YOOV — Concorde International Group Ltd. — has seen one of the sharpest short-selling buildups of the year. Short interest exploded 6,421% over the past week to 15.6% of free float. The borrow market moved in lockstep.
Short interest stood at roughly 4,000 shares as recently as May 8. By May 14 it had reached 355,000 shares. That is a 2,344% single-day jump on May 14 alone.
Cost to borrow tracked the move. CTB stood at 49.4% on May 8. It hit 310.7% by May 14 — an 87% rise in one week and its highest level in over a month.
Availability has tightened dramatically alongside. The borrow pool was effectively untouched as recently as May 11, with near-zero borrowing activity. By May 14, availability had collapsed as the lending pool filled. The ORTEX short score jumped from 24.9 on May 8 to 60.4 on May 14 — the sharpest five-day move in the available history.
YOOV reported earnings on May 12. The stock fell 37.8% on the day of that announcement. A second earnings event was scheduled for May 15 after market close.
The sequence is clear. Short interest spiked into and around the May 12 print. Cost to borrow briefly dipped on May 12 — to 64.4% from 168% the week prior — as borrow demand temporarily eased. Then, heading into the May 15 report, short sellers piled back in hard. The stock had recovered 76% on a single day, setting up a fresh bearish opportunity for those who missed the first move.
The days-to-cover (DTC) rank sits at the 99th percentile. Only 8% of stocks carry a higher short score.
The rapid tightening of availability is the key signal here. From near-zero utilization across most of May, the lending pool has been almost entirely absorbed in a 24-hour window. At 92.3%, availability has moved from loose to very tight in a single session.
CTB at 311% means short sellers are paying a steep annualised rate to hold their positions. That cost creates pressure to cover or reduce exposure, particularly if the stock moves against them again.
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