Top 30 shorted stocks on the ASX
The technique of profiting from a price fall is called short-selling, otherwise known as “shorting,” “to go short” or simply “short”. Basically, short-selling is the reverse of how we’re traditionally taught to invest, to buy at the lowest possible price and sell at the highest. When shorting, you aim to jump in at a high and out at a low – with the sequence of events also in reverse, since you sell first and buy back afterwards. Indeed, as confusing as it sounds, this involves selling something that you don’t already own.
Company | Code | % of shorts |
JB HI-FI LIMITED | JBH | 19.62 |
SYRAH RESOURCES LIMITED | SYR | 16.97 |
GALAXY RESOURCES LIMITED | GXY | 16.08 |
OROCOBRE LIMITED | ORE | 13.97 |
BWX LIMITED | BMX | 13.56 |
INGHAMS GROUP LIMITED | ING | 12.99 |
METCASH LIMITED | MTS | 12.54 |
INVOCARE LIMITED | IVC | 12.08 |
MYER HOLDINGS LIMITED | MYR | 11.34 |
NEXTDC LIMITED | NXT | 11.12 |
DOMINO PIZZA ENTERPR | DMP | 10.66 |
IOOF HOLDINGS LIMITED | IFL | 9.93 |
NUFARM LIMITED | NUF | 9.69 |
SUPER RETAIL GROUP LIMITED | SUL | 9.42 |
CSR LIMITED | CSR | 9.39 |
SPEEDCAST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | SDA | 9.38 |
BELLAMY’S AUSTRALIA ORDINARY | BAL | 9.05 |
G8 EDUCATION LIMITED | GEM | 8.95 |
HARVEY NORMAN ORDINARY | HVN | 8.83 |
NANOSONICS LIMITED | NAN | 8.64 |
NEWS CORPORATION | NWS | 8.52 |
QUINTIS LTD | QIN | 8.34 |
KIDMAN RESOURCES LIMITED | KDR | 7.90 |
PILBARA MINERALS LIMITED | PLS | 7.52 |
AFTERPAY TOUCH GROUP LIMITED | APT | 7.12 |
AMCOR LIMITED | AMC | 7.10 |
FLIGHT CENTRE TRAVEL GROUP LIMITED | FLT | 7.02 |
MONADELPHOUS GROUP LIMITED | MND | 6.83 |
BLACKMORES LIMITED | BKL | 6.82 |
MESOBLAST LIMITED | MSB | 6.71 |