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Catalyst Metals

Materials

Catalyst Metals is an Australian gold mining and exploration company focused on discovering and developing high-quality gold deposits. The company's strategy involves exploration, acquisition, and development of gold projects within Australia.

Short position

short percentage7.18%
reported shorts18.9M
shares on issue263.669M

Catalyst Metals (ASX:CYL) has 7.18% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 18,921,960 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 2.07 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.70 percentage points. CYL is classified in the Materials industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Price & short interest

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Catalyst Metals (CYL) short interest history

CYL Short Interest History

30-day change
+2.07pp
90-day change
+0.70pp
1-year change
+3.98pp
All-time high
7.18% (October 2026)
All-time low
0.00% (August 2024)

Is CYL heavily shorted?

CYL's short interest of 7.18% is elevated relative to the ASX average, ranking #37 of 799 ASX securities with reported short positions. ASIC requires positions of 0.01% of issued capital or $100,000 (whichever is less) to be reported.

How has CYL's short interest changed recently?

Over the past 30 days Catalyst Metals's short interest has risen 2.07 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.70 percentage points. The current level is 7.18% of shares on issue.

What is the highest CYL's short interest has been?

Since 2020, Catalyst Metals's short interest peaked at 7.18% in October 2026 and bottomed at 0.00% in August 2024.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from daily ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay. Shorted aggregates the full history since 2020. See our methodology.