Bears Charge Into CoreCivic, Chewy Shorts Retreat

Short sellers moved aggressively into CXW this week. CoreCivic's SI % of Free Float jumped nearly 8 percentage points in seven days — from 2.4% to over 10%. That's a dramatic shift for the private prison operator, which has attracted fresh bearish attention amid policy debate noise.

CHWY told the opposite story. Chewy's short interest fell 15 percentage points to 95.6% of free float. Shorts covered heavily — a notable retreat from what had been one of the most extreme short positions in large-cap retail.

WOLF remains a standout under pressure. Wolfspeed's SI sits at 83% of free float with zero shares available to borrow. Bears are fully committed. The semiconductor firm has lost 44% over three months and shows no signs of relief.

SPCX — SpaceX's public-market listing — also saw significant short covering. SI dropped from 34% to 26% in one week. Short sellers are stepping back despite availability sitting at just 10% of short interest.

On the squeeze watchlist, MNDY (monday.com) saw shorts cut positions by 7 points. PLAY Dave & Buster's dropped from 41% to 35%. Bears appear to be locking in profits on beaten-up consumer names.

EVCM EverCommerce tops the short score rankings with a 94.9 score and 23 days to cover. That's a squeeze setup worth watching closely.