Edited by Peter Hillerberg1 min readStories are generated from ORTEX data and reviewed by the ORTEX team. How we publish
Chewy is the week's most striking short interest mover. Its SI % of Free Float jumped to 91.3%, up from 66.0% just seven days ago. That 25-percentage-point surge in a week is one of the largest single-week increases among mid-cap US names. Days to cover stands at 3.3, and the cost to borrow remains low at 0.4%, so bears can hold their positions cheaply.
Wolfspeed stays near the top of the most-shorted list at 83.8% of FF. Hertz sits at 73.2%, with shares down almost 4% over three months as the car rental firm struggles.
Tesla reports earnings on 21 October. Short interest is only 2.5% of FF, relatively modest for such a high-profile name. ORTEX alt data shows German car registrations running 269% above the same quarter last year. That dataset has a 43-day lead on Tesla revenue with a strong historical fit.
On the covering side, MiniMed Group saw its SI % FF drop 73 percentage points over the week, falling from 103% to 30%. That is a major short squeeze candidate resolving quickly.
EverCommerce carries a short score of 96 with 92.9% cost to borrow and only 3.3% availability, signalling squeezed supply for new shorts. Lucky Strike Entertainment also scores 95 on the short score with shares down 35% over three months.
Talen Energy has 6.3% short interest. ORTEX nuclear output data shows its reactor ran 10 standard deviations below its own history in the week to 9 October, an extreme reading worth watching ahead of any operational update.
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