Short sellers ramped up pressure on WOLF this week. Short interest hit 57.6% of free float — up 6.5 percentage points in just seven days. That's the biggest weekly jump among mid-cap US stocks. Wolfspeed shares have already fallen hard in 2026. Bears are not letting up.
ADT also drew fresh attention. Its SI % FF jumped from 6.7% to 9.9% over the week. Security stocks rarely attract this kind of short pressure.
On the other end, AKAM surged 29% overnight after strong earnings. Its short interest sits at 12% of float — and availability is a huge 424%. Short covering may have fuelled part of that rally.
RUM remains a social media darling — and a short seller target. SI holds at 25.2% of FF with a cost to borrow of 41%. Availability is near zero at just 0.07%. A squeeze catalyst could ignite fast.
NFE — New Fortress Energy — hit 100% utilisation, matching its 52-week high. SI is with only 2% availability. Shorts are packed in tight.
Wheels Up tops the extreme list at 174% SI of FF. Zero shares available to borrow. Watch this one closely.
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