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The 10 Most Shorted ASX Stocks — Weekly Reports
Every week we rank the 10 most shorted stocks on the ASX from official ASIC short position data, alongside the biggest risers and fallers in short interest and how positioning shifted by industry. The full archive is below.
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2026
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 33, 2026
DRO gets shorted into a +19.78% rip — while LOT finally sees air
10 Aug 2026Most shorted: DRO 15.6%688 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 32, 2026
ASX Short Selling Report: Week 2026-W32
3 Aug 2026Most shorted: DRO 15.1%701 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 31, 2026
LOT cratered 62.12%. Shorts trimmed anyway.
27 July 2026Most shorted: LOT 22.5%700 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 30, 2026
QOR’s shorts evaporate (-3.28σ) as TWE barges into the top 10
20 July 2026Most shorted: LOT 22.8%701 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 29, 2026
DMP’s 40.1 days-to-cover is the week’s real squeeze maths
13 July 2026Most shorted: LOT 22.8%699 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 28, 2026
Shorts lean into the GMD rally — 3.27-sigma jump on a +9.84% week
6 July 2026Most shorted: LOT 22.8%713 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 27, 2026
AGL cops a 4.50-sigma short hit — while BOE shorts sprint for the exit
3 July 2026Most shorted: LOT 22.8%711 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 26, 2026
LOT still #1 at 22.81% — but shorts quietly rotate into TLX
22 June 2026Most shorted: LOT 22.8%695 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 25, 2026
ORE short interest collapses: 10.23% → 0.06% in a week
15 June 2026Most shorted: LOT 22.9%699 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 24, 2026
LOT at 22.90%: a 10-week short campaign gets crowded
12 June 2026Most shorted: LOT 22.9%701 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 23, 2026
Shorts hit 11.08% in 4DX as LOT stays ASX shorting king at 19.87%
3 June 2026Most shorted: LOT 19.9%691 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 22, 2026
Shorts pile into PLS: +5.03% in a week to 11.53%
29 May 2026Most shorted: LOT 19.5%688 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 21, 2026
ELD cops a +1.40% short spike as LOT stays #1 at 17.16%
18 May 2026Most shorted: LOT 17.2%736 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 20, 2026
CTT shorts jump +0.80% as LOT still tops the ASX at 16.01%
11 May 2026Most shorted: LOT 16.0%731 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 18, 2026
BPT shorts unwind hard: 8.58% to 4.89% in a week
27 Apr 2026Most shorted: V5AH 18.7%706 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 13, 2026
SRL short interest jumps +1.21% as DMP stays #1 at 15.18%
23 Mar 2026Most shorted: DMP 15.2%672 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 12, 2026
Shorts hit LOT hard: 7.70% to 11.04% in a week
20 Mar 2026Most shorted: DMP 15.3%678 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 11, 2026
BAP shorts jump +1.01% as DMP stays the ASX’s #1 short
9 Mar 2026Most shorted: DMP 15.6%693 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 10, 2026
BAP shorts jump +1.11% as DMP stays pinned at 16.02%
2 Mar 2026Most shorted: DMP 16.0%682 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 9, 2026
EOS cops the biggest short hit: +0.26% in a quiet week
23 Feb 2026Most shorted: DMP 15.6%319 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 7, 2026
ADH cops a +1.06% short spike as AX1 stays the ASX’s top target
13 Feb 2026Most shorted: AX1 6.8%64 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 6, 2026
The top 10 barely blinked — then CCP copped a +1.00% short hit
5 Feb 2026Most shorted: DMP 16.5%342 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 5, 2026
BOE at 16.69%: shorts keep loading the uranium trade
30 Jan 2026Most shorted: BOE 16.7%406 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 4, 2026
LOT shorts vanish: 8.19% to 0.02% in one week
23 Jan 2026Most shorted: DMP 17.0%698 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 3, 2026
