Focus: Australia Daily Market Insights
Market Close: Mon, 15 December 2025
Australian markets traded lower today, with the ASX 300 declining amid pressure in energy and materials sectors, while consumer staples provided some resilience. This sector rotation aligns with our swing trading setups in financials and materials, highlighting potential opportunities in Insurance Australia Group and Orica as momentum shifts.
Broader global indices showed mixed results, but locally, defensive plays gained traction against commodity weakness, setting the stage for our Quantmatix signals and momentum analysis.
Swing Trading Ideas (1–4 Weeks)
- Insurance Australia Group (IAG:XASX) | MT-Qscore -8.1 | Pending Medium-Term Reversal positive signal Today. | Target1: 8.19 | 4.40% | Hit Rate: 62%
- Orica Ltd (ORI:XASX) | MT-Qscore 6.7 | Pending Medium-Term Reversal negative signal Today. | Target1: 22.77 | -3.88% | Hit Rate: 56%
Market Movements
The S&P/ASX 300 fell 0.7% over the last trading day, in line with the S&P/ASX 50's 0.7% decline, reflecting broad-based pressure in cyclical sectors.
Top Gainers (1-Day)
| DroneShield Limited (DRO:XASX) | +10.6% |
| Austal Limited (ASB:XASX) | +5.1% |
| Strike Energy Limited (STX:XASX) | +4.6% |
Top Losers (1-Day)
| Bannerman Energy Ltd (BMN:XASX) | -8.6% |
| Deep Yellow Limited (DYL:XASX) | -8.5% |
| Boss Energy Limited (BOE:XASX) | -8.2% |
Top Sector Gainers (1-Day)*
| Consumer Staples | +0.4% |
| Health Care | +0.2% |
| Communication Services | +0.1% |
* equal-weighted
Top Sector Losers (1-Day)
| Energy | -1.6% |
| Industrials | -1.2% |
| Materials | -1.2% |
Consumer staples and healthcare led today’s gains, while energy and materials faced pressure amid commodity declines.
Quantmatix Success Stories
- Supply Network Limited (SNL:XASX) | 3.73% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal on Fri, 12 Dec 2025.
- Codan Limited (CDA:XASX) | 3.51% profit following a Short-Term Reversal on Fri, 12 Dec 2025.
- Breville Group Limited (BRG:XASX) | 2.42% profit following a Short-Term Top Quantmatix on Fri, 12 Dec 2025.
- PWR Holdings Limited (PWH:XASX) | 2.38% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal on Fri, 12 Dec 2025.
- Amotiv Limited (AOV:XASX) | 1.69% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal on Fri, 12 Dec 2025.
- Coronado Global Resources Inc. (CRN:XASX) | 1.64% profit following a Short-Term Reversal on Fri, 12 Dec 2025.
- Transurban Group (TCL:XASX) | 1.57% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal on Fri, 12 Dec 2025.
- Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited (NEC:XASX) | 1.35% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal on Fri, 12 Dec 2025.
- Fortescue Metals (FMG:XASX) | 1.04% profit following a Short-Term Reversal on Fri, 12 Dec 2025.
- Pinnacle Investment Management Group Limited (PNI:XASX) | 0.83% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal on Fri, 12 Dec 2025.
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