Edited by Peter Hillerberg1 min readStories are generated from ORTEX data and reviewed by the ORTEX team. How we publish
Short sellers turned aggressive on CHWY this week. SI % FF jumped 25.6 percentage points in seven days, reaching 92.2% of free float as of 14 October. That is one of the sharpest single-week moves among mid-to-large caps right now.
WOLF remains deep in bears' sights. SI % FF sits at 86.4%, up another 5.4 points over the week. The semiconductor maker has lost 28% over three months and shorts show no sign of retreating. Days to cover stands at nearly 11.
MMED tops the absolute leaderboard. SI % FF hit 100.1% of free float, with a cost to borrow near 89%. Availability is thin at just 2.4%, leaving very little room for new short positions to be added.
EVCM carries the highest borrow cost in focus names. Cost to borrow hit 231% APR. Bears are paying a steep price to hold that 14.5% short position.
On the covering side, GRPN saw shorts pare back by 5.7 points to 63.9% of FF. BBNX dropped 8.8 points to 18.1%.
TSLA short interest is modest at 2.5% of FF. German car registration data tracked by ORTEX, a leading indicator for Tesla revenue, is running 269% above the same quarter last year. Tesla reports on 21 October.
GME sits at 10.3% SI with borrow costs near zero, well below its meme-era peaks.
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