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Perfect! Now I have all the data I need. Let me write the article focusing on fresh movers and avoiding the excluded tickers.

Bears Swarm Rental Stocks

CAR Avis Budget absorbed extreme short pressure hitting 88% SI this week. The $9B rental giant jumped 101% in three months yet bears piled in. Days to cover reached 14.9 showing massive positioning. Cost to borrow spiked to 3.5% as availability shrank to 21%.

HTZ Hertz held 49% SI with 17.5 DTC. The rival rental operator grabbed 5.3% CTB as shorts targeted overlapping exposure. Bears showed coordinated conviction across ground transportation.

DAVE Dave Inc SI jumped 5 points in three days alone. The $2B fintech hit 18.3% up from 13.2% showing rapid bear accumulation. SOFI SoFi absorbed fresh analyst pressure today. Keefe Bruyette cut the price target to $17 maintaining underperform as SI held 11.8%.

HIMS Hims & Hers climbed to 40% SI despite falling 40% year to date. The telehealth name held just 3.3 DTC suggesting active trading. Bears targeted the oversold stock at RSI 45.

KALV KalVista topped biotech shorts at 72% SI. The $1B pharma soared 22% quarterly yet faced persistent skepticism. NEGG Newegg SI rose to 49% adding 2.6 points this week as e-commerce stocks drew pressure.

Iran ceasefire sparked relief rally erasing recent oil volatility.

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