FCHL Fitness Champs SI exploded to 6,360% this week. The stock rocketed from 149% seven days ago. Bears piled into the micro-cap fitness name with unprecedented aggression.
ELPW Elong Power grabbed 121% SI adding 52 points in three days. The electrical equipment maker absorbed coordinated short attacks as cost to borrow hit 358%.
LOCL Local Bounti surged to 74% SI jumping 61 points weekly. The controlled environment agriculture name faced brutal borrow costs at 322%. Only 28% availability remained showing extreme squeeze potential.
SNSE Sensei Biotherapeutics held 126% SI climbing 14 points in seven days. The biotech saw cost to borrow spike to 237% with just 12% availability. The stock rallied 209% in three months yet bears kept adding.
CUE Cue Biopharma topped the extremes list at 141% SI. The $54M biotech climbed 55% quarterly while bears maintained positions. Borrow costs stayed elevated at 16%.
CAR Avis Budget absorbed renewed attention after FT reported investors nursing losses from a failed short squeeze. SI held at 93% with 8.8 days to cover. The rental giant surged 88% in three months before recent volatility.
Small-cap names dominated short surge activity as bears targeted speculative stocks amid broader market uncertainty.
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