Short sellers stepped up activity this week across several closely-watched names. WOLF leads mid-cap bears with SI at 52.7% of free float — up nearly 3 points in seven days. Availability is nearly zero at 2.4%, making new short positions very hard to open. That squeeze setup is worth watching.
GME climbed back into focus. Short interest hit 16.3% of FF, adding 2.5 percentage points over the week. Cost to borrow remains cheap at 1.4%, but availability sits at just 39.5%. Retail chatter on social platforms remains active around the stock.
AMC followed a similar path, with SI rising to 16.6% of FF from 14.8% last week.
AI voice stock SOUN stays heavily shorted at 37.5% of FF with cost to borrow above 25%. Availability has hit zero — no shares left to borrow. A sharp squeeze could follow any positive catalyst.
HTZ holds at with availability below 1%. Short sellers show no sign of covering despite a 23% three-month price rise.
Among micro-caps, BDRX saw the most dramatic move. SI surged from 60% to 681% of free float in seven days — a sign of extreme dislocation in a tiny, illiquid name. LRHC and XXII also saw SI spike above 100% over the same period.
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