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
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HTZHTZ SI utilization hits 100%, availability at zero—every lendable share is deployed against a 35.8% short interest position as borrow costs soar to 27.9%.13 Aug 2026ASTSASTS utilization hits 100%, locked at the maximum for two consecutive days—the tightest borrow conditions on record, with availability plunging 85% in one week to just 1.5%.13 Aug 2026WENWEN utilization hits 91%, near 52-week peak, as available shares to borrow tighten to just 20.5% of short interest—squeeze conditions persist despite modest relief from July extremes.13 Aug 2026BXBLBXBL short utilization hits 100%, matching 52-week high as availability plummets to 16.3% — shares extremely tight to borrow.13 Aug 2026NBISNBIS utilization hits 94.23%, near its 52-week high of 100%, as short sellers remain trapped with 27.6% of float and availability plunging to 6.6% post-earnings.13 Aug 2026HDVHDV short squeeze pressure eases as utilization climbs to 91%, highest since early July—but availability remains ample at 116%, signaling limited upside risk for bearish positioning.13 Aug 2026SOXLSOXL SI utilization hits 93.06%, near 52-week peak of 100%, as available shares tighten amid semiconductor rally.13 Aug 2026UAMYUAMY utilization hits 100%, capped at all-time high with zero shares available to borrow despite 23.6% short interest.13 Aug 2026DTDT short interest surges 28% in one week to 4.1% of free float, highest level in recent months, as analysts reprice targets sharply higher following strong earnings.13 Aug 2026BXBLBXBL utilization hits 100%, matching 52-week high, as cost to borrow surges 54% to 27.74% over past month.13 Aug 2026JDJD short interest plummets 29% in one week to 22.2M shares as stock rebounds 12% monthly.13 Aug 2026TPCTPC short interest drops 21% in one session, now 4.3% of float, as covering accelerates following recent gains.13 Aug 2026PNQIPNQI short interest surges 96% in one day to 2.01% of float, driven by sharp increase in borrowed shares as availability remains ample at 140%.13 Aug 2026BIRKBIRK utilization hits 100%, capping out at maximum since at least a year ago — just 0.19% of shares available to borrow relative to short interest.13 Aug 2026DDSDDS cost to borrow surges 107% to 0.82% in one week, though still low in absolute terms ahead of Thursday earnings.13 Aug 2026EWWEWW short interest plummets 22% in one week, falling to 5.5% of float as availability surges to 171%.13 Aug 2026EWUEWU short interest plummets 31% in one week to 2.7% of float, lowest level in months as availability remains elevated.13 Aug 2026NFLXNFLX short interest plunges 53% in one week to 0.02% of float, lowest level in months as sellers retreat post-earnings.13 Aug 2026LUNRLUNR put/call ratio explodes to 0.67, highest in 52 weeks, as options traders brace ahead of earnings today at 12:30pm ET.13 Aug 2026GMEGME put/call ratio surges to 0.397, hitting 4.2 standard deviations above 20-day average—highest options defensiveness since July, signaling acute downside hedging ahead of September 1 earnings.13 Aug 2026KTBKTB put-call ratio surges to 1.53, a 4.3 standard deviation spike above the 20-day mean of 0.37, signaling extreme options market bearish positioning as stock rallies 8.9%.13 Aug 2026NVRINVRI put/call ratio explodes to 0.0694, a 4.1 standard deviations above the 20-day mean of 0.0088, signaling a dramatic shift to call buying ahead of earnings.13 Aug 2026LITELITE put/call ratio surges to 1.39, highest in 52 weeks, as options traders turn sharply defensive following stock's 14% one-day spike post-earnings.13 Aug 2026CDNLCDNL put/call ratio explodes to 1.30, highest in 52 weeks, as options traders flee to downside protection following earnings-driven 40% collapse.13 Aug 2026RCLRCL put/call ratio spikes to 2.34, highest in 52 weeks—a 4.25 standard deviations above its 20-day mean of 1.43, signaling extreme options market pessimism as short interest falls 10% in one day.13 Aug 2026SMCISMCI put/call ratio surges to 0.81, nearly 4 standard deviations above 20-day average of 0.69—highest defensive reading in a year as stock rallies 19% in one day