Short Sellers Circle Chewy and CoreWeave

CHWY carries the most extreme short position among large US stocks. Short interest sits at 91.5% of free float. That is up 4.3 percentage points in a week, the biggest weekly rise in the dataset.

IBTA is the second-most notable mover. Short interest climbed 2.8 points to 46.2% of free float. The cost to borrow stands at 1.2%, and available shares represent just 24% of current short interest, meaning the trade is getting crowded.

CRWV keeps attracting bearish attention. Short interest on the AI cloud computing name rose 2 points to 21.1% of free float. The stock carries a $28 billion market cap, making the $6 billion in shorted value notable.

TSLA sits at the other end. Short interest is just 2.5% of free float, well below its historical range. ORTEX alt-data shows German electric car registrations running 269% above the same quarter last year. Tesla reports earnings on 21 October.

RDVT (Red Violet) saw Wikipedia page views spike 10 standard deviations above normal on 19 October, a sharp surge in retail attention worth watching for short-side pressure if momentum builds.