TWE rockets into the top 10 as shorts jump 10.33% → 12.96%
16 Jan 2026Most shorted: BOE 18.7%665 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 2, 2026
AEU goes from 0.02% to 7.82% short — in one week
9 Jan 2026Most shorted: BOE 19.2%667 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 1, 2026
Clinuvel shorts hit the exit — while TWE edges towards 10%
2 Jan 2026Most shorted: BOE 19.7%658 stocks shorted
2025
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 52, 2025
BOE still leads at 20.41% — but the cover trade hit uranium
24 Dec 2025Most shorted: BOE 20.4%674 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 51, 2025
Fresh shorts hit GGP +2.31% as BOE stays crowded at 21.49%
19 Dec 2025Most shorted: BOE 21.5%672 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 50, 2025
CUV shorts teleport to 12.15% as VUL gets a 6.35% unwind
12 Dec 2025Most shorted: BOE 22.4%655 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 49, 2025
Shorts take a swing at IPH (+1.47%) while BOE stays crowded
5 Dec 2025Most shorted: BOE 23.3%645 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 48, 2025
BlueScope and James Hardie shorts vanish — while Lynas gets hit
28 Nov 2025Most shorted: BOE 23.7%653 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 47, 2025
Shorts crank BOE to 23.06% as uranium pair heats up
21 Nov 2025Most shorted: BOE 23.1%656 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 46, 2025
Shorts keep leaning on BOE at 22% as CUV cops a 2.9% hit
14 Nov 2025Most shorted: BOE 22.0%648 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 45, 2025
Shorts hit BOE at 21.59% as JHX cops a rare +2.10% weekly jump
7 Nov 2025Most shorted: BOE 21.6%647 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 44, 2025
Shorts hit DMP hard (+2.32%) as BOE unwind accelerates (-2.27%)
31 Oct 2025Most shorted: BOE 20.7%654 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 43, 2025
Shorts pile into BOE: +2.03% in a week to 22.98% shorted
24 Oct 2025Most shorted: BOE 23.0%635 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 42, 2025
BOE hits 20.96% short as uranium trade turns crowded again
17 Oct 2025Most shorted: BOE 21.0%625 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 41, 2025
CUV short interest collapses 3.0% as shorts cover hard
10 Oct 2025Most shorted: BOE 19.6%632 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 40, 2025
CUV shorting explodes +5.54% as BOE hits 19.18% (new weekly high)
3 Oct 2025Most shorted: BOE 19.2%613 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 39, 2025
Uranium shorts unwind hard: PDN -2.78%, BOE -2.58% in a week
26 Sept 2025Most shorted: PLS 17.8%630 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 38, 2025
Shorts cover uranium hard: BOE -2.50% and PDN -2.33% in a week
19 Sept 2025Most shorted: BOE 19.3%657 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 37, 2025
CUV shorting explodes +5.52% as BOE hits 21.8% (ASX week 37)
12 Sept 2025Most shorted: BOE 21.8%610 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 36, 2025
Shorts hit LOT hard: +2.10% in a week as uranium stays crowded
5 Sept 2025Most shorted: BOE 19.5%618 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 35, 2025
Shorts hit travel and pizza hard as FLT jumps 2.5% in a week
29 Aug 2025Most shorted: BOE 20.9%638 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 34, 2025
IPH shorting explodes +1.92% as uranium stays crowded
22 Aug 2025Most shorted: BOE 21.4%630 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 33, 2025
BOE hits 22.07% short as LTR shorts bolt (-5.26%)
15 Aug 2025Most shorted: BOE 22.1%626 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 32, 2025
SLX and CUV light up the shorts as uranium stays crowded
8 Aug 2025Most shorted: BOE 19.4%633 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 31, 2025
Shorts pile into BOE: +5.83% in a week to 18.83% shorted
1 Aug 2025Most shorted: BOE 18.8%627 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 30, 2025
Shorts hit PLS hard (+1.07%) as lithium names crowd the top 10
25 July 2025Most shorted: PDN 17.1%622 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 29, 2025
