In today’s briefing:
- Buying the Dip: What It Means and How It Has Played Out Across Macro Markets
- ASX Short Interest Weekly (Dec 12th): JB Hi-Fi, National Australia Bank, Bluescope Steel, Scentre

Buying the Dip: What It Means and How It Has Played Out Across Macro Markets
- Buy the Dip is everywhere in market commentary and is widely used as shorthand for price action, often without a clear or consistent definition.
- We examine possible definitions and return metrics from acting on those definitions across major markets.
- Surprising and distinct trends emerge from the data and help explain the prevalence of Buy the Dip themed commentary.
ASX Short Interest Weekly (Dec 12th): JB Hi-Fi, National Australia Bank, Bluescope Steel, Scentre
- We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Dec 12th (reported today). The aggregated short interest was USD29.2bn.
- We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases & decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
- We highlight short interest changes in JB Hi-Fi, National Australia Bank, Bluescope Steel, Scentre, Metcash.

