Short sellers are making bold moves this week. WOLF stands out with a staggering SI of 131% of free float — up nearly 20 percentage points in just seven days. Zero shares are available to borrow. That signals extreme bearish pressure on the chipmaker.
CHWY is another headline mover. Short interest jumped nearly 8 points to 61% of FF this week. Bears are clearly skeptical ahead of the pet retailer's next earnings test.
Social-media darling GME tells a different story. Short interest dipped from 15.8% to 14.9% of FF — bears quietly covering. AMC saw a sharper drop, falling to 9.3% FF, down 1.8 points. Short squeeze risk is easing on both meme names.
GRND (Grindr) saw shorts surge to 12.9% FF, up over 10 points. That's a new and notable build worth watching.
On the other side, BBAI (BigBear.ai) saw covering — SI fell 3.4 points to . remains lightly shorted at just , virtually unchanged.
HOOD is drawing options market attention ahead of earnings. SI sits at a modest 4.8% FF, but bullish call activity is surging, per ORTEX signals.
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