Short sellers moved aggressively this week. Wix.com saw the biggest jump among larger US stocks. Its SI % of free float leapt from 11.5% to 17.8% in just seven days. That's a 6.2 percentage point swing — a clear signal bears are betting against the web platform firm.
Chewy already carried heavy short interest. It climbed further, hitting 52.3% of free float — up 4.6 points on the week. With a $5.5bn market cap, it remains one of the most heavily shorted mid-large cap US names. Availability sits at 544% of SI, so shares are easy to borrow.
Wolfspeed holds the extreme end. At 75.3% SI % FF with zero shares available to borrow, the semiconductor maker is under maximum pressure. The stock has lost nearly half its value in three months.
On the short squeeze side, GameStop is unwinding bear positions quietly. SI dropped from 14.7% to 10.3% this week. Shorts are covering — a pattern social media traders will watch closely.
Braveheart Bio, a pharma newcomer, shed 34 points of SI in a week — from 202% to 168%. Still extreme territory, but the direction has shifted sharply.
Fluence Energy drew analyst attention after losing a third of its value in a month. Bears are circling the energy storage sector more broadly.
1-800-Flowers stands out with 29 days-to-cover and 74% SI % FF — one of the most structurally squeezable setups in the market right now.
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