LYFT Lyft SI jumped 3.7 points in three days. The rideshare stock hit 25% short interest as bears piled in amid market volatility. The $5.3B company absorbed heavy skepticism despite Iran war oil price spikes favoring urban mobility.
QCOM Qualcomm SI spiked 2.4 points in 72 hours to 6.2%. The $137B chip giant saw fresh short positions despite AI infrastructure demand. Borrow costs stayed dirt cheap at 0.43% suggesting plenty of supply.
CRWV CoreWeave SI rose 2.5 points to 18.9% in three days. The $34B AI cloud infrastructure provider faced growing bear conviction even as data center buildouts accelerated. Cost to borrow remained below 0.5% showing easy availability.
SPHR Sphere Entertainment hit 31.6% SI climbing 3 points weekly. The $3.2B Vegas venue operator battled persistent shorts despite unique positioning. GRND Grindr climbed to 29.2% adding 2.8 points.
HTZ Hertz dominated extremes at 50.8% SI with 19 DTC. The rental car name faced 7.5% borrow costs showing severe squeeze risk. Hims & Hers held 42.2% as telehealth absorbed defensive rotation.
Iran conflict drove focus to rare earths. USAR USA Rare Earth SI jumped 4.9 points to 23.5%. HYMC Hycroft Mining rose 4.5 points to 18.1% as gold miners gained traction.
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