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Henry Hub Basis - Ice Futures Energy Div

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Signal state

Bearish-28

Generated market from CFTC archives.

Signal layer

Score breakdown

How the +100 to -100 conviction score is calculated

Macro Score

+8 pts

Target Exposure

-28%

Market History

Net Positioning History

Historical net positioning (Longs minus Shorts) for the reference trader group.

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Henry Hub Basis - Ice Futures Energy DivManaged Money — 6 Month Positioning Report
Report DateLong PositionsShort PositionsChange in LongsChange in ShortsNet PositionsNet Change% OI Long% OI ShortOpen Interest
Max53,07023,101+8,430+16,12642,007+8,55032.2%20.0%187,833
Min8,6640-31,264-17,341-5,903-24,0419.3%0.0%76,290
13 Per. Avg13,2149,883+305+6943,331-38911.9%8.2%110,063
Mar 24, 202617,06622,969+6,780+11,306-5,903-4,52614.9%20.0%114,856
Mar 17, 202610,28611,663+14+7,343-1,377-7,32911.0%12.4%93,877
Mar 10, 202610,2724,320-10,911-16,6445,952+5,73311.8%5.0%87,131
Mar 3, 202621,18320,964+527-2,137219+2,66413.3%13.1%159,920
Feb 24, 202620,65623,101+8,212+16,126-2,445-7,91414.5%16.2%142,278
Feb 17, 202612,4446,975+1,736+3,6585,469-1,92211.5%6.5%108,084
Feb 10, 202610,7083,317-4,974-6,4377,391+1,46311.6%3.6%92,010
Feb 3, 202615,6829,754+1,708+5,2745,928-3,56612.0%7.4%131,049
Jan 27, 202613,9744,480+4,386+5049,494+3,88213.0%4.2%107,349
Jan 20, 20269,5883,976+924-5045,612+1,42810.0%4.2%95,577
Jan 13, 20268,6644,480+0+4,4804,184-4,48010.0%5.1%87,058
Jan 6, 20268,6640-3,931-12,4818,664+8,55011.4%0.0%76,290
Dec 30, 202512,59512,481-502-1,468114+9669.3%9.2%135,339
Dec 23, 202513,09713,949+2,232+13,391-852-11,15910.4%11.1%126,163
Dec 16, 202510,865558+310+55810,307-24811.1%0.6%98,023
Dec 9, 202510,5550-17,422-15,33110,555-2,09111.4%0.0%92,561
Dec 2, 202527,97715,331+496+012,646+49618.1%9.9%154,942
Nov 25, 202527,48115,331+6,631+14,55012,150-7,91918.2%10.2%150,712
Nov 18, 202520,850781+2,074+78120,069+1,29319.2%0.7%108,580
Nov 10, 202518,7760-24,493-17,34118,776-7,15220.6%0.0%91,218
Nov 4, 202543,26917,341+485-1,34625,928+1,83127.7%11.1%156,479
Oct 28, 202542,78418,687+4,958+7,22724,097-2,26929.4%12.9%145,346
Oct 21, 202537,82611,460+8,430+4,02026,366+4,41032.2%9.8%117,326
Oct 14, 202529,3967,440+7,590+3,60021,956+3,99029.5%7.5%99,514
Oct 7, 202521,8063,840-31,264-7,22317,966-24,04123.5%4.2%92,584
Sep 30, 202553,07011,063+0+042,007+028.2%5.9%187,833

COT report

Longs vs shorts by trader category — week by week

Browse the official CFTC report week by week to see how each trader group's positioning has shifted. The WoW Δ column shows the net contract change from the prior week.

Mar 24, 2026(Latest)
Open interest: 114,856 contractsWeek 1 of 26
Trader typeLongShortNetLong % OIShort % OINet % OIWoW Δ Net

Managed Money

Reference group used for the main bias model

17,06622,969-5,903+14.9%+20.0%-5.1%-4,526

Swap Dealers

44,0618,04836,013+38.4%+7.0%+31.4%-2,218

Producer Merchant

43,92278,238-34,316+38.2%+68.1%-29.9%+7,292

Nonreportable

6,7919765,815+5.9%+0.9%+5.1%+232

Other Reportables

2,1603,769-1,609+1.9%+3.3%-1.4%-780

Interpretation layer

Why the terminal reads this market the way it does

The platform turns the underlying scores into a readable narrative: pressure, confirmation, macro support, and crowding.

Positioning pressure

Bearish positioning is building. This week's COT print is more bearish than the prior week.

Trend check

Price trend is flat, so momentum is not adding much confirmation yet.

Macro check

Macro conditions are mostly neutral right now.

Crowding

Positioning is noticeable but not yet extreme.

Current positioning

Bearish positioning is building. Positioning is noticeable but not yet extreme. Managed Money is currently net short by 5,903 contracts.

Macro regime

Macro conditions are mostly neutral for Henry Hub Basis - Ice Futures Energy Div.

Replay summary

Constructive bearish regime. Bearish positioning is building. Price trend is flat, so momentum is not adding much confirmation yet. Macro conditions are mostly neutral right now.

Risk layer

Veto reasons and caution flags

These are the conditions that reduce conviction even when the raw positioning signal looks strong.

Price trend does not confirm positioning.
Macro environment is not supportive.