Bears Circle Liquidia, Grindr and Cerebras

Short sellers made their biggest moves this week in three mid-cap names. LQDA saw the sharpest jump among larger stocks. Short interest climbed to 26.7% of free float, up 8 percentage points in seven days.

GRND was close behind. Bears pushed short interest in the dating app company to 20.4% of free float, a gain of 7 percentage points on the week. CBRS also drew fresh attention. Short interest in the AI chipmaker rose to 20.1%, up 4.6 points over the same period. Availability stands at just 79%, signalling tightening borrow.

CHWY remains the most shorted sizable retail name. Short interest sits at 86.5% of free float. Days to cover is 2.7. The stock has barely moved in three months.

WOLF carries 84.4% short interest. Days to cover is nearly 10, making a squeeze scenario unusually plausible if positive news hits.

On the index front, ORTEX Rebalance Radar flags LUCK as a high short-score name with 34.4 days to cover. Lucky Strike Entertainment has dropped 42% in three months.

FABC carries the highest ORTEX short score at 92.9 and a cost to borrow of 236%. That borrowing cost alone signals extreme bearish pressure.

Immuneering (IMRX) draws separate attention. ORTEX alt data shows its drug trial completion date is running 1.8 standard deviations ahead of its own history, a faster pace than usual.