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Top 20 ASX trades by Sharesight users – January 2024

by Stephanie Stefanovic, Content Manager, Sharesight | Jan 24th 2024

Welcome to the January 2024 edition of Sharesight’s monthly ASX trading snapshot, where we look at the top 20 trades Sharesight users made on the ASX during the month.

In this snapshot, trades were strongly led by Vanguard’s Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAS). In terms of individual stocks, trades were led by Pilbara Minerals (ASX: PLS), which remains the most-shorted stock on the ASX. Trades were followed by Woodside Energy (ASX: WDS), which recently announced its commitment to supply gas to Australia’s east coast.

Top 20 ASX trades January 2024

Top20 ASX monthly Jan24

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

Pilbara Minerals (ASX: PLS)

Woodside Energy (ASX: WDS)

BHP (ASX: BHP)

Paladin Energy (ASX: PDN)

Fortescue Metals (ASX: FMG)

Macquarie Group (ASX: MQG)

Boss Energy (ASX: BOE)

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