Name: New Murchison Gold (NMG) Short Position History
Creator: Shorted
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NMG

New Murchison Gold

Materials

New Murchison Gold is an Australian gold exploration company focused on discovering and developing gold resources. The company targets gold deposits in standalone geological settings and in association with other elements. NMG aims to create value through exploration success and bringing assets into production.

Short position

short percentage0.17%

reported shorts18.7M

shares on issue10.900B

New Murchison Gold (ASX:NMG) has 0.17% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 22 Sept 2026, or about 18,715,044 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.17 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.16 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 1.19% in July 2011. NMG is classified in the Materials industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Weekly context: The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 39, 2026.

Price & short interest

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NMG intelligence dossier

Public-source evidence for this company, with industry drill-up links.

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Short interest history & FAQ

NMG Short Interest History

30-day change: +0.17pp
90-day change: +0.16pp
1-year change: +0.17pp
All-time high: 1.19% (July 2011)
All-time low: 0.00% (December 2025)

Is NMG heavily shorted?

Not especially: 0.17% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #418 of 809 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 NMG's short interest changed recently?

Over the past 30 days New Murchison Gold's short interest has been broadly stable, and over 90 days it has been broadly stable. The current level is 0.17% of shares on issue.

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

Since 2010, New Murchison Gold's short interest peaked at 1.19% in July 2011 and bottomed at 0.00% in December 2025.

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 2010. See our methodology.

NMG fundamentals

In the 12 months to 31 Mar 2026, New Murchison Gold (ASX:NMG) recorded net profit after tax of A$126.7M. Net margin 26.7% (FY). Figures are in AUD, the company's reporting currency; source: Yahoo Finance, as at 28 Sep 2026.

Full statements, ratios and filings are on the Financials tab. Not financial advice.

Strategy fit

How each stock picker strategy reads NMG today

PassFailUnknown (data missing, or not meaningful for this company)

Zanger Breakout
WatchScore 38rank 67 of 1833
- 1. Explosive growth: pass. EPS swung from a loss to a profit (12 months to 2026-03-31); latest half-year profit up on the same half a year earlier
- 2. A recognisable base: fail. No tight base: only 14 sessions since the pivot high was first set, under 20; 44.4% deep, deeper than 25%
- 3. Breakout on heavy volume: fail. No close above the A$0.09 pivot on 1.5x volume in the last 5 sessions; close is -23.3% from the pivot
- 4. Read the market first: fail. XJO in a downtrend: below its 200-day average
- 5. Relative strength: pass. Beat the S&P/ASX 200 by 73.5 points over 3 months
- 6. Liquid enough to trade: pass. A$3.6m average daily turnover over 20 sessions
CAN SLIM
WatchScore 43rank 18 of 1234
- 1. Earnings growth (C and A): pass. EPS swung from a loss to a profit (12 months to 2026-03-31)
- 2. Sales growth: unknown. No revenue growth figure yet
- 3. New highs (N): fail. 23.3% below the 52-week high, more than 5% away
- 4. Leader, not laggard (L): pass. 6-month relative strength +36.1 points, in the top quartile (cut-off +7.8)
- 5. Market direction (M): fail. XJO in a downtrend: below its 200-day average
- 6. Supply and demand (S): pass. A$3.6m average daily turnover over 20 sessions
Minervini Trend Template
WatchScore 60rank 243 of 1768
- 1. Above rising averages: fail. Close A$0.07, 150-day A$0.05, 200-day A$0.06: 150-day is not above the 200-day
- 2. 200-day trending up: pass. 200-day average A$0.06 vs A$0.05 a month ago (+8.4%)
- 3. Well off the low: pass. Close A$0.07 is 130.0% above the 52-week low of A$0.03
- 4. Near the high: pass. 23.3% below the 52-week high
- 5. Relative strength: pass. 6-month relative strength +36.1 points, in the top quartile (cut-off +7.8)
- 6. Above the 50-day: pass. Close A$0.07 vs 50-day average A$0.07 (+3.0%)
- 7. Liquid enough to trade: pass. A$3.6m average daily turnover over 20 sessions
Crowded-Short Breakout
WatchScore 23rank 234 of 1611
- 1. Crowded short: fail. 0.17% of shares on issue reported short, under 5%
- 2. Days to cover: fail. 0.5 days of average volume to cover, under 5
- 3. Breakout on heavy volume: fail. No close above the A$0.09 pivot on 1.5x volume in the last 5 sessions; close is -23.3% from the pivot
- 4. Market direction: fail. XJO in a downtrend: below its 200-day average
- 5. Liquid enough to trade: pass. A$3.6m average daily turnover over 20 sessions
- 6. Relative strength: pass. Beat the S&P/ASX 200 by 73.5 points over 3 months
Quality compounders
WatchScore 37rank 15 of 1171
- 1. High return on equity: unknown. Return on equity cannot be measured: it needs net profit, equity at both ends of the year and, outside banks, insurers and other financials, equity of at least 10% of total assets
- 2. Healthy profit margin: pass. Net margin 26.7% (FY ending 2025-09-30)
- 3. Profit that turns into cash: fail. Free cash flow is zero or negative while net profit is positive (FY ending 2025-09-30)
- 4. Little debt: unknown. Net debt cannot be measured: no aligned balance sheet with debt and cash
- 5. Liquid enough to trade: pass. A$3.6m average daily turnover over 20 sessions
- 6. Long-term uptrend: pass. Close A$0.07 vs 200-day average A$0.06 (+24.7%)
- 7. Revenue not shrinking: unknown. No revenue growth figure yet