Edited by Peter Hillerberg1 min readStories are generated from ORTEX data and reviewed by the ORTEX team. How we publish
Short sellers had a busy week. The biggest moves came in smaller names, but two mid-cap stocks with persistent bearish pressure also stood out.
WOLF carries a short interest of 83.8% of free float. Zero shares are available to borrow. That leaves traders with existing positions trapped. The semiconductor maker has lost 17% over three months. Days to cover sit above 10.
HTZ is similarly squeezed. Hertz carries 73.2% of its float shorted and no borrowable shares remain. The cost to borrow is 19.9% APR. With $652M in market cap and EV-related debt weighing on the balance sheet, bears are not backing away.
The sharpest weekly jump belongs to WETO. Short interest leapt from 53% to 250% of free float in a single week. BKYI and CYAB also saw dramatic surges, rising 65 and 47 percentage points respectively.
TSLA sits at just 2.5% of float shorted ahead of its 21 October earnings print. ORTEX alt data shows German car registrations running 269% above the same quarter last year, a dataset that leads Tesla revenue by 43 days. GM reports on 20 October. Its short interest is also minimal at 2.4%, though ORTEX consumer credit data shows GM auto-loan delinquencies running 1.2 standard deviations above the peer group trust average as of 29 September.
FLWS rounds out the extremes. The florist holds 79% short interest with 31.4 days to cover.
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