Short sellers turned aggressive this week. Wolfspeed topped the movers list with SI % of FF jumping nearly 10 percentage points in just seven days — now sitting at a bruising 49.9%. The silicon carbide chipmaker has been hammered by weak EV demand. Availability of shares to borrow is razor-thin at just 1.3%, suggesting bears are scraping the barrel to add positions.
Avis Budget Group remains one of Wall Street's most shorted mid-caps. SI % FF sits at 69% with barely any shares left to borrow — availability at 0.97%. That extreme squeeze setup hasn't triggered yet, but the conditions are primed.
Figma also saw a notable climb, with SI % FF rising +6.3 points to 25.3% over the week. Design-tool skeptics appear to be fading its recent IPO momentum.
Vail Resorts attracted fresh bears too — SI jumped +5.8 points to 22.1%, possibly reflecting concern about next ski season's bookings amid macro uncertainty.
On the social-media darling front, GameStop shorts actually retreated slightly. SI dipped from 14.2% to 13.8% of FF. Tesla shorts crept up modestly to 2.5% of FF — still tiny relative to the stock's meme-stock history.
Super Micro Computer posted the sharpest rise among popular names, up +1.2 points to 16.6% of FF, as bears reload on ongoing accounting scrutiny.
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