Bears Pile Into Hertz, Chewy, and Sable

Short sellers stepped up their bets hard last week. Several names saw their short interest jump by more than 9 percentage points of free float in just seven days.

Car rental names under fire. HTZ (Hertz) now sits at 84.6% SI % FF. That's up nearly 10 points from 74.9% a week ago. Bears also piled into CAR (Avis Budget), where short interest rose 7.1 points to 36.2%. The car rental sector is firmly in shorts' crosshairs.

Chewy squeezed — or squeezable? CHWY short interest hit 82.4% of free float, up over 10 points in a week. Availability remains high at 367%. That means shares are easy to borrow — but with SI this elevated, any positive catalyst could trigger a squeeze.

Li Auto flagged for borrow scarcity. LI utilization surged to 95.73% — near its 52-week high. SI stands at just 5.3% of float, but almost no shares are left to borrow. Availability is just 8.3%. That scarcity signal is worth watching.

Sable Offshore jumps 11 points. SOC short interest rose from 32.4% to 43.7% in one week. Zero availability of shares to borrow adds pressure.

GRPN (Groupon) also saw shorts grow, rising 8.6 points to 74.3% of free float — one of the most shorted mid-caps in the US market right now.