JBH shorts jump 1.73% as lithium names stay crowded
18 July 2025Most shorted: PDN 16.6%634 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 28, 2025
LIC shorting spikes +1.77% as PDN stays the ASX’s top short
11 July 2025Most shorted: PDN 16.9%633 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 27, 2025
IEL shorts jump +1.11% as uranium stays crowded at the top
4 July 2025Most shorted: PDN 16.2%656 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 26, 2025
ADH shorting spikes +1.22% as uranium shorts ease (slightly)
27 June 2025Most shorted: PDN 15.9%643 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 25, 2025
Shorts ease off BOE as BGL cops a 1.93% short spike
20 June 2025Most shorted: BOE 16.7%643 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 24, 2025
Uranium shorts tighten the screws: BOE hits 18.47%, PDN jumps again
13 June 2025Most shorted: BOE 18.5%652 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 23, 2025
Shorts ease off BOE and IEL, but MIN cops another hit
6 June 2025Most shorted: GHLD 18.5%647 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 22, 2025
Shorts unwind BOE hard (-1.82%) as EVN cops a +3.76% hit
30 May 2025Most shorted: BOE 19.7%638 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 21, 2025
Shorts rotate hard: NUF nearly triples as ASX and IEL get covered
23 May 2025Most shorted: BOE 21.6%645 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 20, 2025
You don’t short the house… until you do: ASX shorts jump to 2.87%
16 May 2025Most shorted: BOE 22.4%651 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 19, 2025
XCLWAY hits 43.54% short — while uranium shorts quietly back off
9 May 2025Most shorted: XCLWAY 43.5%643 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 18, 2025
NextDC shorts jump 1.20% — hedge funds take a swing at “AI infra”
2 May 2025Most shorted: GHLD 283.0%653 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 17, 2025
MYX lights up the short tape as uranium shorts finally blink
24 Apr 2025Most shorted: GRIN 104.5%661 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 16, 2025
25.72% short BOE, and the uranium fight just got louder
17 Apr 2025Most shorted: BOE 25.7%663 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 15, 2025
PolyNovo cracks the top 10 as shorts keep uranium jammed at the top
11 Apr 2025Most shorted: BOE 25.7%656 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 14, 2025
BOE hits 25.38% short — and the uranium pile-on just got louder
4 Apr 2025Most shorted: BOE 25.4%660 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 13, 2025
James Hardie shorts explode — and uranium’s still the main game
28 Mar 2025Most shorted: BOE 23.7%651 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 12, 2025
Uranium schism: BOE hits 24.43% short as PDN gets bought back
21 Mar 2025Most shorted: BOE 24.4%650 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 11, 2025
Boss at 23.11% short: uranium shorts go selective, not broad
14 Mar 2025Most shorted: BOE 23.1%667 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 10, 2025
BOE at 22.22% short: the uranium trade just got crowded
7 Mar 2025Most shorted: BOE 22.2%668 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 7, 2025
Sigma shorts vanish (-5.28%) as uranium stays the ASX’s crowded trade
14 Feb 2025Most shorted: GSBW34 127.9%659 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 6, 2025
Lithium shorts unwind, uranium shorts reload — BOE hits 19.98%
7 Feb 2025Most shorted: GSBW34 127.9%656 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 5, 2025
The Star gets hit again: shorts jump to 11.03% as uranium rotates
31 Jan 2025Most shorted: GSBW34 128.0%659 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 4, 2025
Shorts rotate: uranium gets crowded, PLS finally gets a breather
24 Jan 2025Most shorted: GSBW34 127.9%738 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 3, 2025
Boss Energy hits 18.84% short as the uranium trade splits in two
17 Jan 2025Most shorted: GSBW34 128.0%649 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 2, 2025
Shorts piled into The Star (+1.74%) while uranium stayed jammed
