Theresa Perrin
Self-Directed Investor & Trader, Former Hospice Nurse
Hedge funds bought Hertz shares while short interest rose, adding to the squeeze setup. The trading-trends screenshot shows 18.2 million shares bought versus 1.57 million sold by hedge funds in Q2 2026; short interest subsequently climbed toward 125 million shares by October. Retail was shaken out as funds accumulated. x.comÂ
Hertz's Oro Mobility venture now has $80 million in strategic equity to scale as a standalone growth platform. Per TheFly, Hertz announced the financing from a consortium including Cohen Private Ventures and funds or accounts affiliated with Certares Opportunities and/or Knighthead Capital Management. x.comÂ
Borrow evaporated during attempts to lower Hertz's borrow rate, making a rebound tomorrow look nearly certain. IBKR is out of shares to lend again, and Schwab shows none available at a 56.5% borrow rate. Positioning for next week's earnings is likely underway. x.com x.com x.comÂ
Avis Budget is set up for the short squeeze of the year and can 10x from here. Two hedge funds own a combined 108%, holding 71% of the float plus more through derivatives, while 54% of the float is sold short. It will eventually fall 90%, but likely rises 2-5x first; trading it is risky, with put premiums ultra high. x.com x.comÂ
Hertz will be out of business if robotaxis truly succeed, because no one will rent a car. Its new role cleaning, charging and fixing Uber's Lucid robotaxis, reported by TechCrunch, offers little cover: Hertz is unlikely to provide a differentiated service there since anyone can do it, and the company is pretty poorly managed. x.com x.comÂ
Tesla looks good because its high and growing short interest tends to mark a bottom and signal trend strength. Spikes in short sale volume, and especially extended periods of heavy shorting, are more often than not bullish: the more people short, the higher it goes. x.comÂ
Avis Budget Group looks set for a downdraft. Two funds hold 71% of the company and neither is flinching, since whichever one sells first would lose billions; that standoff looks like illegal collusion that legal discovery could eventually unearth. High volatility makes staying positioned for the decline attractive. x.com x.comÂ
Avis Budget's short squeeze, the largest of 2026, is over. x.comÂ
WhiteFiber is a live short-squeeze candidate, with 57.1% of its float sold short and 3.0 days to cover, and the move has not happened yet. Short interest data settles about a month behind, with new figures due September 1. x.comÂ
Wendy's will probably rise a few hundred percent as WallStreetBets pushes it, given its short interest, market cap, meme appeal as a household name and ability to repay debt if it squeezes. x.comÂ
Avis Budget Group looks like a great short on the way down because its roughly 500% rise over the past month appears to be just a short squeeze, with no fundamental reason or even buyout speculation behind it. x.comÂ
Hims & Hers is at a key support/resistance flip again, and technical risk now points to the upside after months of weakness. With 30% of the float short, the setup could produce a squeeze. x.comÂ
