Short sellers are making bold moves this week. WOLF (Wolfspeed) stands out among larger names. Its SI % of Free Float jumped to 80.1% — up 22.5 percentage points in just seven days. Shares have surged 253% over three months, yet bears keep pressing. Zero shares are available to borrow, signalling maximum short conviction.
The wildest move belongs to HCWB (HCW Biologics). Short interest exploded 290% in one week, hitting 21.3% of float. Utilization is pegged at 100%. Cost to borrow hit 330% APR. Only 7% availability of SI remains. This is a textbook squeeze setup — but the float is tiny at just $2.3M market cap.
STAA (STAAR Surgical) carries the heaviest short load among mid-caps. SI % FF sits near 95% with days-to-cover at 7.2. Shares have rallied 83% in three months. A squeeze here would be significant.
WOK (WORK Medical Technology) saw a staggering SI jump — from 5.8% to 145% of float in one week. Micro-cap chaos.
Elsewhere, saw shorts retreat sharply — SI collapsed . Covering, not adding, is the story there.
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