Short sellers are making bold moves this week. WOLF stands out as the most compelling story — short interest hit 87% of free float as of August 17, up sharply from 79.4% just seven days earlier. That's a 7.6 percentage point jump in one week. Shares have already fallen 41% over three months. Bears see no floor yet.
The semiconductor sector is in focus. China reportedly eased limits on NVDA H200 chips, yet NVDA's short interest sits at just 1.3% of free float. Shorts aren't piling into the AI chip giant.
Biotech is where the real action is. REPL — Replimune Group — saw short interest climb nearly 12 percentage points in a week, reaching 38.1%. Bears have been aggressive. GALT carries 68.5% SI and a short score of 90. That stock has also rallied 60% in three months, creating real squeeze pressure.
FLWS (1-800-Flowers) carries a massive 27.4 days-to-cover reading. Unwinding that position would take almost a month of average volume.
LUCK — Lucky Strike Entertainment — tops the short score table at 94.5, with 21.8% SI and 23.3% cost to borrow. Shorts are paying up to maintain those bets.
Availability is near zero for WOLF and CHWY has 65% SI but boasts 523% availability — bears face no borrow squeeze there. Watch REPL closely: availability stands at 810%, but sentiment is worsening fast.
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