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Ercot Houston 345Kv Rt Pk Fix - Ice Futures Energy Div

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Signal state

Bullish+36

Generated market from CFTC archives.

Signal layer

Score breakdown

How the +100 to -100 conviction score is calculated

Macro Score

+9 pts

Target Exposure

+36%

Market History

Net Positioning History

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

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Ercot Houston 345Kv Rt Pk Fix - Ice Futures Energy DivManaged Money — 6 Month Positioning Report
Report DateLong PositionsShort PositionsChange in LongsChange in ShortsNet PositionsNet Change% OI Long% OI ShortOpen Interest
Max4,639275+1,914+2754,639+1,91410.5%0.6%44,212
Min1,8100-351-2751,810-3514.6%0.0%37,375
13 Per. Avg2,39642+190+02,354+1905.8%0.1%40,741
Mar 24, 20264,6390+1,914+04,639+1,91410.5%0.0%44,212
Mar 17, 20262,7250+0+02,725+06.5%0.0%42,047
Mar 10, 20262,7250-35-2752,725+2406.5%0.0%42,135
Mar 3, 20262,760275-300+02,485-3006.3%0.6%44,185
Feb 24, 20263,060275+1,250+2752,785+9756.9%0.6%44,105
Feb 17, 20261,8100+0+01,810+04.8%0.0%37,400
Feb 10, 20261,8100-10+01,810-104.8%0.0%37,375
Feb 3, 20261,8200+0+01,820+04.7%0.0%39,150
Jan 27, 20261,8200+0+01,820+04.6%0.0%39,259
Jan 20, 20261,8200+0+01,820+04.6%0.0%39,214
Jan 13, 20261,8200-351+01,820-3514.6%0.0%39,289
Jan 6, 20262,1710+0+02,171+05.3%0.0%40,733
Dec 30, 20252,1710+0+02,171+05.4%0.0%40,533
Dec 23, 20252,1710-30+02,171-305.4%0.0%40,533
Dec 16, 20252,2010+0+02,201+05.5%0.0%40,184
Dec 9, 20252,2010-301+02,201-3015.5%0.0%40,346
Dec 2, 20252,5020+0+02,502+06.0%0.0%41,792
Nov 25, 20252,5020+0+02,502+06.0%0.0%41,744
Nov 18, 20252,5020+0+02,502+06.0%0.0%41,359
Nov 10, 20252,5020-351+02,502-3516.1%0.0%41,194
Nov 4, 20252,8530+400+02,853+4006.8%0.0%42,268
Oct 28, 20252,4530+200+02,453+2005.8%0.0%42,038
Oct 21, 20252,2530+0+02,253+05.4%0.0%41,578
Oct 14, 20252,2530-186+02,253-1865.5%0.0%40,813
Oct 7, 20252,4390+0+02,439+05.9%0.0%41,668
Sep 30, 20252,4390+0+02,439+05.9%0.0%41,416

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: 44,212 contractsWeek 1 of 26
Trader typeLongShortNetLong % OIShort % OINet % OIWoW Δ Net

Managed Money

Reference group used for the main bias model

4,63904,639+10.5%+0.0%+10.5%+1,914

Producer Merchant

23,55236,215-12,663+53.3%+81.9%-28.6%-2,610

Other Reportables

7,6467706,876+17.3%+1.7%+15.6%+1,296

Swap Dealers

4,5803,627953+10.4%+8.2%+2.2%-595

Nonreportable

435240195+1.0%+0.5%+0.4%-5

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

Bullish positioning is building. This week's COT print is more bullish 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 long.

Current positioning

Bullish positioning is building. Traders are heavily crowded long. Managed Money is currently net long by 4,639 contracts.

Macro regime

Macro conditions are mostly neutral for Ercot Houston 345Kv Rt Pk Fix - Ice Futures Energy Div.

Replay summary

Constructive bullish regime. Bullish 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.