Bears Load Up: HTZ, CHWY Lead SI Surge

Short sellers are piling in ahead of a big earnings week. Hertz Global Holdings tops the list with SI at 84.6% of free float — up nearly 10 percentage points in just seven days. Shares to borrow are almost impossible to find, with availability at zero.

Chewy isn't far behind. Its SI jumped 10 points to 82.4%, as bears bet the pet retailer's outlook worsens. Over 460% availability suggests there is still room to add more shorts.

Groupon saw an 8.6-point rise to 74.3% SI. The stock is up 96% over three months, yet short sellers aren't backing off.

Avis Budget Group added 7 points to reach 36.2% SI, mirroring the bearish rental car sector theme.

The biggest new mover is WhiteFiber. Its SI surged 14 points to 53.4% in one week — the sharpest single-week jump tracked.

Sable Offshore rose 11 points to 43.7%, with zero availability left for new shorts.

EverCommerce carries the highest short score at 95.7, with 24-day DTC and a cost to borrow at 40%. That signals a heavily squeezed borrow market.

Meanwhile, Lucid Group remains a key bearish focus. CTB hit 70% with near-zero availability.

TSLA and NVDA remain lightly shorted at 2.4% and 1.4% respectively. Bears are avoiding the mega-caps for now.

This is not financial advice.