ISDN SHORT SELLING DATAS FOR THE WEEK  17TH AUGUST TO 21ST AUGUST  2026

 

Shortists          Close

2609400 17  0.715

591400    18  0.77

358400    19  0.765

452200    20  0.745

435900    21  0.715

 

Total 4.4473 million shares

 

Short sell volume

Close:

 

1. The 17 Aug number is the big one.

 

2.6094 million short shares on 17 Aug is dramatically higher than the following four days. 

 

Yet the share price did not collapse &mdash it closed at $0.715 and then jumped to $0.770 the next day.

 

That is actually an encouraging sign from a price-action perspective.

 

It suggests that the market had substantial selling pressure but buyers absorbed it.

 

And the broader price data confirms that ISDN had already been moving strongly:

 

It closed at $0.645 on Aug 7 and reached $0.715 on Aug 17. 

 

2. The short volume fell sharply after 17 Aug.

 

Sequence:

 

2.61m &rarr 591k &rarr 358k &rarr 452k &rarr 436k

 

That' s a substantial reduction.

 

This is more interesting than simply saying " short sellers are attacking ISDN."

 

The short-selling pressure appears to have peaked on the 17th, rather than steadily increasing throughout the week.

 

3. But there is a warning sign on 21 Aug.

 

The price went:

 

$0.715 &rarr $0.770 &rarr $0.765 &rarr $0.745 &rarr $0.715

 

So the entire 18 Aug spike has now been given back.

 

That means it    cannot yet be called that  this a confirmed short squeeze.

 

The key question for next week is whether $0.715 close to a 0.705 low holds.

 

Levels would be watched  approximately:

 

$0.715: important immediate support to a 0.705 intraday low on 21/8,  with $0.70  psychologically important secondary support.

 

$0.745&ndash $0.77: resistance zone.

 

$0.77: a particularly important level because the stock reached it on 18 Aug but failed to hold it.

 

If ISDN can return above $0.745 and then break $0.77 with strong volume, it will become considerably more positive. 

 

That would suggest that the sellers are losing control.

 

Conversely, a decisive break below $0.70 would  might prompt a downside  test of 0.65 Short Term Pivot Support. 

 

The really interesting part is that the 4.4473m shares of reported short-selling over these five sessions have a volume-weighted price of roughly $0.729.

 

But don' t interpret that as " 4.4473m shares are short at $0.729."

 

It cannot conclude that from daily short-sale volume alone.

 

What can be said  is that there was heavy short-selling activity around this price region, particularly on 17 Aug, and the share price subsequently managed to trade at $0.77.

 

That is why it can be  described the week' s data as neutral-to-mildly bullish from a short-selling perspective, but not yet a squeeze signal.

 

Also, ISDN' s longer-term price movement has been quite strong:

 

The stock was around $0.38 at the beginning of 2026 and reached as high as $0.82 over the past year. 

 

The biggest question for next week would be:

 

Are the shortists increasing their volume again if ISDN approaches $0.75&ndash $0.77?

 

Due diligence warranted.

AEM grinding down lower still dragged ISDN to hit an intraday low at 0.705 before rebounding slightly to close weaker at 0.715 compared to yesterday' s close of 0.745 in the face of 

Shortists'   slightly reduced selling of 

435,900 shares compared to yesterday' s selling of 452,200 shares. 

 

As long as ISDN' s Daily Pivot Support Close at 0.65 is not violated, its daily price action may have the potential of grinding much higher to retest its previous all time high between 0.82 and 0.85 before resetting its daily overbought condition. 

 

Any breakup above 0.85 resistance level  may  prompt a BLUE SKY higher rally  in due course.

 

NB:

 

I have bought some qty today at 0.71 to add on to my existing SRS/CASH portfolio for a Buy and Hold Strategy viewing ISDN' s strong earnings potential for the next few quarters of reporting into 2027 as its Intermediate/Long Term Technicals are still intact to date.

 

To me as a long term investor my " ADD ON" Buying is Basis My Risk Reward Strategy for an Intermediate/Long term horizon and not for the faint hearted but having to navigate any Short Term Volatilities.

 

For info, CGS issued a buy recommendation at 0.70 on 17 August morning after rerating of previous target price from 0.96 to 1.05.

 

Besides, Intermediate/Long Term Investors are waiting for SAC Capital to rerate their target price from 0.97 to higher target price after 1st Half Earning Results exceeding their expectations as well. 

 

Due diligence warranted.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF ISDN AS ON 21TH AUGUST  2026

 

A) Daily Short Term Pivot Support Close at 0.65. 

 

B) End Weekly Intermediate Term Pivot Support Close at 0.54.

 

C) End Monthly Long Term Pivot Support Close at 0.47. 

 

TECHNICAL SYNOPSIS 

 

As long as ISDN' s Daily ShortTerm Pivot Close at 0.65 is not violated its Daily Price Action has the potential of grind up further to  retest  its previous all time highs between 0.82 and 0.85  with the potential of breaking above it before a minor pullback may surface to prompt a profit taking round  to reset a daily  overbought technical condition. 

 

Violating 0.65 till date, may portend ISDN to retest its recent carved out bottom at bottom of 0.62. 

 

Breaking below 0.62 will prompt technical selling to test downside of End Weekly Intermediate Support Close at 0.54.

 

Due diligence is warranted.