Bears Pile Into Lucid and Chewy as Short Bets Surge

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.