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Short sellers added sharply to positions in MMED (MiniMed Group) this week. SI % of Free Float jumped to 102.9% as of October 8, up from 78.6% just one week earlier. That 24-percentage-point swing is the largest weekly move across all US-listed names with market caps above $500 million. Shares in MiniMed have gained 31% over the past three months, squeezing borrowers, yet new short positions keep arriving.
WOLF (Wolfspeed) also drew fresh selling. SI % FF hit 84.2%, up 3.7 points over the week. Cost to borrow sits at 2.1% and availability has dried to zero, making further build-up harder to execute.
MDT (Medtronic) stands out as the biggest mover by rank. SI % FF rose to 4.6% from 1.5% in seven days, a near tripling. Medtronic is a large-cap name not typically associated with heavy shorting, so the move is worth watching.
HTZ (Hertz) stays a fixture on the most-shorted list, sitting at 71.7% SI % FF. The position has crept up from around 60% in early September.
FLWS (1-800-Flowers) carries the eye-catching 34-day DTC ratio, with 79% of free float short and near-zero availability.
Iran tensions and diesel supply worries drove commodity headlines Friday, per CNBC, which adds a macro backdrop for any energy-adjacent short positions heading into the weekend.
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