Short sellers intensified bets across several US names this week. Wolfspeed remains the most dramatic case among larger stocks. Its SI % of Free Float hit 85.2% — up 6.9 percentage points in just seven days. Bears are unmoved by any recovery hopes in the struggling semiconductor maker, which has shed nearly 55% over three months.
Replimune Group saw the biggest weekly jump of any mid-cap stock. SI rocketed +10.4pp to 37.8% of free float. Shares are also attracting attention on social platforms this week. Despite that, borrowing costs remain cheap at 0.66%, suggesting availability is still plentiful.
CoreCivic is a newer bear target. SI % of FF leapt from 2.3% to 10.0% in one week — a 7.6pp spike. That's a sharp re-rating from shorts on the private prison operator.
Beyond Meat stays a perennial bear favourite. SI sits at 29.4% of float. The cost to borrow has surged to 89.5% APR with zero shares available to borrow. A squeeze could be painful for shorts caught here.
On the social buzz side, Super Micro Computer remains heavily discussed online. SI stands at 17.3% of float — not extreme, but notable given the stock's volatile history. Galectin Therapeutics rounds out the watchlist. It carries a 90.3 ORTEX short score with 68.9% SI % of FF and only 11.9% availability — a tight borrow that short sellers may feel quickly if sentiment shifts.
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