Short sellers are moving fast this week. Beyond Meat tops the pain chart — SI sits at an extraordinary 880% of free float. Bears added another 68 percentage points in just seven days. Cost to borrow spiked to 90%. Zero shares remain available to borrow.
Wolfspeed is the standout semiconductor name. Bears pushed SI to 85% of FF, up 6.9 points week-on-week. The chip stock has lost nearly 49% in three months. Replimune saw short interest jump 10 points to 37.8% of FF. Biotech bears are clearly active right now.
Lucky Strike Entertainment caught fire too. CTB hit nearly 30% APR. Short score sits at 94. Days to cover stands at 25 — a classic squeeze setup.
EverCommerce carries a 40% CTB. That's expensive to borrow and signals deep bear conviction.
On the other side, Chewy shorts are covering. SI fell 12 points to 66% of FF. dropped 8.6 points to 30%. fell 6.7 points to 35%. Shorts are retreating from consumer names.
CoreCivic saw a sharp jump — SI rose 7.6 points to just under 10% of FF in one week. Bears are fresh and watching sentiment carefully.
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