The week's most dramatic short story is WOLF. Short interest hit 94.9% of free float — up 11.2 percentage points in seven days. Zero shares remain available to borrow. New short positions are effectively closed. Squeeze risk is at its highest in months. CHWY carries 52.2% short interest with plenty of borrow still available at 604% of SI, keeping bears in control for now.
WDAY beat Q2 sales estimates and reaffirmed full-year guidance of $10.635–$10.660B. Call activity around today's expiry is elevated. Short interest sits at 13.8% of free float. Meanwhile, BIIB and DNLI scrapped their Parkinson's drug BIIB122 after a Phase 2b trial missed all endpoints. Put buyers moved fast on both names.
Next week is packed. CRM, MRVL, and SNPS all report Wednesday. COST follows Thursday. AI demand and cloud spending are the central questions for each print. AZO kicks off Tuesday with Q3 auto parts results.
California Governor Gavin Newsom called on residents to avoid CVX, accusing big oil of profiting from the Trump administration's Iran policy. The comment adds political pressure to an already volatile energy sector.
Colliers CEO Jay Hennick filed over $29M in purchases this week — a strong buy signal. On the other side, a TWLO board member filed a $130.6M sale. The contrast captures the week's broader tone: selective conviction from some, caution from others.
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