Short sellers are piling into a fresh set of targets. Data as of May 29 shows some sharp moves over the past week.
WOLF leads the charge. Wolfspeed's short interest hit 130% of free float — up nearly 16 percentage points in seven days. Borrow availability has collapsed to zero. Shares available to short are essentially gone, making this one of the most extreme setups in the US market right now.
CHWY is another heavy target. Chewy's SI % FF jumped from 51% to 59% over the week. Despite cheap borrow costs, nearly 60% of its float is sold short — a level that makes any positive catalyst extremely dangerous for bears.
CROX caught fresh attention today. Short interest surged 20% in one week to 10.5% of float — its highest in months — even as the stock rallied 7.5%. Bears are fighting the tape.
FXI, the China large-cap ETF, is flashing squeeze signals. SI % FF is at 38%, up 34% in one week. Utilization hit 100% and borrow availability collapsed to just 5.1% — near a 52-week low.
GRND saw a dramatic 10-point weekly jump to 12% SI % FF. The social dating app stock is increasingly on short sellers' radar.
Data: ORTEX, as of May 29, 2026. Not financial advice.
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