Bears made their biggest moves in weeks on a clutch of US growth names. Data as of June 1 shows dramatic short interest shifts worth watching closely.
Dave Inc. DAVE is the week's biggest mover. SI jumped from 16.8% to 32.1% of free float in just seven days — a 15-point surge. Short sellers doubled down on the fintech lender in one of the sharpest weekly moves tracked across mid-caps.
GRND Grindr saw an even more eye-catching spike in proportional terms. SI leapt from just 1.9% to 13.6% — a near seven-fold increase week-on-week. Bears appear to be building a fresh position in the LGBTQ+ dating app.
CHWY Chewy remains one of the most heavily shorted consumer names. At 59.7% of free float, SI ticked up another 7.8 points on the week. Pet food bears aren't going away.
WOLF Wolfspeed's short interest hit a staggering 126.7% — the highest among large caps tracked. That's up 9 points from last week. The struggling chip maker continues to attract aggressive short sellers.
On the other side, Shake Shack saw shorts retreat sharply. SI fell nearly 5 points to , suggesting some bears are covering.
TEM Tempus AI also drew fresh shorts — up 7.5 points to 30.9% — as Michael Burry publicly flagged dot-com parallels in AI stocks this week, rattling sentiment across the sector.
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