CAR Avis Budget topped short interest charts at 92.7% of free float. The $7.2B rental car firm absorbed another 6.5 points in just three days. Financial Times highlighted investor losses after the stock's 400% meme-style surge reversed sharply.
Bears piled into weekly movers showing fresh conviction. WOLF Wolfspeed SI jumped 6.2 points to 45.8% as the $1.4B semiconductor maker faced pressure. LOCL Local Bounti exploded 61 points in one week hitting 73.7% SI.
Biotech names dominated extreme positioning. SNSE Sensei Biotherapeutics held 126.2% SI with 14-point weekly increase. The $44M biotech soared 201% in three months yet drew massive bets against. Cost to borrow spiked to 236% APR.
KALV KalVista climbed to 71.6% adding 2.4 points this week. The $977M pharma firm held 18.3 days to cover showing extreme bear conviction. FLWS 1-800-Flowers sat at 86.2% with 24 days to cover.
China-linked microcaps showed wild swings. ELPW Elong Power SI jumped 52 points in seven days hitting 121%. FCHL Fitness Champs exploded from 148% to 6360% showing data anomaly or reverse split distortion.
Availability stayed tight across heavily shorted names despite borrow costs rising.
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