Edited by Peter Hillerberg1 min readStories are generated from ORTEX data and reviewed by the ORTEX team. How we publish
Short interest in CHWY jumped 17.5 percentage points in a single week. It now stands at 87.3% of free float, placing it among the most shorted names on US exchanges. Yet availability sits at 506%, meaning shares to borrow remain plentiful. That keeps a squeeze contained for now, but the pace of the move is hard to ignore.
MMED (MiniMed Group) tops the most-shorted list at nearly 90% of free float. Cost to borrow runs at 44.8% APR. Available stock to borrow is virtually zero at 0.0001%. Any short-side unwind here would be painful and fast.
WOLF (Wolfspeed) sits at 88.9% short interest with shares down 17% over three months. Borrowing costs stay low at 2.1%, but availability is also zero. Bears remain firmly in control.
LCID (Lucid Group) carries 61.3% short interest. The EV maker's stock has fallen 38% over three months. Colorado battery-electric vehicle registrations hit 160,820 in July 2026, a fourth straight monthly rise, per Atlas EV Hub data. That underlying demand growth has not translated into relief for Lucid bears.
EVCM (EverCommerce) holds the highest short score in the $1B-plus universe at 95.6. Cost to borrow is an eye-watering 80.2% APR. Days to cover sits at 22. Short sellers are paying heavily to stay in the trade.
On the MSCI rebalance front, FLUT (Flutter Entertainment) saw its MSCI World deletion probability jump overnight from 29% to 86%, per ORTEX Index Rebalance Radar. That implies $589M of forced selling. The rank date locks in on 19 October.
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