Short sellers are busy this week. HTZ leads the heavily-shorted list with 70% of free float sold short. That rose nearly 10 percentage points in seven days. Options are shifting toward calls, hinting at squeeze potential.
SPCX — Space Exploration Technologies — saw the most dramatic move. SI % FF jumped from 3.6% to 27.6% in a single week. Bears built a large position almost overnight.
LCID is a different story. The stock surged 33% and borrow costs exploded to 309% APR. Availability sits at just 4%. That is a textbook short squeeze setup.
WOLF remains the single most-shorted name. 79% of free float is short. Availability is zero. Shorts are fully trapped if buyers push harder.
On the earnings front, AAPL borrow costs doubled ahead of its report. INTC heads into earnings with its stock down 14% and borrow costs also doubling. Both moves suggest elevated bearish positioning into results.
TNGX is another name to watch. SI % FF hit 59.5%, up from 43.7% last week. Short sellers keep pressing the biotech sector hard this month.
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