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ChartWatch ASX Scans: Investors scramble to scoop up Gold, Energy and Defence stocks as BHP, RIO downturn intensifies

Your daily dose of the most interesting uptrends and downtrends on the ASX with technical analysis from an expert.

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Mon 16 June 2025, 09:15 AEST
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ChartWatch ASX Scans: Investors scramble to scoop up Gold, Energy and Defence stocks as BHP, RIO downturn intensifies

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KEY POINTS

  • Interesting uptrends in today's Scans: Austal (ASB), Antipa Minerals (AZY), Bubs Australia (BUB), Global Defence ETF (DFND), Electro Optic Systems (EOS), Gold Miners ETF (GDX), Physical Gold ETF (GOLD), Helia (HLI), Karoon Energy (KAR), Newmont (NEM).
  • Interesting downtrends in today's Scans: Accent Group (AX1), BHP (BHP), Botanix Pharmaceuticals (BOT), Cettire (CTT), Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals (CUV), Flight Centre Travel (FLT), Helloworld Travel (HLO), Kogan.Com (KGN), Rio Tinto (RIO), Weebit Nano (WBT).

There are several major themes in today's Uptrends and Downtrends Scan Lists:

Uptrends

  1. Defence (figuratively and literally!), i.e., probably a dozen or more Gold and Silver stocks, a Gold miners ETF, and a physical Gold ETF, plus Defence (i.e., military applications) like ASB and EOS and a defence industry ETF (DFND).

  2. Geopolitical instability winners (defence also fits into this category), i.e., energy* (KAR, ORG) and critical minerals^ (CHN, LYC, VMM)

Downtrends

  1. Travel and consumer discretionary, higher crude oil prices *due to escalating tensions in the Middle East will likely flow through to higher petrol prices, and therefore lesser disposable income (AX1, CTT, HUM, KGN, MYR, PMV) as well as reduce the demand for travel (HLO, FLT).

  2. Big mining, both BHP and RIO find themselves back in the Downtrends Scan List despite plenty of talk this week about thawing ^trade relations between China and the US (what does that tell you!)


Welcome to my ChartWatch Daily ASX Scans series. Here I present scan lists based on my trend following technical analysis methodology. My goal is to alert you to the best uptrends and downtrends on the ASX.

Feel free to get your favourite AI to convert the tables below into lists you can upload to your favourite trading platform like TradingView. Then you'll be able to skip from chart to chart and quickly and easily see the best uptrends and downtrends on the ASX.

Some investors prefer to buy those stocks in strong uptrends, and avoid, sell, or short sell those stocks in strong downtrends – but how you use the lists is really up to you!

Note, many stocks in both lists have appeared there many times before. As long as they keep meeting my criteria – they'll keep appearing. But note, there won't be any notifications when they don't, so you'll have to do your own research on when a particular trend changes!


