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Transco Zone 5 South Index - Ice Futures Energy Div

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Signal state

Bearish-34

Generated market from CFTC archives.

Signal layer

Score breakdown

How the +100 to -100 conviction score is calculated

Macro Score

+8 pts

Target Exposure

-34%

Market History

Net Positioning History

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

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Transco Zone 5 South Index - Ice Futures Energy DivManaged Money — 6 Month Positioning Report
Report DateLong PositionsShort PositionsChange in LongsChange in ShortsNet PositionsNet Change% OI Long% OI ShortOpen Interest
Max3,7321,931+1,375+1,9313,190+1,36017.9%14.1%23,352
Min3410-1,890-279-231-1,8902.4%0.0%13,002
13 Per. Avg1,506170-67+1271,336-19410.0%1.2%14,950
Jul 1, 20251,7001,931+1,239+1,931-231-69212.4%14.1%13,700
Jun 3, 20254610+0+0461+03.0%0.0%15,095
May 27, 20254610+120+0461+1203.1%0.0%15,065
May 20, 20253410-480+0341-4802.4%0.0%14,165
Apr 29, 20258210-1,379+0821-1,3795.6%0.0%14,673
Dec 31, 20242,2000+0+02,200+012.2%0.0%18,080
Dec 24, 20242,2000+56+02,200+5612.4%0.0%17,677
Dec 17, 20242,1440-29+02,144-2914.6%0.0%14,701
Dec 10, 20242,1730-144+02,173-14416.1%0.0%13,523
Dec 3, 20242,3170+0+02,317+014.8%0.0%15,632
Nov 26, 20242,3170+554+02,317+55414.8%0.0%15,632
Nov 19, 20241,7630+1,081-2791,763+1,36013.2%0.0%13,400
Oct 29, 2024682279-1,890+0403-1,8905.3%2.1%13,002
Oct 1, 20242,572279-62+02,293-6215.5%1.7%16,590
Sep 24, 20242,634279+204-2612,355+46517.6%1.9%14,940
Sep 17, 20242,430540+0+01,890+017.6%3.9%13,798
Sep 10, 20242,430540-1,302-621,890-1,24017.6%3.9%13,798
Sep 3, 20243,732602+0+603,130-6017.5%2.8%21,295
Aug 27, 20243,732542+1,375+5423,190+83317.9%2.6%20,845
Aug 20, 20242,3570+445+02,357+44512.9%0.0%18,212
Aug 13, 20241,9120-887+01,912-88711.5%0.0%16,649
Jul 30, 20242,7990+138+02,799+13812.0%0.0%23,352
Jul 23, 20242,6610+546+02,661+54612.1%0.0%21,988
Jul 16, 20242,1150+0+02,115+011.9%0.0%17,772
Jul 9, 20242,1150-224+02,115-22411.9%0.0%17,772
Jul 2, 20242,3390+0+02,339+010.7%0.0%21,792

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.

Jul 1, 2025(Latest)
Open interest: 13,700 contractsWeek 1 of 26
Trader typeLongShortNetLong % OIShort % OINet % OIWoW Δ Net

Managed Money

Reference group used for the main bias model

1,7001,931-231+12.4%+14.1%-1.7%-692

Producer Merchant

7,53011,377-3,847+55.0%+83.0%-28.1%-922

Swap Dealers

2,54802,548+18.6%+0.0%+18.6%+0

Nonreportable

1,9223921,530+14.0%+2.9%+11.2%+86

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

Traders are heavily crowded short.

Current positioning

Bearish positioning is building. Traders are heavily crowded short. Managed Money is currently net short by 231 contracts.

Macro regime

Macro conditions are mostly neutral for Transco Zone 5 South Index - 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.

Extreme crowding — squeeze risk elevated.
Price trend does not confirm positioning.
Macro environment is not supportive.