Sharesight20 top 20 trades on ASX & NZX - March 2020

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Welcome to the March 2020 edition of the Sharesight20 monthly trading snapshot, where we look at the top 20 trades on both the ASX and NZX made by Sharesight users during the month. March was a volatile time for markets, with Sharesight users adapting to conditions with an increase in active stock picking, as well as bear themed ETFs.

Here’s March’s top ASX and NZX trades.

Sharesight20 top 20 ASX trades March 2020

In March’s Sharesight20ASX snapshot the crown for the most traded stock again went to S&P ASX 300 index tracking ETF Vanguard Australian Shares (ASX: VAS). For the first time in our monthly snapshot history we see two bear themed ETFs in the top 20 (ASX: BEAR) & (ASX: BBOZ), Let’s look at the news behind key stocks in this month’s snapshot:

Afterpay Limited (ASX: APT)

• Afterpay on the defensive after enormous share price drop

• What does the COVID-19 pandemic mean for Afterpay shares?

• Insiders are snapping up Afterpay shares right now

• Afterpay's (APT) share price has been spiking and slumping dramatically

• Afterpay (APT) share price forecast: Is it still worth $34?

• Short-sellers stepping up attack on Afterpay Ltd

National Australia Bank (ASX: NAB)

• NAB share price falls 5% to multi-year low

• NAB, Macquarie kill off hybrid listings

• NAB (ASX:NAB) recalls capital notes offer, hits ten-year low

• No, NAB did not bail-in NABPC hybrid holders into equity…

• What does COVID-19 mean for ASX 200 bank shares in 2020?

• NAB admits to breaches in fees-for-no service case

Woodside Petroleum (ASX: WPL)

• 'Brutal, cold': Woodside workers stood down as virus fears grow

• South32, Woodside, ALS all batten down the hatches

• Woodside to slash spending amid COVID-19

• Woodside delays $52b WA investment call

• Woodside Petroleum puts billions on hold due to COVID-19 & oil price slump

CSL Limited (ASX: CSL)

• How to make CSL's rare success the norm in Australia

• Is the CSL share price a buy after the coronavirus volatility?

• ‘Completely nuts’: CSL’s disconnect with reality

• Can the CSL share price hit $300…again?

• CSL shares up 6.9% Ansell up 19% as health drives ASX gains

Sharesight20 top 20 NZX trades March 2020

Travel and health stocks all placed highly in our snapshot of the NZX this month, with a mixture of growth opportunities and value on offer.

Air New Zealand (NZX: AIR)

• Air NZ placed in trading halt; plans to cut international capacity by 85 per cent in next few months

• Cuts domestic capacity by 30% in response to Government restrictions

• NZ shares slip again with Air New Zealand hit hard

• Air New Zealand bailout predicted to be between $2b and $3b

• Air New Zealand cancels dividend, takes government loan

The a2 Milk Company (NZX: A2M)

• a2 Milk expands into Canada with Agrifoods

• Why the a2 Milk share price has climbed higher in March (Mar 19)

• Why New Zealand's own A2 milk company is so good

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (NZX: FPH)

• Will Fisher and Paykel Healthcare benefit from the coronavirus outbreak?

• Fisher and Paykel Healthcare shares volatile amid sharemarket meltdown\

• Fisher and Paykel Healthcare, which makes ventilators used to treat patients with coronavirus, has upgraded its earnings guidance

Sharesight20 Snapshots for 2019

We recently published our Sharesight20 top 20 trades data for the 2019 calendar year across exchanges in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. You can read our 2019 Sharesight20 updates here:

• Top 20 trades on the ASX in 2019 - Sharesight20

• Top 20 trades on the NASDAQ in 2019 - Sharesight20

• Top 20 trades on the NYSE in 2019 - Sharesight20

• Top 20 trades on the NZX in 2019 - Sharesight20

• Top 20 trades on the TSX/TSE in 2019 - Sharesight20

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