Edited by Peter Hillerberg1 min readStories are generated from ORTEX data and reviewed by the ORTEX team. How we publish
CHWY is the week's standout short interest mover. Its SI % of free float jumped from 65.95% to 89.4% in just five days, one of the sharpest near-term surges in the US market. Shares to borrow remain plentiful, with availability at 500% of current short interest. Bears are piling in fast.
SKYD is not far behind. Skydance Corporation saw short interest climb from 49.7% to 64.8% of free float over the same window. Availability sits at a tight 19.8%, which could squeeze covering shorts if sentiment shifts.
FLNC also drew fresh attention. Fluence Energy's short interest rose to 38.1% of free float from 32.4%, with availability at 74%. The energy storage name has faced persistent bearish pressure.
On the other side, SSMR saw short interest fall nearly 20 percentage points to 9.7% of free float. That is a significant unwind for Sunshine Silver Mining, suggesting bears covered aggressively.
Both TSLA and GM report earnings next week. Tesla's short interest is a modest 2.5% of free float. GM sits at 2.4%. Neither is heavily shorted. ORTEX Alt Data shows German car registrations running 269% above year-ago levels for the Tesla quarter and 133% above for GM. That is a leading revenue signal with a strong historical fit, pointing constructively into both prints.
September CPI-U hit a record 336.94, the highest September reading since 1997. That inflationary backdrop keeps pressure on consumer-facing names, which may explain the renewed short interest surge in retailers like CHWY and CRI, where SI % FF jumped more than 5 points this week.
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