Crowded-Short Breakout
Heavily shorted stocks clearing resistance on heavy volume, where short sellers may be forced to buy back.
Heavily shorted stocks clearing resistance on heavy volume, where short sellers may be forced to buy back.
A stock triggers when every core rule passes. Unknown never counts as passing. Evaluated each session · ASX equities with at least 60 sessions of price history; only those with at least A$250,000 average daily turnover can trigger, and a reported short position of at least 5% to trigger.
Prices: 5 Nov · ASIC report 30 Oct, available 5 Nov · Rules v0 · e115c176
Neutral| Code | Status | Crowded shortCore | Breakout on heavy volumeCore | Liquid enough to tradeCore | Days to cover* | 3m RS* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisetech Global | Triggered | Pass Crowded short: pass, 10.9% ≥ 5.0% | Pass Breakout on heavy volume: pass | Pass Liquid enough to trade: pass, A$74.3m ≥ A$250k | 21.6 | +14.1pp |
| Domino'S Pizza Enterprises | Triggered | Pass Crowded short: pass, 10.3% ≥ 5.0% | Pass Breakout on heavy volume: pass | Pass Liquid enough to trade: pass, A$8.0m ≥ A$250k | 28.5 | +19.2pp |
| Catapult Sports | Triggered | Pass Crowded short: pass, 7.0% ≥ 5.0% | Pass Breakout on heavy volume: pass | Pass Liquid enough to trade: pass, A$2.0m ≥ A$250k | 39.1 | +6.2pp |
| Treasury Wine Estates | Triggered | Pass Crowded short: pass, 9.7% ≥ 5.0% | Pass Breakout on heavy volume: pass | Pass Liquid enough to trade: pass, A$22.7m ≥ A$250k | 23.0 | +22.4pp |
| Flight Centre Travel Group | Triggered | Pass Crowded short: pass, 10.7% ≥ 5.0% | Pass Breakout on heavy volume: pass | Pass Liquid enough to trade: pass, A$12.1m ≥ A$250k | 23.7 | −5.3pp |
| Endeavour Group | Triggered | Pass Crowded short: pass, 8.6% ≥ 5.0% | Pass Breakout on heavy volume: pass | Pass Liquid enough to trade: pass, A$12.1m ≥ A$250k | 42.9 | +5.3pp |
| Breville Group | Triggered | Pass Crowded short: pass, 7.3% ≥ 5.0% | Pass Breakout on heavy volume: pass | Pass Liquid enough to trade: pass, A$10.6m ≥ A$250k | 36.5 | −1.8pp |
| Iph | Triggered | Pass Crowded short: pass, 8.2% ≥ 5.0% | Pass Breakout on heavy volume: pass | Pass Liquid enough to trade: pass, A$3.6m ≥ A$250k | 25.0 | −4.4pp |
| Siteminder | Triggered | Pass Crowded short: pass, 6.9% ≥ 5.0% | Pass Breakout on heavy volume: pass | Pass Liquid enough to trade: pass, A$4.6m ≥ A$250k | 14.8 | −0.4pp |
| Asx | Setup | Pass Crowded short: pass, 5.6% ≥ 5.0% | Waiting Breakout on heavy volume: waiting | Pass Liquid enough to trade: pass, A$43.7m ≥ A$250k | 16.1 | +20.2pp |
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* Ranking inputs · Unknown never counts as passingA strategy score is rule fit, not probability.
Triggered on 5 Nov
10.88% of shares on issue reported short
Broke out on 2026-11-05: a close above the prior 40-session high on at least 1.5x average volume; pivot A$42.97
A$74.3m average daily turnover over 20 sessions
Short report: 30 Oct · available 5 Nov
Not financial advice. Hypothetical rule results from published data, not a record of trading.