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CANADA · CIRO CONSOLIDATED SHORT POSITIONS · TWICE MONTHLY
Short Watch
What the bears are betting against, from CIRO's official twice-monthly short position reports, the public data almost nobody surfaces. Ranked by shares short and by the biggest moves since the last report, settlement 2026-09-30.
2026-09-30
Settlement date
5,118
Securities reported
10
Conviction collisions
2×/mo
Updated (15th + month end)
Collision
Conviction Collisions
Shorts piled in while insiders bought. Someone's wrong. Insider buys within 30 days of the settlement date.
| Ticker | Company | Shares short | Short change | Insider buys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WGT | WESTGATE ENERGY INC. | 2.1M | +2.1M | 1 buy · $50K |
| OM | OSISKO METALS INCORPORATED COMMON SHARES | 12.4M | +2M | 1 buy · $205K |
| NDM | NORTHERN DYNASTY MINERALS LTD. J | 10.5M | +1.4M | 1 buy · $204K |
| GWM | GALWAY METALS INC. | 1.7M | +1.2M | 1 buy · $10K |
| ECR | CARTIER RESOURCES INC. | 503K | +104K | 1 buy · $3K |
| HODL | SOL STRATEGIES INC. | 119K | +95K | 2 buys · $2K |
| PYR | PYROGENESIS INC. | 403K | +33K | 1 buy · $1K |
| CGD | CARLIN GOLD CORPORATION | 31K | +31K | 1 buy · $124 |
| ARIC | AWALE RESOURCES LIMITED | 31K | +20K | 2 buys · $75K |
| MRC | MORGUARD CORPORATION | 149K | +16K | 1 buy · $3.6M |
Most shorted · by shares
| Ticker | Company | Shares short | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| T TSX | TELUS CORPORATION | 74.1M | +10.1M |
| DML TSX | DENISON MINES CORP. | 44.6M | +759K |
| ATH TSX | ATHABASCA OIL CORPORATION J | 40.6M | +5.7M |
| BCE TSX | BCE INC. | 34.2M | +6.5M |
| ENB TSX | ENBRIDGE INC. | 31.6M | −7.6M |
| TD TSX | TORONTO-DOMINION BANK (THE) | 31.3M | +521K |
| XIU TSX | ISHARES S&P/TSX 60 INDEX ETF UNITS | 27.7M | −2.6M |
| GLO TSX | GLOBAL ATOMIC CORPORATION | 26.4M | +15.3M |
| DSV TSX | DISCOVERY MINING LTD | 26.2M | −892K |
| IVN TSX | IVANHOE MINES LTD. CL 'A' J | 24.9M | −4.2M |
| CM TSX | CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE | 24.7M | +1.9M |
| TA TSX | TRANSALTA CORPORATION | 24M | +3M |
| CNQ TSX | CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED | 23.3M | +7.1M |
| BTO TSX | B2GOLD CORP. J | 22.8M | +1.3M |
| IAU TSX | I-80 GOLD CORP. J | 22.7M | −7.5M |
Biggest increases
| Ticker | Company | Change |
|---|---|---|
| GLO TSX | GLOBAL ATOMIC CORPORATION | +15.3M |
| SLVR TSX | SILVER TIGER METALS INC | +14.5M |
| T TSX | TELUS CORPORATION | +10.1M |
| FF TSX | FIRST MINING GOLD CORP. J | +8.4M |
| CNQ TSX | CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED | +7.1M |
| TPZ TSX | TOPAZ ENERGY CORP. | +6.8M |
| BCE TSX | BCE INC. | +6.5M |
| TOU TSX | TOURMALINE OIL CORP. | +5.9M |
| ATH TSX | ATHABASCA OIL CORPORATION J | +5.7M |
| GAL TSXV | GALANTAS GOLD CORPORATION | +5.2M |
Biggest decreases
| Ticker | Company | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ENB TSX | ENBRIDGE INC. | −7.6M |
| IAU TSX | I-80 GOLD CORP. J | −7.5M |
| GFR TSX | GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD. | −6.3M |
| URE TSX | UR-ENERGY INC. J | −6.2M |
| BETR CSE | BETTERLIFE PHARMA INC. | −5.8M |
| BNS TSX | BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (THE) | −5.7M |
| IVN TSX | IVANHOE MINES LTD. CL 'A' J | −4.2M |
| XUT TSX | ISHARES S&P/TSX CAP UTILITIES INDEX ETF UN | −3.5M |
| FLT TSX | VOLATUS AEROSPACE INC | −3M |
| XSP TSX | ISHARES CORE S&P 500 INDX ETF (CAD-HEDGED) UN | −2.7M |
CIRO reports aggregate shares short per security; it does not publish float, so ranks here are by absolute shares and period change, not percent-of-float. Prior report: 2026-09-15.