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Short interest in CHWY jumped nearly 20 percentage points in just one week. The pet retailer now sits at 87.3% of free float shorted, up from 67.4% on 2 October. That is one of the sharpest seven-day moves in the US market.
MDT saw its short interest leap from 1.6% to 10.1% of free float over the same period. Medtronic is a large-cap medical device giant, making this an unusually aggressive bearish build.
WOLF remains under heavy pressure. The chipmaker's SI % FF sits at 87.3%, up nearly 7 points in a week. With 11 days to cover and zero shares available to borrow, any reversal could be brutal.
MMED holds the highest short score at 91.7. Its SI % FF climbed to 89.2%, up from 77.7% a week ago.
On the other side, bears are covering GRPN. Short interest fell from 69.9% to 64.1% in five days. BBNX saw an even bigger retreat, dropping 10 points to 16.7%.
SONOS is worth watching. Short interest jumped from 8.8% to 15.0% of free float, with bears apparently betting against the consumer audio brand ahead of its next earnings.
Chip stocks are broadly in focus after the S&P 500 fell on weakness across AI-linked names. That backdrop is keeping short interest elevated across the semiconductor space.
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