 2.4% SI, the setup is unambiguously long-biased. Any earnings beat will find few shorts to fuel a squeeze.
The clearest signal this week: avoid crowded positions in Wolfspeed. The options market has nowhere to run.
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