Short sellers made sharp moves this week. The biggest jump came from BRVE, Braveheart Bio. Its short interest as a percentage of free float leapt to 632%, up from 277% just seven days ago. That is a 355-point rise in a single week.
MMED (MiniMed Group) also drew heavy new shorting. SI hit 70.5% of free float, up 30 points week-on-week. The stock has gained 37% over three months, which may be drawing more bearish bets.
LCID, Lucid Group, saw SI climb from 50.6% to 58.1% of free float. The EV maker is down 40% over three months. Bears are not letting up.
GRPN (Groupon) now sits at 71.3% SI of free float with 9.1 days to cover. That is a squeeze risk worth watching.
WOLF (Wolfspeed) remains one of the most shorted mid-caps at 81.3% of free float. The semiconductor name has fallen 38% in three months. Zero availability signals borrowing is exhausted.
HTZ (Hertz) holds at 70.8% SI of free float with no borrowable shares left. On the macro side, Taiwan's August export orders hit a record $103bn, nearly double last year's level. That strength in the chip supply chain may partly explain why mega-cap names like and carry tiny short positions below 2% of free float.
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