Bears Pile In Before Earnings Week

Short sellers are busy this week. Bears are stacking positions ahead of a packed earnings calendar, with some stocks seeing sharp SI jumps in just seven days.

WIX leads the movers. Short interest jumped 6.24 percentage points in one week. It now sits at 17.77% of free float — a notable acceleration that caught trader attention on social platforms ahead of its results.

CHWY is already deeply shorted at 52.29% of FF. Bears added another 4.63pp this week. With no clear rebound in sight and earnings approaching, the pet retailer remains a prime squeeze candidate to watch.

TENB saw SI climb from 9.07% to 13.49%, a 4.42pp rise in seven days. Cybersecurity names face stiff competition, and bears are positioning accordingly.

WOLF stays under intense pressure. SI sits at 75.34% of FF. The semiconductor firm's shares fell 48% over three months. Availability is essentially zero, meaning new short positions are almost impossible to open.

On the flip side, LULU saw bears retreat. SI dropped 1.23pp to 10.16% — shorts are covering ahead of the results.

FLWS and HTZ remain structurally shorted at 74% and 62% respectively. Neither shows meaningful change this week — these are steady bearish bets, not new moves.

NVDA short interest stayed flat at just 1.23% of FF. Mega-cap bulls still control that trade entirely.