Short sellers turned decisively more aggressive this week. The biggest movers tell a clear story: EV names and consumer stocks are drawing fresh bearish bets.
Lucid Group LCID saw the sharpest rise among large names. SI % of free float jumped to 49.7% from 34.9% in just seven days — a 14.8-point swing. Availability sits at just 1.1% of SI. Borrowing is tight. Short sellers are clearly not done.
Chewy CHWY is the other standout. SI surged to 76.8% of free float, up nearly 14 points on the week. Pet retail is under pressure, and bears are loading up.
Wolfspeed WOLF also climbed, hitting 83.7% SI — up 8.7 points. The semiconductor company's ongoing restructuring continues to attract shorts.
On the other side, GameStop GME saw SI fall sharply — dropping 5.7 points to just 2.2% of free float. That's a notable short cover for a stock that meme traders still watch closely.
is in the news today after its stock surged. SI sits at a modest 6%, giving bulls room to push higher without a squeeze setup.
Tesla TSLA remains lightly shorted at 2.6% of free float, with a cost to borrow of just 0.39% — shorts have little incentive to pile in.
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