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Short sellers are making moves. The clearest signal from the past week comes from Avis Budget Group, where short interest as a percentage of free float dropped sharply — from 54.9% to 43.2% in just seven days. That's a major cover. Bears are retreating fast from one of the market's most heavily shorted large-caps.
On the flip side, shorts are piling into micro-cap names at a breathtaking pace. Inno Holdings saw its SI % of free float explode from 55% to 1,734% in a week. That kind of reading screams technical short pressure rather than fundamental conviction.
Among names with bigger market caps, Coinbase sits at 11.2% SI % FF with a slight dip week-over-week. GameStop is at 13.6%, easing down from 14.3% — squeeze threat fading for now.
Sensei Biotherapeutics is a name worth watching. Its SI % FF stands at 117%, up 205% in price over three months. That's a classic short-squeeze setup — high short interest colliding with a surging stock.
Aptiv is in the news today after badly missing Q2 guidance. Yet its SI is only 3.8% — shorts didn't anticipate this miss. Expect that number to climb.
Strategy Inc holds steady at 10.8% SI with minimal change. Crypto volatility isn't pulling new shorts in — or pushing them out.
Data as of May 1, 2026. Not financial advice.
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