Short sellers turned aggressive this week. Several mid-cap names saw short interest spike by over 5 percentage points in just seven days.
SCHL led the charge. Scholastic's SI % of Free Float jumped from 13.8% to 21.9% — a gain of 8.2 percentage points week-over-week. MTN (Vail Resorts) followed close behind, rising from 16.2% to 22.3%. Bears appear to be betting on a tough end-of-season for the ski industry.
WOLF (Wolfspeed) remains one of the most heavily shorted names, with SI hitting 50.1% of free float — up another 4.2 points on the week. The semiconductor maker continues to struggle, and short sellers show no sign of covering.
SOC (Sable Offshore) also attracted fresh shorts, climbing to 38.7% FF. VITL (Vital Farms) hit 37.1%, up 5.3 points.
On the other side, CAR (Avis Budget Group) saw a dramatic squeeze, with SI collapsing from 68.7% to 44.3% in a week — a 24-point drop. PINS (Pinterest) also saw shorts retreat sharply, falling from 20.6% to 14.8% after a solid earnings reaction. APLS (Apellis Pharmaceuticals) dropped 10 points to 15.6%.
SNSE (Sensei Biotherapeutics) tops the absolute rankings at 117% SI/FF with a cost to borrow of 234% — a classic squeeze setup worth watching.
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