Focus: Australia
Market Close: Thu, 18 December 2025
Daily Insights
The ASX 300 edged up 0.04% today amid mixed sector performances, with real estate and consumer discretionary sectors showing resilience despite a 1.21% week-to-date decline, influenced by ongoing commodity pressures and steady economic data from the region.
Overall, the day was cautious and low-volume, typical of late-year trading, with the index breaking a short losing streak in some accounts but remaining under pressure from broader concerns.
Energy was the biggest laggard, dragged lower by a sharp fall in Woodside Energy after CEO Meg O'Neill announced her departure to join BP.
Continued weakness in technology, extending a multi-session sell-off amid global AI/tech debt worries.
Mining and resources provided some support, buoyed by firm commodity prices and positive broker notes from JP Morgan on Lithium.
Influence of a hawkish Reserve Bank of Australia stance is reducing expectations for further rate cuts and raising talk of potential hikes in 2026.
Swing Trading Ideas (1–4 Weeks) - TEVO Methodology
- Integral Diagnostics Limited (IDX:XASX) | MT-Qscore -6.3 | Medium-Term Reversal positive signal Today. | Target1: 2.58 | 7.19% | Hit Rate: 74%
- INSURANCE AUSTRA (IAG:XASX) | MT-Qscore -8.1 | Medium-Term Reversal positive signal Today. | Target1: 8.19 | 4.25% | Hit Rate: 62%
Market Movements
The S&P/ASX 50 rose 0.13% today but remains down 1.29% week-to-date, while the S&P/ASX 300 gained a modest 0.04% over the last trading day against a 1.21% WTD loss, reflecting cautious trading amid global commodity fluctuations.
Top Gainers (1-Day)
| Bapcor Limited (BAP:XASX) | +15.5% |
| The Star Entertainment Group Limited (SGR:XASX) | +13.0% |
| Ora Banda Mining Limited (OBM:XASX) | +6.1% |
Top Losers (1-Day)
| Boss Energy Limited (BOE:XASX) | -24.6% |
| Bannerman Energy Ltd (BMN:XASX) | -8.5% |
| Deep Yellow Limited (DYL:XASX) | -7.8% |
Top Sector Gainers (1-Day)*
| Real Estate | +0.74% |
| Consumer Discretionary | +0.73% |
| Consumer Staples | +0.28% |
* equal-weighted
Top Sector Losers (1-Day)*
| Energy | -1.80% |
| Utilities | -1.01% |
| Industrials | -1.00% |
Real estate and consumer discretionary led today's gains, while energy names extended sharp week-to-date declines amid uranium sector pressures.
Quantmatix Success Stories
- Boss Energy Limited (BOE:XASX) | 24.60% profit following a Short-Term Reversal short signal on Tue, 16 December 2025.
- Chalice Mining Limited (CHN:XASX) | 22.12% profit following a Short-Term Reversal long signal on Mon, 15 December 2025.
- Codan Limited (CDA:XASX) | 11.62% profit following a Short-Term Reversal short signal on Fri, 12 December 2025.
- Ora Banda Mining Limited (OBM:XASX) | 10.41% profit following a Short-Term Reversal long signal on Mon, 15 December 2025.
- Vulcan Steel Limited (VSL:XASX) | 9.24% profit following a Short-Term Reversal long signal on Mon, 15 December 2025.
- PWR Holdings Limited (PWH:XASX) | 7.39% profit following a Medium-Term Reversal short signal on Fri, 12 December 2025.
- NEXTDC Limited (NXT:XASX) | 6.33% profit following a Short-Term Reversal short signal on Tue, 16 December 2025.
- Ioneer Ltd (INR:XASX) | 6.06% profit following a Short-Term Reversal short signal on Tue, 16 December 2025.
- Bannerman Energy Ltd (BMN:XASX) | 5.84% profit following a Short-Term Reversal short signal on Mon, 15 December 2025.
- Strike Energy Limited (STX:XASX) | 4.55% profit following a Short-Term Reversal short signal on Fri, 12 December 2025.
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