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Short sellers are piling into a handful of names with nowhere left to hide. WOLF leads the board. Its short interest sits at 80.4% of free float, with zero shares available to borrow. Bears have effectively cornered the float. The semiconductor firm, which makes silicon carbide chips, has shed 11.8% over three months.
MMED (MiniMed Group) is close behind at 77.7% short as a percentage of free float. Availability is just 1.5% of short interest and the cost to borrow has risen to 18.8% APR. Analysts carry a target implying 26% upside, which puts bulls and bears in a direct standoff.
HTZ tells a similar story. Hertz sits at 70.2% short, with no shares available to borrow and a cost to borrow of 9.2%. EPS estimates have been cut nearly 17% in a month.
CHWY stands out as the outlier. Short interest is 67.4% of free float, yet availability is a wide 447%. That means plenty of borrowable stock still exists. Shorts are heavy but not squeezed yet.
Strategy is drawing attention today after Peter Schiff publicly questioned its bitcoin accumulation model. Short interest in MSTR remains in focus as bitcoin sentiment swings.
Buyback data from ORTEX Alt Data adds a broader market angle. Remaining buyback authorisations hit $58.2bn in Q2 2026, the largest on record since 2013. More corporate cash returning to shareholders can tighten float and raise squeeze risk for heavily shorted names.
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