Short sellers are moving fast. Data from ORTEX shows WOLF — Wolfspeed — now has short interest at 48.2% of free float. That's up 11 points in just 30 days. Bears are betting the struggling silicon carbide chipmaker has further to fall.
SCHL is another surprise mover. Scholastic's SI % FF jumped from 12% to 22% in a month — a near doubling of bearish bets on the children's publisher.
WEN also crept higher. The Wendy's Company now sits at 31.1% SI % FF, up from 24.3% a month ago, as fast-food bears press on margin worries.
One big reversal stands out: CAR — Avis Budget Group — saw short interest collapse from 97% to 74% in a month. That's a major short squeeze or mass covering by bears who got out fast.
At the high-score end, LFVN LifeVantage carries an ORTEX short score of 96.6 — the highest in the market — with nearly half its float shorted and barely any shares left to borrow.
RUM Rumble holds a short score of 92.8 with 26% of its float shorted. Social media chatter around the platform remains elevated. Availability is near zero at just 0.02%, making new short positions nearly impossible to open.
With oil spiking above $110 on Middle East tensions and macro uncertainty running hot, short sellers are picking their spots carefully — and the data shows they're getting more selective.
This is not financial advice.
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