August short interest surges across microcaps

Across a set of small-cap and international issuers, August saw substantial spikes in short interest, signaling rising bearish bets or potential liquidity concerns. NWS Holdings (NWSZF) recorded 6,073 shares short as of August 14, a 31,863.2% jump from July, with an essentially infinite days-to-cover due to zero average volume. SHF Holdings (SHFSW) also surged to 10,418 short shares, up 1,041,700% from a single share, with a 4.5-day days-to-cover and a trading price near a penny. Wanderport (WDRP) posted 207,515 short shares, up 27,061.6% from July, though the stock traded around zero with a zero-day short interest ratio reported, reflecting negligible liquidity. XChange TEC.INC (XHG) saw short interest climb to 951,444 shares, a 148,331.2% increase, with roughly 0.1 days to cover and only about 1.9% of the float short. Tsingtao Brewery (TSGTF) reported 38,811 short shares, up 1,293,600% from July, with a 10.7-day days-to-cover and the stock price around $5.62.