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Short sellers ramped up bets across a range of stocks this week. Data from ORTEX shows SI% of Free Float rising sharply at several names through May 14.
WOLF leads mid-cap movers. Wolfspeed's short interest jumped nearly 29 percentage points in a week. SI now sits at 89.3% of free float. The semiconductor firm has surged 252% in three months — bears appear unconvinced.
CVNA sees an 8-point spike. Carvana's SI% climbed from 2.1% to 10.1% in just seven days. That's a fivefold increase. Short sellers are circling the used-car platform after its strong recent run.
LCID stays in the crosshairs. Lucid Group's SI hit 34.7%, up from 27.7% last week. EV skepticism shows no sign of fading.
SOUN carries one of the highest short scores. SoundHound AI scores 85.8 on ORTEX's short score with 39.3% of float shorted. Cost to borrow is steep at 25.4%. Bears are paying up to hold the position.
RUM also draws attention. Rumble carries a short score of 89.4 and a 23.5% cost to borrow. Availability is razor-thin at just 0.4% — nearly impossible to add new short positions.
Meanwhile, LYFT crept up to 28.9% SI, and FLNC (Fluence Energy) hit 31.6%. Both are names with squeeze potential if sentiment shifts.
This is not financial advice. Short interest data sourced from ORTEX.
ORTEX Market Intelligence content is generated by AI from a snapshot of ORTEX's proprietary data. Content is informational only and does not constitute investment advice.
