ORTEX Pulse
One-sentence market alerts triggered by data threshold crossings across short interest, cost to borrow, options flow, analyst ratings, and institutional positioning.
ORTEX Pulse
Showing 4251–4300 of 20157.
LFTOLFTO short interest surges 38.5% in one week to 782,738 shares, reversing month-long decline as cost to borrow stabilizes at 5.3%.13 Aug 2026NVTNVT short interest plummeted 31% over one week to 1.7% of free float, marking a sharp retreat as stock gains 5.6% weekly and availability surges to extreme 6,605%.13 Aug 2026ASXASX short interest surges 21% in one week to 10.9M shares, driven by semiconductor sector weakness and recent earnings disappointment.13 Aug 2026FRMIFRMI short interest surges 63% in one week to 7.5% of float, driven by stock rally and heavy analyst downgrades.13 Aug 2026SESE short interest plummets 36% in one week after earnings beat, falling to 12.2M shares as bears scramble to cover positions.13 Aug 2026BLSHBLSH short sellers face maximum strain as utilization hits 100%, highest in 52 weeks.13 Aug 2026FTIFTI short interest fell 23.5% over one week to 3.5% of float, though shares shorted ticked up 2.6% on Tuesday alone.13 Aug 2026VSTVST short interest tumbles 26.7% in one week to 2.65% of float, with 9.0M shares shorted as covering accelerates post-earnings.13 Aug 2026CBRSCBRS utilization hits 100%, matching 52-week high, as availability plunges to 0.6%—nearly all borrowed shares remain lent out, making fresh short positions extremely difficult to establish.13 Aug 2026STESTE short interest surges 38% in one week to 3.23% of free float, highest level since early July, as borrow availability remains extraordinarily loose at 3,221% relative to short positions.13 Aug 2026BTCBTC short interest swings wildly: shares short plunged 42% in one session to 1 million, yet surged 67% over the week—now at 0.91% of float as volatility grips Grayscale's Bitcoin Mini Trust.13 Aug 2026QSRQSR short interest surges 48% in one week to 5.6% of float, driven by sharp 5.4% single-day jump as sellers pile into the restaurant operator amid persistent same-store sales headwinds.13 Aug 2026CPAYCPAY short interest surges 35% in one week to 3.68% of float, driven by positioning shifts ahead of Q4 earnings momentum. Stock rose 3.8% weekly despite short buildup; utilization remains subdued at 5.65%, signaling ample borrowing availability for bears.13 Aug 2026NNENNE short sellers face maximum squeeze pressure as utilization hits 100%, availability plummets to 1.3%—highest borrow friction since tracking began.13 Aug 2026TAKTAK short interest falls 24% in one week to 2.73M shares, driven by covering as availability surges to 5,141% of SI.13 Aug 2026BIRKBIRK short shares available at just 0.19% of short interest, with utilization maxed at 100% for the 52nd consecutive day, creating acute scarcity for new short positions.13 Aug 2026BSBRBSBR short interest plunges 29% in one week to 7.4M shares, as availability surges to 128%, easing borrow pressure.13 Aug 2026ECEC short interest plummets 32% in one week to 6.6M shares, marking the sharpest pullback in two months as borrow availability tightens.13 Aug 2026RUMRUM utilization hits 99.11%, near the 52-week high of 100%, making shares nearly impossible to borrow as short interest reaches 12.65% of free float.13 Aug 2026MTMT short interest surges 42.8% in one week to 2.8M shares, driven by steel sector headwinds and weak demand signals.13 Aug 2026BLTEBLTE short interest falls 21% in one session as shorts retreat ahead of earnings.13 Aug 2026NWGNWG short interest surges 38% in one week to 1.65M shares, though availability remains ample at 326% of float.13 Aug 2026LCIDLCID utilization hits 100%, matching 52-week high—shares to borrow effectively exhausted as availability plunges to 0.06%.13 Aug 2026TRVTRV short interest surges 