Analyst data tools are currently unavailable, but ORTEX short interest data tells a clear story about where bearish pressure is building in the S&P 500.
CTSH saw the sharpest weekly rise in the index. Short interest jumped 1.5 percentage points in seven days. It now sits at 10.8% of free float. Cognizant faces ongoing pressure from AI-driven disruption to IT services demand.
CPB remains one of the most-shorted S&P 500 names. Shorts hold 24.2% of its free float. Availability is tight at just 31.6% of short interest. That signals limited room for new bears to enter.
SWKS tells a different story. Short interest rose to 17.2% of free float this week. Yet availability stands at 156%. That means borrow is plentiful. New short positions are easy to establish at just 0.73% cost to borrow.
SATS leads the S&P 500 with 30.7% of free float sold short. It added another 0.8 points this week. Cost to borrow remains low at 0.9%. Bears have staying power here.
EPAM and IT both edged higher. Each carries over 16% short interest. Both are exposed to enterprise software spending trends watched closely by analysts.
On the cover side, WYNN and APTV saw short interest fall. WYNN dropped 0.7 points to 11.7%. APTV fell 0.6 points to 4.1%.
This note reflects ORTEX short interest data as of 21 May 2026. Not financial advice.
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.
