Bears Swarm Biotech as Chewy, Hertz Face Pressure

Short sellers are piling into beaten-down names this week. Solid Biosciences saw the sharpest increase among mid-cap US stocks. Its short interest jumped nearly 8 percentage points in seven days. It now sits at 39.6% of free float.

Five9 is another notable mover. SI rose from 11.1% to 13.7% over the past week. Bears are circling the cloud software firm as the AI disruption narrative intensifies.

Mega-Shorts Hold Firm

Chewy remains one of the most heavily shorted large stocks on the market. SI stands at 81.3% of free float. Availability is high at 385% — meaning shares are easy to borrow and no squeeze looks imminent.

Hertz sits at 80.5% SI. Crucially, availability has hit zero. That is a warning flag for shorts — borrowing is effectively impossible right now.

High-Score Bears Watch List

EverCommerce carries the highest ORTEX short score at 96. Its cost to borrow is 60% APR. Days to cover stand at 23 — a potential squeeze candidate if sentiment shifts.

AMD in Focus

AMD is trending hard after missing lofty earnings expectations. Despite the 9% after-hours drop, SI is just 2.4% of free float. Short sellers have not been driving this selloff — it is purely a disappointed-bull story.

Data sourced from ORTEX. Not financial advice.