25.2% over one week to 3.14% of float, though stock fell 1.5% on the day as cost to borrow remains low at 0.32%.13 Aug 2026CMGCMG short interest drops 26.2% in one week to 2.75% of float, near multi-month lows as borrow costs remain subdued at 0.37%.13 Aug 2026BNTBNT short interest collapses 73% in one week to 0.14% of float, availability surges to 429% as borrow tightness fully reverses.13 Aug 2026IHGIHG short interest fell 24.9% over the past week to 337,737 shares, with availability climbing to 571% of short positions — easing borrow pressure significantly.13 Aug 2026ENVXENVX utilization hits 99.59%, near 52-week high of 100%, as borrow availability plummets to 0.48%—shorts face acute scarcity pressures.13 Aug 2026LVSLVS short interest plummets 27.2% in one week to 2.11% of float, lowest level in months, as availability remains extremely high at 2,458%.13 Aug 2026NRGNRG short interest plunges 20.9% in one week to 3.3% of float, marking sharp reversal after August earnings rout.13 Aug 2026ONDSONDS utilization hits 100%, locked at maximum for over a month amid 63.7% short interest and zero share availability.13 Aug 2026SHGSHG short interest plummets 31.7% in one week to 427K shares, as cost to borrow crumbles 57.8% to 0.86% and availability surges to 1,459% of SI.13 Aug 2026REZIREZI short interest surges 22.2% over one week to 4.0% of float, driven by post-earnings selling pressure and sector divergence as peers rally.13 Aug 2026UMCUMC short interest doubled in one week to 34.7M shares, up 108% from Aug. 5, amid semiconductor sector volatility and improving foundry demand signals.13 Aug 2026TDYTDY short interest jumps 26% in one week to 2.32% of float, reversing month-long covering trend as availability surges past 4,700%.13 Aug 2026SNAPSNAP cost to borrow doubles to 0.50% in one week, up from 0.25%, as borrow availability plunges 83% to 1,610% of short interest from prior highs.13 Aug 2026SQMSQM cost-to-borrow surges to 0.51%, doubling over one week, as short interest climbs 15% in past seven days amid lithium headwinds.13 Aug 2026SPCXSPCX short interest falls 9.4% in single session to 150.1M shares, down 31.8% from week ago as covering accelerates.13 Aug 2026PUKPUK short interest plummets 31% in one week to 547,741 shares, marking a steep retreat as availability surges to 164.6%, making shorts easier to cover.13 Aug 2026IXIX short interest surges 20.6% in one week to 699K shares, reversing prior month's decline as cost to borrow jumps to 1.26%.13 Aug 2026PFGCPFGC short interest collapsed 21% in one week to 2.3% of float, the lowest level in over a month, as bears exited ahead of earnings.13 Aug 2026ESES short interest plummets 27.5% in one week to 2.71% of float, lowest level in months as cost to borrow falls to 0.37%.13 Aug 2026SHOPSHOP short interest falls 25.7% in one week to 1.6% of float, lowest level since late July as shorts unwind post-earnings.13 Aug 2026NOKNOK short interest tumbles 29% in one week to 35.9M shares, driven by post-earnings covering as stock rallies 7.7%.13 Aug 2026KRNTKRNT cost to borrow surges 244% over one week to 0.50%, as shares remain highly available at 3,614% of short interest.13 Aug 2026METMET short interest falls 20.9% in one week to 1.67% of float, lowest level in recent months.13 Aug 2026LYGLYG short interest plummets 81.7% in one week to 606K shares, driven by a sharp squeeze on August 10th when positions collapsed from 2.7M shares.13 Aug 2026SSMRSSMR short interest falls 26% over one week to 542K shares, while cost to borrow eases to 2.6% amid heavy analyst coverage ahead of earnings.13 Aug 2026LHLH short interest falls 29.5% in one week to 2.23% of float, with shares shorted down to 1.84M as of August 12.13 Aug 2026XMAXXMAX short squeeze risk fades as utilization hits 97.41%, highest in 52 weeks—but borrow scarcity persists.13 Aug 2026