post-earnings.13 Aug 2026NUENUE put-call ratio surges to 0.77, highest since late July, signaling options traders expect downside. The z-score of 4.13 indicates extreme bullish skew—puts heavily favored relative to the 20-day mean of 0.61. Stock up 19.5% month-to-date despite short interest declining 8.5% over the same period.13 Aug 2026VLAVLA short squeeze risk intensifies as utilization hits 97.52%, near 52-week high of 97.72%, with availability collapsing 64.6% weekly to just 2.54%. Cost to borrow surges 66.5% monthly to 17.32%.13 Aug 2026CMSCMS short call options surge to extreme levels. Put-call ratio hits 0.26 on Aug 12, a 4.07 standard deviations above the 20-day mean of 0.09—the highest in recent weeks. This signals aggressive bullish positioning ahead of the Oct 29 earnings report. Short interest fell 12.6% in one day to 5.76% of float, while cost to borrow rose to 0.57%, up 29% weekly.13 Aug 2026MFGMFG put/call ratio explodes to 0.29, a 4.3 standard deviation surge from the 20-day mean of 0.025 — signaling extreme options positioning as MFG rallies 3.5% on the day.13 Aug 2026SMFGSMFG put-call ratio soars to 1.72, highest on record and 4.3 standard deviations above the 20-day average of 0.27, signaling extreme options market pessimism.13 Aug 2026INGING put ratio climbs to 0.71—4.3 standard deviations above the 20-day mean—signaling extreme put-call imbalance as traders pile into downside protection.13 Aug 2026XMAXXMAX utilization hits 97.13%, near the 52-week peak of 100%, leaving just 8.5% of shares available to borrow against an estimated 21.6% short interest.12 Aug 2026GMRSGMRS short interest surges 70% in one week to 1.35M shares, as availability remains abundant at 1,357% of estimated short positions.12 Aug 2026LCIDLCID short sellers face a borrowing wall: utilization hit 100% with availability at just 0.056%, the tightest squeeze since mid-July despite costs retreating from 310% peaks.12 Aug 2026SECZSECZ SI utilization hits 94.55%, near its 52-week peak of 99.69%, as short shares surge 20.7% in one day amid tight borrow availability.12 Aug 2026SECZSECZ short interest surges 20.7% in one day to 4.31M shares, up 22.4% weekly amid tight availability at 7.9%.12 Aug 2026RPRXRPRX put-call ratio crashes to 0.15, a 4-sigma decline from its 20-day mean of 0.21, signaling extreme bullish sentiment in options markets.12 Aug 2026SSMRSSMR short interest drops 21% in one day to 590k shares, falling sharply after analyst upgrades and price target increases above $20.12 Aug 2026INTCINTC short interest plummets 28.7% in one week to 28,496 shares, marking steepest decline since early July amid broader semiconductor weakness and fading bear positioning.12 Aug 2026ITGITG short interest plummets 62% in one day to 186,865 shares, lowest level in weeks as cost to borrow eases to 11.16%.12 Aug 2026INFQINFQ utilization hits 97.44%, near the 52-week peak of 100%, as borrowing demand intensifies despite short interest falling 9.3% in one day.12 Aug 2026LFTOLFTO short interest surges 59% in one day to 817K shares, up 40% over the past week, as cost to borrow eases to 4.97%.12 Aug 2026NNENNE utilization hits 99.52%, near 52-week peak of 100%, as short sellers squeeze for available shares to borrow.12 Aug 2026ENVXENVX SI utilization hits 100%, availability crashes to 0.48%—hardest to borrow in 52 weeks as shorts dig in on battery play.12 Aug 2026KEKE cost to borrow jumps 143% in one week to 0.45%, signaling tightening availability despite extremely low utilization at 3.09%.12 Aug 2026OMEROMER utilization hits 100%, highest in 52 weeks, as shares available to borrow plummet to just 1.11% of short interest.12 Aug 2026SKHYSKHY short interest surges 26% in one week to 26.9M shares, driven by analyst coverage initiation on Aug 4. Cost to borrow fell 32% to 0.61%, signaling weak short conviction despite 16% month price decline.12 Aug 2026BLSHBLSH short availability plummets to 6.43%, down 88% in one week, as utilization hits 96.66% near its 52-week high of 100%.12 Aug 2026LUNRLUNR put-call ratio spikes to 0.66, highest since June—4.3 standard deviations above 20-day mean of 0.38, signaling extreme put demand as stock rallies 18% in one week.12 Aug 2026