Short sellers are piling into a fresh set of names this week. Data as of July 22 shows notable moves across several sectors.
HTZ leads the charge among large movers. Hertz short interest hit 73.6% of free float — up 2.8 percentage points in just seven days. Availability of shares to borrow is essentially zero. That makes new short positions very difficult to open. A squeeze remains a real risk.
WOLF — Wolfspeed — is the most shorted name on the board at nearly 80% of FF. The chip maker has surged 162% in three months. Bears haven't backed off despite that run.
LEVI stands out as a fresh target. Levi Strauss short interest jumped 2.85 percentage points this week to 10.7% of free float. That's a swift move on a $2.5bn company. With trade tariff pressure lingering on apparel, bears appear to be betting on margin pain ahead.
LUCK — Lucky Strike Entertainment — holds the highest ORTEX Short Score at 96. Days-to-cover sits at 47. Cost to borrow is 27.8%. That combination signals extreme short-side stress.
SPCX — Space Exploration Technologies — also saw short interest climb 4 points to 30.6% of FF this week, as investors weigh the company's outlook amid wider tech volatility.
Watch these closely. High SI plus low availability is a classic squeeze setup.
ORTEX Market Intelligence content is generated by AI from a snapshot of ORTEX's proprietary data. Content is informational only and does not constitute investment advice.
