Bears Pile In: Short Sellers Target AI, EVs, and Retail

Short sellers are busy this week. Data as of August 4 shows sharp moves across several well-known names.

SoundHound AI tops the heat map. Its SI % FF stands at 43.1%. The cost to borrow is 13.2% APR. Availability of shares to short has hit zero. That combination signals extreme crowding. The stock has shed 29% over three months. Bears and bulls are in a standoff.

Lucid Group is another pressure cooker. SI sits at 31.5% of free float. Cost to borrow has jumped to 51.9% APR. Availability is only 4%. With shares up 24% in three months, a short squeeze remains a live risk.

Chewy carries the highest SI % FF among large-cap retailers at 78.4%. The stock fell nearly 2% over three months. Ample borrow availability at 458% suggests shorts are not yet squeezed.

Five9 is a fresh entry on the radar. SI jumped 3.7 percentage points in the last seven days. It now sits at 15% of free float. That is the biggest weekly increase among US mid-cap names.

GameStop continues to attract attention on social platforms. SI climbed to 14.8%, up 1.9 points week-over-week. Borrow availability at 90% means shares remain relatively easy to short.

Lithium miner Albemarle also drew fresh short interest ahead of its earnings print. Bears added positions with SI at 9.8%, and ORTEX noted high-impact news flagging shorts adding on the day results arrived.

This is not financial advice.