Taiwan short-selling restrictions: 4 out of 5 times, a low was recorded after the measure.

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission has used short-selling restrictions five times since 2008, and in four of those cases the TAIEX bottomed within about three weeks of the measure, BlockTempo reported as the index fell as much as 3,737.67 points intraday to 37,837.05 amid a US AI and semiconductor selloff. The curbs often failed to prevent a first-day decline, and the index continued falling even after a full short-selling ban in 2008. The pattern matters because Taiwan’s latest intervention may signal a near-term trough rather than an immediate rebound, with the TAIEX’s next few weeks in focus.