Bears Zero In on Chewy and Wolfspeed

Short sellers are picking their targets carefully this week. Chewy leads the action with a short interest of 52.3% of free float — up 4.6 percentage points in just seven days. That is the biggest weekly jump among large-cap names. Bears appear to be loading up ahead of the pet retailer's earnings.

Wolfspeed sits at 75.3% SI% FF with zero shares available to borrow. That combination signals extreme bearish pressure on the struggling semiconductor firm, which has lost nearly half its value over three months.

Wix.com showed the sharpest week-on-week rise overall. Its SI% FF jumped from 11.5% to 17.8% — a 6.2 point move. Shorts are building positions before a big earnings week hits consumer tech.

1-800-Flowers holds a 29-day DTC ratio alongside a 74.2% SI% FF. That is squeeze territory. Similarly, Groupon carries 67.6% SI% FF with only 21.5% availability — few borrow shares remain.

Hertz stays heavily shorted at 61.7% SI% FF with no shares left to borrow. Lucky Strike Entertainment carries a cost to borrow of 51.7% — the highest among named names — suggesting a short squeeze could be costly for bears.

GameStop appears in this week's earnings-week news flow. Its SI% FF stands at 10.3%, subdued versus its meme-era highs but still notable given the social media attention the stock draws regularly.