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Short sellers intensified bets against a broad range of US stocks this week. ORTEX data through May 1 shows some sharp moves worth watching.
WOLF leads the movers. Short interest at Wolfspeed climbed to 50.2% of free float, up from 47.0% just seven days earlier — a 3.2 percentage point jump. The chipmaker is already one of the most heavily shorted mid-cap names in the market. Bears clearly see no relief ahead.
VITL is next. Vital Farms saw its SI% rise to 37.4%, from 34.4% a week ago. The egg and butter brand has become a surprising target. Short sellers seem unconvinced the premium food rally has legs.
Among smaller names, FLWS (1-800-Flowers) remains deeply shorted at 83.6% of free float. Its days-to-cover of nearly 15 makes any squeeze scenario worth monitoring.
RUM — Rumble — sits at 25.5% SI% FF with a cost-to-borrow of . That's expensive to hold short. Availability has essentially dried up at just 0.06%.
On the other side, UP (Wheels Up) saw its extreme 185% SI% FF reading pull back to 174%. Still extraordinarily high.
GME dipped slightly to 13.6%. TSLA remains lightly shorted at just 2.5% — bears have largely moved on.
This is not financial advice.
ORTEX Market Intelligence content is generated by AI from a snapshot of ORTEX's proprietary data. Content is informational only and does not constitute investment advice.
