Short sellers ramped up bets across several high-profile names this week. Hertz and Chewy lead the action — both hit fresh highs in short interest.
Hertz sits at 84.6% SI of free float. Bears added nearly 10 percentage points in just seven days. The car rental firm has shed 74% over three months. Availability is at zero, meaning there are virtually no shares left to borrow. That squeeze risk is real.
Chewy is close behind at 82.4% SI % FF, up 10pp on the week. The pet retailer has drawn both short sellers and squeeze speculation on social platforms. Cost to borrow remains very low at 0.5%, so adding short positions is still cheap.
Groupon surged 96% in three months yet short interest hit 74.3% — up 8.6pp this week. Bears appear unconvinced by the rally. Availability is just 4%, making this a potential powder keg.
Wolfspeed holds 79.2% SI % FF with a DTC of 7.5 days. The semiconductor firm is down 19% over three months and remains a top bear target.
EverCommerce carries the highest short score of any stock tracked — 95.7 — with 24 days to cover. That is an extreme squeeze setup if sentiment flips.
Palantir appeared in high-impact news today linked to Trump policy monetisation headlines — worth watching for any short interest shift.
Data: ORTEX, as of 30 July 2026. Not financial advice.
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