Why Wolfspeed Rocketed Over 41% Just This Week

Wolfspeed's beaten-down shares saw a short-covering rally, thanks in part to the U.S. government. Shares of chipmaker Wolfspeed (WOLF 1.95%) rocketed 41.2% this week through Thursday trading, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Shares were down more than 80% on the year as of last week, and had garnered a very high short interest. Therefore, any good news had the potential to spark a vicious short-covering rally. Wolfspeed then got not one but several pieces of good news on Tuesday and We ...