Short sellers turned aggressive this past week. Wolfspeed leads every list right now.
WOLF saw its SI % of Free Float jump +36 points in seven days — from 71% to 107%. That is the largest single-week increase among mid-cap US stocks. Zero shares are available to borrow. Days to cover sits at 8. The chip maker has shed ground against rivals and its EPS outlook has collapsed 38% in a month. Short sellers smell blood.
LCID short interest climbed to 34.4% of free float, up nearly 7 points on the week. With only 0.4% of short interest available to borrow, new shorts face a squeeze risk. Chewy hit 37.7% SI % FF, up 4.8 points. Chewy is actively discussed on retail trading forums. Its borrow availability is enormous at 731% — shorts can still pile in easily.
Lucky Strike Entertainment carries a short score of 94, with 32 days to cover. Victoria's Secret short interest jumped +4.7 points in a week to 19.2% of FF. Papa John's rose +4.7 points to 18.9%.
These fast-moving names warrant close monitoring. Heavy short interest plus thin borrow availability is a classic short-squeeze setup — especially for WOLF and LCID.
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