Edited by Peter Hillerberg1 min readStories are generated from ORTEX data and reviewed by the ORTEX team. How we publish
Short sellers moved fast this week. Data from ORTEX as of August 31 shows several notable jumps in short interest — with geopolitical risk adding fuel.
HPK (HighPeak Energy) saw short interest leap to 43.1% of free float, up from 34.7% just one week ago — an 8.4 percentage point jump. With crude oil spiking past $90 on US strikes in Iran, bears are betting the small-cap energy firm can't sustain its run.
CAPR (Capricor Therapeutics) also surged to 45.2% SI% FF, up 8.2 points in seven days. Cost to borrow sits at 7.3% — a squeeze risk if sentiment flips.
KVYO (Klaviyo) jumped from 13.2% to 20.0%. That's a sharp move for a $2.6bn SaaS name. Availability remains plentiful at 697%, so shorts can still pile in easily.
NVAX is trending. Unconfirmed rumours of positive Matrix-M safety data circulated today. With SI% FF at 32%, any confirmed good news could trigger a sharp squeeze.
WOLF (Wolfspeed) stays deeply shorted at 72.1% of free float — with zero availability left to borrow. That's a powder keg. DTC stands at over 7 days.
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