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Sharesight20 top 20 trades on ASX – January 2021

by Stephanie Stefanovic, Content Manager, Sharesight | Jan 24th 2021
Disclaimer: The below article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a product recommendation, or taxation or financial advice and should not be relied upon as such. Always check with your financial adviser or accountant to obtain the correct advice for your situation.

Welcome to the January 2021 edition of the Sharesight20ASX monthly trading snapshot, where we look at the top 20 trades Sharesight users made on the ASX during the month.

Sharesight20 top 20 ASX trades January 2021

Top20 ASX monthly Jan2021

In January’s Sharesight20ASX snapshot, buy trades were led by the Vanguard Australian Shares (ASX: VAS) and Diversified High Growth (ASX: VDHG) ETFs. This comes after a month of share price recovery for the ASX, which in January achieved its highest closing price in 11 months. At the same time, sell trades were strongly led by Zip Co (ASX: Z1P), which revealed robust quarterly earnings and completed a $56 million share purchase plan.

Let’s look at the news behind some of the key stocks in this month’s snapshot:

Zip Co (ASX: Z1P)

CSL (ASX: CSL)

Vulcan Energy (ASX: VUL)

Pilbara Minerals (ASX: PLS)

Afterpay (ASX: APT)

Tyro Payments (ASX: TYR)

Woodside Petroleum (ASX: WPL)

Strategic Elements (ASX: SOR)

Fortescue Metals (ASX: FMG)

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