About ShortInterest.au
Clean, fast access to ASX short interest - with honest attribution and clear T+4 labelling.
Fast by default
Built for speed and clarity - loads quickly on any device.
Transparent sources
Figures derive from ASIC short position reports (T+4 positions) and ASX gross short sales (T+1 flow), labelled clearly across the site.
Plain‑English context
Simple labels and primers help newcomers interpret the numbers.
ASIC publishes short position reports (T+4). The raw CSVs are cumbersome, so we transform them into concise pages and charts, and we label the T+4 lag clearly throughout the site. ASX also releases gross short sale volumes the next business day (T+1), which we pair alongside the T+4 feed for a faster look at market pressure.
Data sources & labelling
What each label means:
- ASIC short interest (T+4): Outstanding short positions aggregated by holder. Four-business-day lag. Shown as a percent of shares on issue so you can compare across tickers.
- ASX short volume (T+1): Yesterday's gross short sale volume. Shows flow, not total open shorts. Not float-normalised, so heavy trading days can look large on liquid names.
- How to use them together: T+1 flags fresh pressure quickly; T+4 confirms whether that flow stuck and how it compares across the market.
Each page calls out which feed you are looking at, so you can pair the faster T+1 snapshot with the normalised T+4 percent-of-float view.
Methodology at a glance
- T+4: trade date plus four business days.
- Percent short estimates positions relative to shares on issue for apples-to-apples comparison.
- Updates on business days.
- Attribution is shown where relevant; raw history is cached.
What this site is not
Not a trading signal and not financial advice. It’s an educational companion for understanding how short interest evolves for ASX‑listed companies.
Attribution
Sources: ASX short selling gross data (T+1) and Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) short position reports (T+4). We transform, cache, and present this data for clarity and performance.
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