Short sellers are making bold moves this week. Wolfspeed leads the charge among larger names. Its short interest hit 59.7% of free float — up 9 points in just seven days. The semiconductor maker has been battered all year. Bears see more pain ahead.
More striking is Carvana. SI jumped from 2% to nearly 9% of free float in a week. That's a massive repositioning in a $55bn market cap stock. Short sellers appear to be fading the used-car rally.
Among high-conviction shorts, Lucky Strike Entertainment carries the highest short score at 93.8 — with days-to-cover of 32. That's a very tight squeeze setup. Rumble follows closely, with a 93.2 short score and near-zero availability at just 0.3% of short interest.
In the micro-cap space, Aspire Biopharma saw SI explode from 59% to 1,726% of free float week-over-week — a sign of heavy dilution or share structure chaos.
Macro backdrop matters too. Iran war headlines are pushing oil higher. That's driving short covering in energy names while defense stocks face fresh selling pressure.
Markets remain volatile. Short interest data reflects real positioning — and right now, the bears are busy.
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