Sharesight20ASX top 20 ASX trades - 8th October 2019
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We're a day later with this week's update due to the public holiday in Australia Monday this week.
Last week Sharesight users jumped on medical small cap Actinogen Medical (ASX: ACW) after the company announced positive study results for their Alzheimer’s drug Xanamem. Some users also sold down Nufarm limited to realise some gains after the stock shot up 42% in the last week of September.
Top 20 ASX trades last week
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