Short sellers stepped up activity this week across a range of popular names. Data as of May 5 shows some striking moves.
GameStop (GME) saw its SI % of free float climb to 16.3%, up from 13.8% just seven days earlier. That 2.5 percentage point jump is notable for a stock that still carries a meme army. With 18.7 days-to-cover and a short score of 94, RUM (Rumble) is one of the most exposed large-cap names. Availability is near zero at just 0.08% — shorts can barely add more positions.
WOLF (Wolfspeed) now sits at 52.7% SI % FF, up from 49.9% a week ago. The chip maker continues to attract heavy bearish attention amid ongoing cash burn concerns.
AMC also edged higher, with SI % FF rising to 16.6% from 14.8%. Both AMC and GME remain social media favourites — any news can trigger rapid squeezes.
On the extreme end, SOUN (SoundHound AI) carries with a cost to borrow of 24%. drew fresh attention after Elon Musk called the GB300 chip "the best AI computer," reinforcing the bullish AI narrative that keeps shorts wary of that name.
PCT (PureCycle Technologies) holds 36.4% SI % FF with borrowing costs near 13.5% and only 7.9% availability — a classic squeeze setup if sentiment shifts.
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