Sharesight20ASX weekly top 20 ASX trades – 31st August 2020

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In this Sharesight20ASX weekly snapshot of Sharesight users' 20 most traded stocks on the ASX, Zip Co (ASX: Z1P) strongly led the sell trades, with many investors likely selling shares off the back of preliminary FY20 results showing a 61% increase in net bad debts and losses of $44.9 million, as the company chases expansion plans. However, Zip also strongly led the buy trades, with share prices soaring following the announcement of a partnership with eBay. Rival BNPL giant Afterpay (ASX: APT) was another popular buy and sell trade, as well as data company Appen (ASX: APX).

Top 20 ASX trades last week

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