Bears Pile Into Hertz and Chewy

Short sellers are stepping up pressure on two retail-facing names. Hertz Global Holdings saw its SI % of Free Float jump to 80.9% — up from 62.2% a month ago. That's an 18.7 percentage point spike in 30 days. The car rental company has dropped 74% over the past three months. Bears show no sign of backing off.

Chewy tells a similar story. SI hit 81.4% of FF, up 9.6 points over the same period. Shares are down 10% in three months. With 460% availability of short interest, borrowing remains easy — giving shorts little reason to cover.

Groupon is also in the crosshairs. SI climbed to 74.4% of FF. Its 47% three-month price surge has likely pressured some shorts, but the bears keep adding.

On the other side, Wolfspeed saw SI fall sharply. SI dropped from 101.9% to 75.5% of FF over 30 days. Shorts may be covering as the semiconductor firm's EPS estimate momentum turns positive.

Among the week's biggest movers, Cerebras Systems and Legend Biotech both saw SI climb about 1.6 points in seven days. EverCommerce tops the short score table at 95.7, with a sky-high 24-day days-to-cover.

Lucky Strike Entertainment carries a 47-day DTC — the longest among mid-cap names. That's a potential squeeze trigger if sentiment shifts quickly.

Data as of 31 July 2026. This is not financial advice.