Uptrends Scan List

Company
Code
Last Price
1mo %
1yr %
African Gold
A1G
$0.175
+40.0%
+525.0%
Astral Resources
AAR
$0.185
+19.4%
+129.8%
Austal
ASB
$6.36
+23.0%
+162.8%
Autosports Group
ASG
$2.22
+2.3%
-1.3%
Antipa Minerals
AZY
$0.815
+69.8%
+526.9%
Barton Gold
BGD
$0.880
+31.3%
+198.3%
Beacon Lighting Group
BLX
$3.75
+14.7%
+55.6%
Bubs Australia
BUB
$0.160
+33.3%
+28.0%
Codan
CDA
$19.38
+15.2%
+77.8%
Chalice Mining
CHN
$1.615
+50.9%
+9.1%
Capricorn Metals
CMM
$10.22
+19.4%
+118.4%
Coles Group
COL
$22.22
+4.2%
+31.4%
Catalyst Metals
CYL
$7.03
+11.1%
+536.2%
Vaneck Global Defence ETF
DFND
$35.36
+10.9%
0%
Global X Defence Tech ETF
DTEC
$16.52
+13.6%
0%
Develop Global
DVP
$4.70
+28.4%
+116.6%
Electro Optic Systems
EOS
$2.57
+104.8%
+102.4%
Vaneck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
$84.79
+17.4%
+64.5%
Global X Physical Gold ETF
GOLD
$48.70
+6.1%
+51.6%
Helia Group
HLI
$5.37
+1.7%
+41.8%
Karoon Energy
KAR
$1.985
+18.2%
+17.5%
Kingsgate Consolidated
KCN
$2.41
+19.9%
+45.6%
Lion Selection Group
LSX
$0.960
+40.1%
+123.3%
Lynas Rare Earths
LYC
$9.00
+20.5%
+37.2%
Monadelphous Group
MND
$17.60
+3.6%
+34.1%
BetaShares Global Gold Miners Hedged ETF
MNRS
$9.41
+15.9%
+60.9%
Mithril Resources
MTH
$0.540
+50.0%
+134.8%
Newmont Corporation
NEM
$88.07
+13.2%
+43.2%
Northern Star Resources
NST
$22.53
+23.0%
+63.0%
Origin Energy
ORG
$11.45
+4.3%
+13.6%
Ramelius Resources
RMS
$2.93
+17.7%
+58.0%
St Barbara
SBM
$0.380
+38.2%
+61.7%
Shape Australia Corporation
SHA
$3.61
+11.8%
+62.6%
Superloop
SLC
$2.90
+16.9%
+107.1%
Washington H Soul Pattinson & Company
SOL
$40.32
+8.0%
+26.0%
Spartan Resources
SPR
$2.27
+16.4%
+206.8%
SRG Global
SRG
$1.515
+5.6%
+71.2%
Viridis Mining and Minerals
VMM
$0.470
+59.3%
-70.3%
Ventia Services Group
VNT
$4.90
+5.2%
+34.6%
Warriedar Resources
WA8
$0.125
+13.6%
+155.1%
Westgold Resources
WGX
$3.31
+25.4%
+44.5%
Today's Uptrends Scan List

Feature Charts from today's Uptrends List 🔎📈

The stocks that I feel are showing the strongest excess demand from today's Uptrends List are: African Gold (ASX: A1G), Austal (ASX: ASB), Antipa Minerals (ASX: AZY), Barton Gold (ASX: BGD), Bubs Australia (ASX: BUB), Codan (ASX: CDA), Vaneck Global Defence ETF (ASX: DFND), Develop Global (ASX: DVP), Electro Optic Systems (ASX: EOS), Vaneck Gold Miners ETF (ASX: GDX), Global X Physical Gold ETF (ASX: GOLD), Helia Group (ASX: HLI), Karoon Energy (ASX: KAR), Lion Selection Group (ASX: LSX), Newmont Corporation (ASX: NEM), Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST), Westgold Resources (ASX: WGX).

10 Randomly chosen Feature Uptrend Charts below:

African Gold (ASX-A1G) daily chart 13 June 2025 Antipa Minerals (ASX-AZY) daily chart 13 June 2025 Barton Gold (ASX-BGD) daily chart 13 June 2025 Codan (ASX-CDA) daily chart 13 June 2025 Develop Global (ASX-DVP) daily chart 13 June 2025 Electro Optic Systems (ASX-EOS) daily chart 13 June 2025 Helia Group (ASX-HLI) daily chart 13 June 2025 Karoon Energy (ASX-KAR) daily chart 13 June 2025 Vaneck Global Defence ETF (ASX-DFND) daily chart 13 June 2025 Vaneck Gold Miners ETF (ASX-GDX) daily chart 13 June 2025

