Short sellers have been busy this week. The action is concentrated in mid-cap names rather than the usual meme suspects.
Nuclear energy is a fresh target. SMR (NuScale Power) saw its SI % FF jump to 22.0%, up nearly 5 points in seven days. Fellow nuclear play OKLO climbed to 21.0% SI, up 3.3 points. Bears are clearly skeptical of the nuclear revival trade.
Design software under pressure. FIG (Figma) hit 23.6% SI % FF, rising 4.9 points week-on-week. The recently-listed design giant is drawing heavy bearish interest. Automation software name PATH (UiPath) also rose to 26.0%, up 3.8 points.
Ski resort operator MTN (Vail Resorts) leads mid-cap movers with SI jumping to 21.9% from 16.4% — a 5.5 point surge.
sits at , barely changed. remains lightly shorted at just 2.5%. Social media chatter about a GameStop retro gaming strategy keeps it on watch, but short sellers appear unmoved.
Crypto miner WULF (TeraWulf) carries 27.3% SI and added 3 points this week. Bearish positioning across the crypto mining space remains heavy.
The standout extreme: SNSE tops the highest-shorted list at 119% SI % FF with a cost to borrow of 235%. Bears are paying a steep price to hold that position.
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