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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STDNSTDN short utilization hits 90.63%, near 52-week high of 94.46%, as cost-to-borrow surges to 27.33% — borrowing scarcity tightens for short sellers.10 Aug 2026SHAZSHAZ utilization hits 99.61%, near its 52-week peak of 100%, as short sellers face extreme scarcity borrowing shares.10 Aug 2026CBRSCBRS utilization hits 100%, matching 52-week high, as borrow availability plunges to 1.9% of short interest.10 Aug 2026PRMEPRME utilization hits 90.09%, near 52-week peak of 99.93%, as availability rebounds to 31.19% from 3.35% lows—short shares remain tight but sourcing eases.10 Aug 2026IRENIREN shares unavailable to borrow as utilization hits 100%, tightest level on record with availability down 55% in one week.10 Aug 2026LCIDLCID short sellers face a stranglehold: utilization hit 100%, matching its 52-week high, while availability collapsed to just 0.26%—nearly zero shares left to borrow against 56M shorts.10 Aug 2026SPCXSPCX SI utilization hits 98.5%, matching 52-week peak as borrow costs surge to 10.1%.10 Aug 2026CWSTCWST put/call ratio spikes to 2.29, nearly 4 standard deviations above 20-day mean of 0.71—highest level since at least January 2021, signaling extreme options-market fear.10 Aug 2026MFGMFG utilization hits 100%, matching 52-week high — all available shares to borrow are lent out, with just 2.99% availability as cushion.10 Aug 2026BHPBHP short availability collapses to 0.9%, utilization hits 100% for second consecutive day.10 Aug 2026STDNSTDN SI utilization hits 90%, near 52-week high of 94%, as cost to borrow surges to 27% — tight borrow conditions signal constrained short supply.10 Aug 2026CARGCARG put/call ratio explodes to 1.73, highest in 52 weeks and 4.3 standard deviations above the 20-day mean of 0.43, signaling extreme options market defensiveness post-earnings.10 Aug 2026XNTKXNTK cost to borrow jumps 146% in one week to 3.56%, signaling tightened lending supply on the tech ETF.10 Aug 2026BSVBSV short interest jumps 31% in one week to 0.17% of float, marking a sharp acceleration in bearish positioning on the Vanguard short-term bond ETF despite minimal absolute short levels.10 Aug 2026NWGNWG put-call ratio explodes to 1.93, a 4.3 standard-deviation spike above its 20-day average of 0.36—highest since at least July, signaling extreme options market fear or hedging demand.10 Aug 2026QUBTQUBT utilization hits 96.37%, near 52-week peak of 100%, as nearly all available shares to borrow are lent out for short positions.10 Aug 2026CBRSCBRS SI utilization hits 100%, highest in 52 weeks—availability collapses to 1.9% as short squeeze risk builds ahead of earnings.10 Aug 2026TOUTOU cost to borrow surges to 1.23%, up 131% in one week amid short covering pressure.10 Aug 2026FOURFOUR utilization surges to 90.59%, within 10 percentage points of its 52-week peak of 100%, signaling extremely tight share availability for short sellers.7 Aug 2026CRWVCRWV cost to borrow surges 131% in one week to 4.63%, highest level since late June as short rebuilding accelerates.7 Aug 2026CRWVCRWV short interest plummets 39.9% in one week to 103,938 shares, falling for a second consecutive session as cost to borrow climbs 131% to 4.63%.7 Aug 2026IVVIVV cost to borrow surges 126% in one week to 0.54%, marking sharpest rise since late June amid rising short demand.7 Aug 2026SOBOSOBO cost to borrow surges to 1.05% — up 151% in one week, signaling tighter lending conditions for short sellers on the TSX-listed energy infrastructure stock.7 Aug 2026AVAVAVAV utilization hits 93.34%, highest level in 52 weeks, as available shares to borrow dwindle to just 8.41% of short interest.7 Aug 2026BSPBSP shares-to-borrow utilization hits 100%, matching 52-week high as all available float is now lent out.7 Aug 2026DOCUDOCU