CAR Avis Budget SI hit 92.7% after last week's short squeeze nightmare. Bears added 5.5 points in seven days showing conviction rebounds. FT reported investors nursing losses after the rental car giant soared 400% echoing 2021 meme stock chaos before collapsing. Cost to borrow jumped to 8.4% while availability vanished to just 0.07% of SI.
SNSE Sensei Biotherapeutics topped all stocks at 126% SI. The micro-cap biotech absorbed extreme borrow costs at 237% APR. Availability stayed thin at 11.6% as bears remained trapped.
WOLF Wolfspeed SI surged 6.3 points weekly to 45.8%. The chip maker saw relentless shorting pressure climb from 36.7% a month ago. Bears piled in despite semiconductor sector volatility.
KALV KalVista Pharmaceuticals climbed to 71.6% adding 4 points this week. The biotech held 18.3 days to cover showing slow exit potential. LCID Lucid jumped to 33.4% as EV skeptics added 3.7 points.
Retail rental and biotech sectors dominated extreme positioning as bears targeted post-squeeze wreckage and clinical trial risks.
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