Edited by Peter Hillerberg1 min readStories are generated from ORTEX data and reviewed by the ORTEX team. How we publish
Short sellers piled into CHWY this week. Chewy's short interest as a percentage of free float hit 92.2%, up from 66.7% just seven days ago. That 25.6 percentage point jump is one of the sharpest moves among larger US names in recent data.
GME also attracted fresh bear bets. GameStop's SI % FF rose to 10.4% from 7.0% over the same period. The stock remains a perennial social media favourite, but shorts appear undeterred.
Among mid-caps, WOLF (Wolfspeed) stands out with 86.4% of its free float shorted and 10 days to cover. The semiconductor firm has lost nearly 17% over three months. LCID (Lucid Group) carries 62.6% SI % FF with zero availability left, meaning new short positions are almost impossible to open.
TSLA reports earnings on 21 October. Its SI % FF sits at just 2.5%, barely changed on the week. ORTEX alternative data shows German car registrations, a leading indicator for Tesla revenue, running 269% above the same quarter last year, all three months in.
GM reports on 20 October with SI % FF at 2.4%. However, ORTEX consumer credit data shows GM auto-loan delinquencies running 1.2 standard deviations above their own history. That reading may sharpen scrutiny on the earnings print.
US core CPI hit its highest level since records began in 1997, reaching 339.3 in September 2026. The annual rate climbed to 3.7%. Rising borrowing costs add pressure to rate-sensitive short targets like Chewy and Hertz.
HTZ (Hertz) carries 73.5% SI % FF with zero shares available to borrow, keeping it firmly in the crosshairs.
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