Edited by Peter Hillerberg1 min readStories are generated from ORTEX data and reviewed by the ORTEX team. How we publish
CHWY's short interest rocketed to 91.3% of free float this week. That is up from 66% just seven days ago, a 25-point jump. It is the sharpest single-week move among mid-to-large US stocks right now. Bears are not buying the pet retail story.
SKYD is another name drawing fresh sellers. Short interest at the media company climbed to 65% of free float from 50% last week. LCID sits at 62.7% and carries 12.4 days to cover, with availability of borrowable shares near zero, making a squeeze technically possible.
TSLA reports on 21 October. Short interest is low at just 2.5% of free float, a sign bears have stepped back. German car registration data tracked by ORTEX shows a leading indicator running up 269% on the same quarter last year, all three months in.
WOLF remains the most heavily shorted large-cap semiconductor name at 83.8% of free float, with 10 days to cover. On the squeeze watch side, TAP saw its short interest drop nearly 4 points to 14.6%, and TLN shed 4 points to 6.3%.
ORTEX Index Rebalance Radar flags FN (Fabrinet) with deletion odds from the MSCI World jumping from 8% to 49% overnight. Forced selling could reach $550M.
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