Edited by Peter Hillerberg1 min readStories are generated from ORTEX data and reviewed by the ORTEX team. How we publish
Short sellers ramped up positions sharply this week across several US names, with semiconductor firm WOLF leading the charge.
Wolfspeed hits 131% SI — the biggest mover of the week. Short interest jumped nearly 20 percentage points in seven days, now sitting at 131% of free float. That figure reflects heavy borrowing against a battered float. Cost to borrow stands at 10.7%, but availability has hit zero. Bears are locked in tight.
CHWY also saw a notable rise. Chewy's SI climbed from 53% to 61% of free float over the past week. The pet retail stock remains one of the most shorted mid-caps in the US. Shorts have nearly doubled their position since May 1.
GRND, the dating app Grindr, saw a sudden short interest spike — jumping from just 2.3% to nearly 13% in a single week. That's a 10.6 percentage point move. The stock had been trending lower on social media feeds before the surge.
On the other side, JKS (JinkoSolar) saw shorts retreat sharply. SI dropped 27% in one week, falling to just 3% of float. Cost to borrow remains negligible at 0.44%.
TEM (Tempus AI) and WING (Wingstop) also attracted fresh short attention, both rising over 5-7 percentage points week-on-week.
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