Downtrends Scan List

Company
Code
Last Price
1mo %
1yr %
Australian Clinical Labs
ACL
$2.73
-10.2%
+18.2%
Ansell
ANN
$30.72
-5.8%
+19.2%
Amotiv
AOV
$7.67
-6.8%
-26.7%
Avita Medical
AVH
$1.795
-18.8%
-34.7%
Accent Group
AX1
$1.360
-30.6%
-30.1%
BHP Group
BHP
$37.34
-5.3%
-14.6%
Botanix Pharmaceuticals
BOT
$0.300
-25.0%
+7.1%
Credit Corp Group
CCP
$12.94
-7.9%
-9.6%
Cosol
COS
$0.510
-30.6%
-56.0%
Coronado Global Resources
CRN
$0.145
-25.6%
-88.2%
CSL
CSL
$238.86
-0.4%
-16.6%
Cettire
CTT
$0.255
-53.2%
-89.0%
Clarity Pharmaceuticals
CU6
$2.16
-13.3%
-58.4%
Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals
CUV
$9.83
-9.0%
-33.3%
EBR Systems
EBR
$1.100
-6.8%
-0.1%
Flight Centre Travel Group
FLT
$12.43
-10.3%
-36.4%
G8 Education
GEM
$1.175
-9.3%
-0.4%
Healthco Healthcare and Wellness Reit
HCW
$0.740
-9.8%
-34.2%
Helloworld Travel
HLO
$1.345
-13.2%
-37.2%
Healius
HLS
$0.820
-23.7%
-16.1%
Humm Group
HUM
$0.435
-20.2%
+2.4%
IPH
IPH
$4.69
-4.1%
-28.3%
Kogan.Com
KGN
$3.83
-20.0%
-13.3%
Lendlease Group
LLC
$5.59
+2.0%
+0.5%
Lotus Resources
LOT
$0.155
-16.2%
-67.4%
Lycopodium
LYL
$10.40
-5.5%
-14.1%
Myer
MYR
$0.650
-15.0%
+4.3%
Nuix
NXL
$2.23
-7.5%
-23.1%
Premier Investments
PMV
$19.50
-9.8%
-11.6%
Polynovo
PNV
$1.180
-21.9%
-47.3%
Rio Tinto
RIO
$106.38
-11.7%
-13.4%
Select Harvests
SHV
$4.49
-9.8%
+32.2%
Skycity Entertainment Group
SKC
$0.850
-8.6%
-41.0%
Sayona Mining
SYA
$0.015
-6.3%
-62.5%
Vulcan Steel
VSL
$6.07
-18.6%
-14.4%
Vulcan Energy Resources
VUL
$3.78
-17.3%
-22.5%
Weebit Nano
WBT
$1.665
-10.5%
-27.6%
Today's Downtrends Scan List

Feature Charts from today's Downtrends List 🔎📉

The stocks that I feel are showing the strongest excess supply from today's Downtrends List are: Amotiv (ASX: AOV), Avita Medical (ASX: AVH), Accent Group (ASX: AX1), BHP Group (ASX: BHP), Botanix Pharmaceuticals (ASX: BOT), Cosol (ASX: COS), Coronado Global Resources (ASX: CRN), Cettire (ASX: CTT), Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals (ASX: CUV), EBR Systems (ASX: EBR), Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX: FLT), Healthco Healthcare and Wellness Reit (ASX: HCW), Helloworld Travel (ASX: HLO), Kogan.Com (ASX: KGN), Myer (ASX: MYR), Premier Investments (ASX: PMV), Polynovo (ASX: PNV), Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO), Vulcan Steel (ASX: VSL), Weebit Nano (ASX: WBT).

10 Randomly chosen Feature Downtrend Charts below:

Accent Group (ASX-AX1) daily chart 13 June 2025 BHP Group (ASX-BHP) daily chart 13 June 2025 Botanix Pharmaceuticals (ASX-BOT) daily chart 13 June 2025 Cettire (ASX-CTT) daily chart 13 June 2025 EBR Systems (ASX-EBR) daily chart 13 June 2025 Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX-FLT) daily chart 13 June 2025 Kogan.Com (ASX-KGN) daily chart 13 June 2025 Polynovo (ASX-PNV) daily chart 13 June 2025 Rio Tinto (ASX-RIO) daily chart 13 June 2025 Weebit Nano (ASX-WBT) daily chart 13 June 2025
Important considerations when using the ChartWatch Daily ASX Scans:
1. The future is unknown. Anything can happen to change the trends in the lists above. A stock in a perfect uptrend or downtrend may not remain that way by the close of trading today. 2. These lists are not exhaustive, they are curated by Carl. You will find that certain stocks might not appear in a particular list on consecutive days but might reappear when Carl feels it deserves to return to the list. 3. This is not a recommendation service, merely an aid to help you better understand the workings of Carl’s technical analysis model in a practical way. Carl will not alert you to stocks that have dropped off a list because their trend has changed – it is up to you to apply the criteria to determine why a particular stock might not still be included. 4. This is general, educational information only – always do your own research.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Lead Writer and Presenter

Carl brings more than 30 years of investing experience and a track record of helping thousands of investors navigate every kind of market. A highly regarded commentator on global macro trends and their impact on Australian and US equities, he is also one of Australia's most recognised educators in technical analysis — having taught his distinctive price-action trend following methodology to two generations of investors.

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