CAR Avis Budget absorbed a brutal week as SI climbed 13 points to 70%. Bears piled on the $5.2B rental car giant amid Iran war oil surge. The stock held 70% short interest showing extreme conviction.
CDNL Cardinal Infrastructure exploded from 1% to 15% SI in seven days. The $555M utility name grabbed fresh short attention. PINS Pinterest SI doubled to 14% from 8% as the $10B social platform faced pressure.
CRWV CoreWeave SI jumped 6 points to 23% as the $31B AI infrastructure provider drew skepticism. The cloud computing name gained 40% in three months yet bears increased bets.
Energy dominated market headlines with Trump threatening Iran's oil sector. Crude hit $100 as Middle East conflict intensified. Steve Eisman declared the war is running the entire stock market now.
BBY Best Buy saw covering as SI dropped 2.5 points to 12%. The $13B electronics retailer benefited from defensive rotation. HPE HPE SI fell 2 points to 6% as the $32B tech infrastructure name grabbed AI demand flows.
Tesla faced autonomy questions as Nvidia and Uber rebuild AV stacks without them. The shift triggered defensive positioning across auto tech names.
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