To put those numbers another way, short positions at 6/2/2015...

To put those numbers another way, short positions at 6/2/2015 were

NST - 1.9% (peak during the past 12 months - 4.5%)

BDR - 4.45% (peak during the past 12 months - 8.2%)

As I see it the shorters may have moved away a little from the goldie stocks, possibly because of the volatility of POG or maybe some jut got burnt. Clearly BDR has been seen (or is seen) as a more suitable plaything for the shorters than NST.

Interestingly short positions for RMS (another goldie) at the same date are NIL and the peak for RMS in the past 12 months was only 0.18% - that could be telling us that the shorters do not see much shorting value/downside in RMS as it is presently trading around the 12c figure. Shorting is not my cup of tea (I don't really understand it) and perhaps someone may be able to provide some clarity around these figures.

DYOR