Short sellers made bold moves this week. KVYO saw one of the sharpest increases among mid-cap names. SI % FF jumped from 13.2% to 20.0% in just seven days — a +6.8 percentage point swing. That's a big bet against the marketing software firm.
Oil-focused HPK also drew heavy shorting. SI % FF rose from 33.8% to 42.5%, up 8.6 points. Bears appear to be targeting the small-cap E&P name as energy markets stay volatile.
Not all the action was in one direction. WOLF short interest actually fell. SI dropped from 82.6% to 73.7% of free float this week — still extreme, but bears are trimming. Availability sits at zero, meaning shares to borrow are nearly impossible to find.
CHWY also saw a sharp SI reduction. Short interest fell from 62.2% to 46.2% in a week. That's a significant cover, likely squeezing latecomers.
Off the data, NVDA grabbed headlines today. Michael Burry publicly called Nvidia's $105B OpenAI financing arrangement "circular." That kind of commentary fuels short sentiment even without hard SI data moves.
LUCK holds an ORTEX short score of 94 with SI at 21.9% and 25+ days to cover — one of the highest conviction bearish setups in the market right now.
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