Short sellers stepped up bets across several names this week. The biggest mover was MMED. MiniMed Group's SI % of Free Float jumped from 42% to 77% in seven days. That is a 34-point leap, and one of the sharpest single-week climbs in the current dataset.
LCID also attracted fresh shorts. Lucid Group's SI % FF rose from 50% to 58% over the same period. The EV maker already carries a heavy short load. Bears are not letting up.
Travel was another target. TRIP saw its SI % FF climb from 25% to 31% in a week. That is a 6-point rise for a stock already under sustained pressure. GLOB followed a similar path, moving from 20% to 30%.
WOLF, the semiconductor maker Wolfspeed, sits at 81% SI % FF. Availability has collapsed to zero. That combination raises squeeze risk. Any positive catalyst could hurt short holders badly.
AFYA caught attention on the ORTEX feed. Its short interest surged 165% in a week, with borrowed shares jumping from 558,000 to 1.46 million between September 22 and 23.
Meanwhile, FLWS, 1-800-Flowers, holds a stubborn 79% SI % FF. That figure has been stuck near these levels for weeks, suggesting bears remain firmly in control ahead of the holiday gifting season.
Chip stocks dominated macro headlines, with reports that Amazon is seeking to offload $8bn in Nvidia inventory. NVDA and AMZN are both in focus. That news may add fresh pressure to AI-linked names as the week closes.
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