Short sellers are on the move this week. The biggest story in the data is BRVE (Braveheart Bio), where SI as a percentage of free float has rocketed to 277% — up from 191% just seven days ago. That 86-point jump is the largest weekly move tracked across mid-cap names right now.
GME is back in focus. GameStop's short interest surged to 7.2% of free float on September 21, up from under 1% a week prior. It had been drifting as low as 0.26% just days before. Social platforms have already picked up on the spike, with Reddit threads noting the pattern mirrors early 2021 setups — though the float dynamics today are very different.
SPCX (SpaceX) also caught fresh shorting interest. SI climbed to 29.4% from 23.2% last week — a notable move for a $2 trillion-cap name. The stock is flat over three months but bearish pressure is clearly building.
WOLF (Wolfspeed) remains a structural short. SI stands at 82.3% of free float with 9.7 days to cover and a cost to borrow of just 2.2% — bears remain comfortable holding the position.
On the high-score list, LUCK (Lucky Strike Entertainment) carries a short score of 95 with 26 days to cover and a cost to borrow near 27%. Shares are down 31% in three months, giving shorts little reason to cover.
XNDU (Xanadu Quantum Technologies) also stands out, with short interest exceeding 101% of free float and availability collapsing to just 6.9% — indicating very few shares remain available to borrow.
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