cost to borrow surges to 0.47%, up 218% in one week, as short interest falls to 7.25% of float.7 Aug 2026FTVFTV short interest surges 43.5% in one week to 4.7% of float, driven by post-earnings selling pressure and cyclical concerns in industrial markets.7 Aug 2026SOXLSOXL short interest jumps 17.4% in one day to 6.3% of float, but falls 28.5% weekly as semiconductor volatility persists.7 Aug 2026XLEXLE SI utilization hits 100%, matching 52-week peak as energy sector short positions tighten sharply amid supply concerns.7 Aug 2026LEULEU short squeeze risk intensifies as SI utilization hits 98.74%, near the 52-week peak of 100%, with zero shares available to borrow and 28.4% of free float already short.7 Aug 2026BOBSBOBS utilization hits 100%, matching 52-week high as availability sinks to 2.2%—hardest to borrow in months.7 Aug 2026IRENIREN short sellers face a wall: utilization hits 100%, availability plunges to 0.89% of short interest—the lowest level in 52 weeks, making new short positions virtually impossible to establish despite elevated 35.5% SI % FF.7 Aug 2026BTQBTQ short interest utilization climbs to 91.65%, near the 52-week high of 99.55%, as availability drops sharply—signaling tightening borrow supply despite modest 0.76% short interest.7 Aug 2026IONQIONQ short borrow utilization hits 93.67%, near its 52-week peak of 100%, as availability crashes to 7.71% — marking severe scarcity for new short positions.7 Aug 2026PPLCPPLC short interest plunges 31% in one week to 10.3M shares, marking the steepest weekly drop in recent months as borrow costs ease to 2.1%.7 Aug 2026FERGFERG short interest jumps 152% in one week to 3.6% of free float, driven by stock's 12% rally ahead of August 10 earnings.7 Aug 2026AUAU short interest jumped 35% over one week to 1.44% of free float, though intraday fell 4.4% as stock dropped to $87.59 on August 6.7 Aug 2026HLNHLN short interest falls 24% in one week to 10.7M shares, with availability surging to 157%—easier shorting conditions despite lower bearish positioning.7 Aug 2026BBDOBBDO short interest tumbles 5.9% in one session to 131,910 shares, reversing week's 23% surge as borrow availability soars to 152% of short interest.7 Aug 2026KBKB cost to borrow surges to 7.91%, up 985% in one week amid tight share availability.7 Aug 2026KBKB short interest jumped 33% in one week to 551,507 shares as of Aug 6, while cost to borrow surged to 7.91% from 0.85% a week prior; availability remains ample at 518% of short interest.7 Aug 2026TAKTAK cost to borrow surges 190% in one week to 0.61%, though still remains at low levels historically.7 Aug 2026AAPLAAPL short interest surges 1,037% in one week to 273,442 shares, a dramatic reversal after July earnings sparked heavy repricing and margin concerns.7 Aug 2026BSBRBSBR short interest surges 26.8% in one week to 10.3M shares, as availability plummets 76% and utilization climbs to 67%.7 Aug 2026FISFIS short interest surges 26% in one week to 4.05% of float, driven by post-earnings margin concerns and analyst downgrades; borrowing costs remain minimal at 0.39%, offering no squeeze resistance.7 Aug 2026MDVMDV SI utilization hits 100%, availability falls to 0% — entire lending pool exhausted ahead of earnings Thursday.7 Aug 2026MKLMKL cost to borrow doubles to 0.41% over the past week, rising from 0.20% amid tightening short availability even as short interest remains modest at 2.3% of float.7 Aug 2026APCAPC short interest tumbled 11.7% in one day to 695k shares, though it surged 28.7% over the past week as borrow costs fell to 1.25%.7 Aug 2026LYGLYG short interest plunges 35% in one week to 2.11M shares as cost to borrow collapses to 0.24%, signaling rapid short covering.7 Aug 2026WBDWBD cost to borrow surges 247% in one week to 0.41%, though availability remains exceptionally high at 8,269% of short interest.7 Aug 2026