Bears Pile In — Chewy, Hertz Lead Short List

Short sellers are showing no mercy this week. Chewy and Hertz top the heavily-shorted leaderboard — both sitting above 80% SI % of FF. Bears added to both positions over the past seven days. Chewy climbed to 81.4% from 79.2%. Hertz hit 80.9%, up from 78.6%.

Solid Biosciences saw the biggest weekly jump among mid-cap names. Its SI % of FF leapt to 39.6% from 32.0% — a 7.6 percentage point move in just seven days. Bioventus also drew fresh shorting, rising from 8.0% to 12.8%.

EverCommerce carries the highest ORTEX short score at 95.7. Its 24-day DTC signals bears are deeply dug in. Lucky Strike Entertainment scores 94.4, with a striking 47-day DTC — one of the highest in the market.

On the flip side, Palantir is lighting up social media after smashing earnings expectations. Its stock soared nearly 15% after hours. Short interest sits at just 3.3% of FF. Bears are thin on the ground here — a squeeze is not likely, but bulls are clearly in control.

Groupon is worth watching. SI % of FF sits at 74.3%, yet the stock is up 96% over three months. That's the kind of setup that can ignite a squeeze fast.