Edited by Peter Hillerberg1 min readStories are generated from ORTEX data and reviewed by the ORTEX team. How we publish
CHWY saw the biggest short interest jump of the week. SI as a percentage of free float hit 91.3%, up 25 points in just seven days. That is a dramatic move for a mid-cap retailer. Shares barely budged over three months, suggesting short sellers are betting on a delayed crack.
WOLF (Wolfspeed) sits at 83.8% short interest. Zero shares are available to borrow. Days to cover stands at over 10, making this one of the tightest setups in the US market right now.
HTZ (Hertz) remains deeply shorted at 73.2% of free float. Cost to borrow has climbed to nearly 20%. No availability remains. The rental car firm's EV fleet struggles continue to weigh on sentiment.
FLWS (1-800-Flowers) carries nearly 79% short interest with 31 days to cover. Availability is thin at just 41%. Bears are patient here.
TSLA tells a different story. Short interest is just 2.5% of free float. ORTEX alt data shows German car registrations pointing to Tesla revenue running 269% above the same quarter last year. The company reports on 21 October. With the Fabrinet MSCI World deletion in play this week (ORTEX Index Radar puts $826M of forced selling at risk), index-driven flows add another variable to watch across large-caps into Monday's cut-off.
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