10 Jan 2025Most shorted: GSBW34 132.5%657 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 1, 2025
Uranium shorts hit the gas — PDN +1.57%, BOE back on top
3 Jan 2025Most shorted: GSBW34 132.5%637 stocks shorted
2024
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 52, 2024
PDN shorts unwind hard: -3.77% in a week as uranium trade shifts
27 Dec 2024Most shorted: GSBW34 132.5%652 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 51, 2024
Uranium shorts go full send — and MP1 cops a 2.47% hit
20 Dec 2024Most shorted: GSBW34 132.5%656 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 50, 2024
Shorts hit PLS hard (+1.47%) as BOE spikes above 15% shorted
13 Dec 2024Most shorted: GSBW34 132.5%647 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 49, 2024
Bond short blows out: GSBW34 jumps to 132.51% in a week
6 Dec 2024Most shorted: GSBW34 132.5%644 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 48, 2024
PLS shorts unwind hard: down 6.08% in a week
29 Nov 2024Most shorted: GSBW34 118.1%643 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 47, 2024
PWH and MP1 cop fresh short hits as lithium shorts grind higher
22 Nov 2024Most shorted: GSBW34 122.5%642 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 46, 2024
Shorts hit EDV and FLT hard as PLS stays the ASX’s #1 target
15 Nov 2024Most shorted: PLS 17.4%644 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 45, 2024
Sigma cops a +1.83% short hit as lithium shorts finally blink
8 Nov 2024Most shorted: PLS 18.0%630 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 44, 2024
Uranium shorts split: PDN piled on, LOT covered hard
1 Nov 2024Most shorted: PLS 19.1%638 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 43, 2024
Shorts smash Nick Scali; MIN gets a rare breather
25 Oct 2024Most shorted: PLS 19.6%632 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 42, 2024
Uranium shorts crowd the top 10 — but CTD was the week’s hit
18 Oct 2024Most shorted: PLS 19.3%628 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 41, 2024
BOE rockets to #2: shorts pile into uranium while NUF gets covered
11 Oct 2024Most shorted: PLS 19.1%643 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 40, 2024
Sector raid: uranium shorts surge while lithium stays crowded
4 Oct 2024Most shorted: PLS 19.2%651 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 39, 2024
Uranium shorts piled in: BOE +1.63%, PDN +1.11% — and RIO joined them
27 Sept 2024Most shorted: PLS 19.3%643 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 38, 2024
Shorts pile into MIN and uranium — while the PLS trade starts to unwind
20 Sept 2024Most shorted: PLS 19.8%637 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 37, 2024
MinRes cops a +1.99% short hit — and REIT shorts wake up
13 Sept 2024Most shorted: PLS 20.4%638 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 36, 2024
PointsBet gets hit: shorts jump 0.79% → 5.46% in a week
6 Sept 2024Most shorted: PLS 20.2%636 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 35, 2024
Aurizon shorts hit the eject button (-3.00%) while ACL gets leaned on
30 Aug 2024Most shorted: PLS 20.3%639 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 34, 2024
WGX shorts hit the eject button (-3.46%) as CTD gets leaned on
23 Aug 2024Most shorted: PLS 20.9%648 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 33, 2024
Shorts ditch PLS, smash LRS: lithium bears rotate down the food chain
16 Aug 2024Most shorted: PLS 21.4%644 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 32, 2024
Shorts double down on ADT — and start fading GYG’s burrito hype
9 Aug 2024Most shorted: PLS 22.4%649 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 31, 2024
AAI prints a +4.79% short spike — and uranium cops a fresh hit
2 Aug 2024Most shorted: PLS 22.2%653 stocks shorted
The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 30, 2024
Lynas jumps +0.87%: shorts spread from lithium into rare earths and gold
26 July 2024Most shorted: PLS 21.5%652 stocks shorted
Data sourced from ASIC short position reports (T+4 delayed). For informational purposes only; not financial advice. See our methodology.