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Short sellers are piling into some of the market's hottest stories. Wolfspeed leads the bearish pack. Its SI % of FF hit 129.9% — up nearly 27 points in a week. That is extraordinary pressure on a semiconductor…
Wolfspeed is the defining story of the week for short sellers. Short interest hit 129.9% of free float — up from 103% seven days ago. Zero shares remain available to borrow. Borrow costs sit at 8.7% APR. That…
Options markets are sending sharp signals into the week's close — and the most interesting action sits away from mega-cap names. WOLF stands out with extreme short positioning. Short interest hit 130% of free float.…
The final stretch of June brings a cluster of notable results. All eyes land on NKE first. Nike reports its Q4 2026 figures on Monday, June 30. Short interest sits at 5.1% of free float. Investors want clarity on…
Micron Technology grabbed the most attention from the analyst community this week. The consensus target price jumped to $1,410 from $1,398. All 38 covering analysts hold a buy rating. Short interest sits at just 3.7%…
The biggest insider story of the past fortnight centres on ASTS. Founder and CEO Abel Avellan filed on June 23, disclosing he sold 2.5 million shares at $58.68 on June 22. That trade was worth $146.7 million — a…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. WaterBridge Infrastructure saw the biggest weekly jump. Its SI % of FF leapt from 31.7% to 85.5% — a 54-point surge in just seven days. Wolfspeed remains the most extreme name…
Alumis Inc. heads into its June 30 quarterly earnings with short sellers rebuilding positions at pace — even as the stock climbs toward a six-week high. The sharpest signal this week is the sudden acceleration in short…
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals heads into the final week of June with a striking divergence: short interest is climbing to a one-month high while options traders have swung to their most bullish posture in at least a…
Cerus Corporation is heading into its August earnings window with short interest running at a multi-month high — even as the stock posts its best weekly gain in some time and options traders turn unmistakably…
P911 enters the final week of June with a borrowing market that has abruptly seized up — cost to borrow surged from roughly 10% to 155% in a single session, while the stock shed nearly 10% across the week. The clearest…
Hilton Grand Vacations heads into the final trading week of June with a striking disconnect between insider selling and improving short-side sentiment. The most arresting data point this week is not in the borrow…
ISDMR, the Turkish steelmaker Iskenderun Demir ve Çelik, heads into its July 24 earnings release with the lending market as loose as it has been all year — and with a peer group that spent the week going in opposite…
Eli Lilly and Company has shifted gear sharply this week, with the stock posting its strongest five-session gain in months as shorts continue to pull back — the question now is whether the move is sustainable heading…
June 28 marks the final day of Q2. Markets are absorbing a wave of signals simultaneously. Short sellers are piling in, insiders are cashing out, and a string of earnings loom. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed lower…
The final days of June deliver a busy earnings calendar. No IPOs are on the radar for the next seven days, so all eyes fall on corporate results. Today and Tomorrow Asia Orient Holdings and Tecsys both report tomorrow,…
Analysts raised targets across several sectors this week. Micron Technology saw the biggest move. The consensus average target price jumped to $1,410 from $1,398. That follows strong memory demand and AI-driven chip…
A wave of insider selling hit US markets this week, with leadership teams at three companies filing large disposals within days of each other. AMAT saw the most concentrated activity. CEO Gary Dickerson filed sales…
Short sellers made bold moves this week. Data as of June 25 shows some of the sharpest seven-day swings seen this quarter. WaterBridge Infrastructure topped the surge chart. Its SI % of FF jumped 54 percentage points…
Today is June 28 — the final trading session of Q2 2026. Quarter-end dynamics are running through every asset class at once. Wolfspeed is the most extreme short story in the market right now. Short interest hit 130% of…
