Short sellers made bold moves this week. Two popular retail names saw the biggest jumps in bearish positioning.
Lucid Group LCID stands out sharply. Its SI % FF leapt from 35.5% to 50.1% in just seven days — a 14.6-point spike. That is a massive shift. Bears are betting hard against the EV maker as competition intensifies and cash burn worries persist.
CHWY also drew fresh short interest. Chewy's SI % FF climbed from 67.0% to 72.6% over the week. At over 72%, nearly three quarters of Chewy's free float is shorted. Days to cover sits at 3.3. That combination raises squeeze risk.
HTZ saw a sharp 7-point jump too. Hertz now carries 67.2% SI % FF. Availability is virtually zero — bears have almost no room to add more.
On the quantum computing side, XNDU (Xanadu Quantum Technologies) carries 98% SI % FF. Its cost to borrow is 11.7%. Availability stands at just 18%. Bears are trapped in a tight stock.
Swarmer SWMR leads the costliest borrow list at 254% annually. Over 96% of its float is shorted. Low availability at 31% means new shorts face real friction entering positions.
Humanoid robotics chatter is dominating social feeds today. TSLA keeps attracting attention there, though its SI remains low at just 2.6% of free float. NVDA short interest is equally minimal at 1.3%.
The real action is in beaten-down names — not the mega-caps.
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