Short interest tells a stark story this Friday. Wolfspeed sits at 131% of free float — up nearly 20 points in one week. Zero shares remain available to borrow. That is extreme bear pressure by any measure. Chewy is next, with SI % FF climbing from 53% to 61% in seven days. Bears are positioning ahead of its next earnings print. Grindr is the week's biggest surprise. Its short interest jumped nearly fivefold — from 2.3% to 12.9% — in a single week. That kind of rapid build is rare and worth watching.
Insider selling dominated filings this week. The Walton Family Trust filed over $250 million in WMT sales, with shares moving near all-time highs. TWLO board member Andrew Stafman sold exactly one million shares for $184 million on May 27. Ralph Lauren filed a $100 million sale in on May 28 — just days after strong earnings. CEO filings also landed ahead of the June 2 earnings call.
A heavy reporting slate opens next week. Medtronic reports Q4 2026 results Wednesday — the biggest name of the week at $97 billion market cap. Analysts pulled coverage across medtech Friday, hitting Abbott, Boston Scientific, and Edwards Lifesciences simultaneously. Dollar General reports Tuesday. Bears reloaded after its Q1 miss. CrowdStrike now trades above every analyst target it just received. Options skew bullish. Robinhood faces a similar test — call flow is heavy, but earnings now need to deliver.
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