Edited by Peter Hillerberg1 min readStories are generated from ORTEX data and reviewed by the ORTEX team. How we publish
MMED is the week's standout mover. Short interest jumped to 103% of free float, up from 79% seven days ago. That 24-point surge, the biggest weekly increase among stocks above $500M market cap, comes as MiniMed carries an ORTEX short score of 91.7. Availability sits at just 1.1%, meaning there is almost nothing left to borrow. That combination of rising bets and vanishing supply is the recipe for a squeeze.
WOLF remains a heavy target. The silicon carbide chipmaker holds 84% short interest as a percentage of free float. Bears have circled the semiconductor sector all week. ORTEX data flags AMD and MU as drawing additional put activity ahead of earnings season.
FLWS stays near the top at 79% SI of free float, with 34.4 days to cover. That is one of the highest DTC readings in the market. Any positive catalyst could force a rapid unwind.
HTZ sits at 71.7% SI of free float. Short availability is effectively zero. Hertz has no obvious near-term catalyst, but zero availability limits fresh bearish entries.
On the other side, shorts cut positions in Scribe Therapeutics (SCTX), which dropped from 32.7% to 27.4% in a week. Kodiak AI (KDK) saw an even sharper unwind, falling from 7.8% to 2.7%.
Bank earnings dominate the macro calendar this week. BAC, TFC, and BNY all feature in high-impact options flow flagged by ORTEX. Put stacking ahead of results is a familiar pattern when sentiment is uncertain.
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