ASX Short Selling Visualised

Short positions and movers for every ASX stock.

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Most Shorted Stocks

The 10 ASX stocks with the highest share of their shares sold short

#StockShort interest · 1 week
  1. 1
    DroneShield Limited logo
    DRODroneShield Limited    16.23%+1.71%
  2. 2
    Lotus Resources Limited logo
    LOTLotus Resources Limited    15.56%+1.59%
  3. 3
    Boss Energy Limited logo
    BOEBoss Energy Limited    15.11%+1.99%
  4. 4
    Zip Co Limited logo
    ZIPZip Co Limited    12.90%+0.32%
  5. 5
    PLS Group Limited logo
    PLSPLS Group Limited    12.89%+0.13%
  6. 6
    IperionX Limited logo
    IPXIperionX Limited    12.88%+0.43%
  7. 7
    Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited logo
    DMPDomino's Pizza Enterprises Limited    12.14%+0.49%
  8. 8
    Paladin Energy Ltd logo
    PDNPaladin Energy Ltd    11.82%+0.37%
  9. 9
    Lynas Rare Earths Limited logo
    LYCLynas Rare Earths Limited    11.81%+0.29%
  10. 10
    WiseTech Global Limited logo
    WTCWiseTech Global Limited    10.99%-0.10%
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Deep Yellow Limited logo
DYL9.3% short15 Oct 2026Update - Tumas Project, NamibiaDeep Yellow defers Final Investment Decision (FID) for Tumas Project from Q4 2026 due to weak equity market conditions.
Zip Co Limited logo
ZIP12.9% short15 Oct 2026Proposed consolidation of share capitalZip Co proposes 5-to-1 share consolidation, reducing shares from ~1.25B to ~249M.
PLS Group Limited logo
PLS12.9% short15 Oct 2026Corporate Presentation - The next phase of PilgangooraPLS announces P2000 Final Investment Decision on 16 Oct 2026, targeting ~2Mtpa production.
PLS Group Limited logo
PLS12.9% short15 Oct 2026Enhancing infrastructure to strengthen Pilgangoora operationPLS announces A$600-650M infrastructure investment at Pilgangoora, phasing through FY29 with majority in FY28.
PLS Group Limited logo
PLS12.9% short15 Oct 2026PLS approves P2000 FID to lift production to circa 2MtpaPLS approves P2000 FID, targeting ~2Mtpa spodumene production via Jimmagunya plant by CY29.
PLS Group Limited logo
PLS12.9% short15 Oct 2026Pilgangoora Ore Reserve increases 31% in contained lithiumPilgangoora Ore Reserve increases 31% in contained lithium to ~3.1Mt Li2O following P2000 Feasibility Study.
DroneShield Limited logo
DRO16.2% short14 Oct 2026FY2026 Committed Revenue Update & Investor PresentationFY2026 Committed Revenue reached $261m, hitting the midpoint of the $250m-$270m outlook.
WiseTech Global Limited logo
WTC11.0% short14 Oct 2026Resolution of ASIC mattersASIC concludes investigations into Richard White and two employees, issuing no-action letters on 15 Oct 2026.
Treasury Wine Estates Limited logo
TWE10.4% short14 Oct 2026TWE 2026 AGM AddressTWE AGM held 15 Oct 2026; F26 characterized by macro headwinds, RNDC bankruptcy, and China inventory issues.
Vulcan Energy Resources Limited logo
VUL8.2% short14 Oct 2026Well test de-risks and strengthens Lionheart FDP confidenceVulcan Energy successfully tested well LSC-3a, the 7th well in the Lionheart Field Development Plan.
Paladin Energy Ltd logo
PDN11.8% short13 Oct 2026Quarterly Report - September 2026Q1 FY2027 U3O8 production was 1.00Mlb, down from 1.23Mlb in Q4 FY2026, due to planned maintenance shutdown.
Rio Tinto Group logo
RIO9.7% short13 Oct 2026Rio Tinto releases third quarter 2026 production resultsOyu Tolgoi copper production surged 29% YTD, running at ~450kt annualized rate in Q3 2026.

Big Movers

Where short sellers added or cut positions the most · 5 Oct 2026 → 12 Oct 2026

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Sector Heat Map

Median short interest in each sector compared with the market median of 0.41%

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Consumer Staples1.57%3.9× market18 stocksConsumer Disc.1.23%3.0× market57 stocksFinancials1.01%2.5× market62 stocksReal Estate0.95%2.3× market40 stocksInfo Tech0.71%1.7× market40 stocksComm. Services0.70%1.7× market27 stocksIndustrials0.36%0.9× market73 stocksHealth Care0.26%0.6× market64 stocksEnergy0.19%0.5× market48 stocksMaterials0.17%0.4× market252 stocksUtilities0.12%0.3× market8 stocks · small sample

Medians are used because a few heavily shorted stocks can pull a sector's average well above what's typical. Based on 692 stocks with reportable short positions (funds and ETFs excluded).

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Directors vs the Shorts

Recent on-market director buys and sells in stocks with 3%+ short interest

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