Nike's (NYSE:NKE) short percent of float has risen 19.86% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 17.25 million shares sold short, which is 1.75% of all regular shares that are available for trading.
The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the strength of the dollar against a host of major currencies, is reaching 20-year highs and that's bad news for businesses like Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE), which releases earnings on Thursday.