Short sellers have been busy this week. Several names saw sharp moves in short interest — and a few are flashing squeeze signals.
ONCO (Onconetix) is the standout. SI jumped from 14% to 214% of free float in just seven days. That is an extreme build-up in a tiny stock. FABC (Fabric.AI) and INHD (Inno Holdings) both saw SI rise over 70 percentage points in the same period.
Among larger names, WOLF (Wolfspeed) climbed to 50% SI of free float, up 4.2pp in a week. Only 2% availability remains — new shorts are nearly locked out.
CAR (Avis Budget) sits at a punishing 64.8% SI of FF, with availability at just 8.8%. Days-to-cover stands at 3.9. (SoundHound AI) carries and a cost-to-borrow of APR — short sellers are paying dearly to hold that position. Availability is zero.
BBAI (BigBear.ai) has hit 93% utilization, near multi-year highs per ORTEX data. SI sits at 26% of free float, with barely 7% availability. That combination often precedes a violent squeeze.
XRX (Xerox) also caught attention today after its put/call ratio hit a 52-week high of 6.79 — even as the stock rallied 43% in a single session.
Data sourced from ORTEX. Not financial advice.
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