Short sellers made bold moves this week. Dave Inc. saw the biggest jump among mid-cap names. Its SI % of FF leapt from 20.5% to 29.2% in just seven days — an 8.8 percentage-point spike.
Chewy remains the most heavily shorted large name in the US market. Bears hold 60.2% of its free float. Yet availability sits at 798% of SI, meaning shorts face no squeeze pressure for now.
Lucid Group hit an all-time low Thursday. Its SI % FF stands at 34.8%, with a cost to borrow of 11.2% APR. Availability has nearly dried up at just 1.1% of SI. That's a squeeze-watch setup.
Hims & Hers Health is almost untouchable for new shorts. Availability is 0% of SI, with 29.9% of the float already sold short. Fresh entries are near impossible.
Broadcom dominated headlines after a 12% single-day drop wiped $285bn in market cap. Yet its SI % FF barely moved, sitting at just 1.1%. Wall Street isn't betting against the dip.
Corsair Gaming also attracted fresh shorts this week, rising 3.2 percentage points to 17.2% of free float.
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