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

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Signal state

Bullish+33

Generated market from CFTC archives.

Signal layer

Score breakdown

How the +100 to -100 conviction score is calculated

Macro Score

+46 pts

Target Exposure

+33%

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
Max5,789300+1,914+2755,489+1,91413.1%0.7%44,911
Min1,8100-839-2751,810-8394.6%0.0%37,375
13 Per. Avg4,557220+145+24,337+14410.4%0.5%43,666
May 26, 20264,951300+0+04,651+011.4%0.7%43,266
May 19, 20264,951300+1+04,651+111.4%0.7%43,396
May 12, 20264,950300-839+04,650-83911.6%0.7%42,675
May 5, 20265,789300+0+05,489+013.0%0.7%44,504
Apr 28, 20265,789300+900+05,489+90013.1%0.7%44,144
Apr 21, 20264,889300-300+04,589-30011.1%0.7%43,899
Apr 14, 20265,189300-50+304,889-8011.8%0.7%43,949
Apr 7, 20265,239270+600+604,969+54011.7%0.6%44,911
Mar 31, 20264,639210+0+2104,429-21010.5%0.5%44,341
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

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.

May 26, 2026(Latest)
Open interest: 43,266 contractsWeek 1 of 26
Trader typeLongShortNetLong % OIShort % OINet % OIWoW Δ Net

Managed Money

Reference group used for the main bias model

4,9513004,651+11.4%+0.7%+10.8%+0

Producer Merchant

23,46034,568-11,108+54.2%+79.9%-25.7%-100

Other Reportables

5,7157005,015+13.2%+1.6%+11.6%+50

Nonreportable

990240750+2.3%+0.5%+1.7%+0

Swap Dealers

4,3303,638692+10.0%+8.4%+1.6%+50

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

The market is leaning bullish. This week looks steady versus the recent range.

Trend check

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

Macro check

Macro conditions are supporting the current positioning.

Crowding

Traders are heavily crowded long.

Current positioning

The market is leaning bullish. Traders are heavily crowded long. Managed Money is currently net long by 4,651 contracts.

Macro regime

Macro currents are clearly supportive for Ercot Houston 345Kv Rt Pk Fix - Ice Futures Energy Div, with the broader regime reinforcing the current bias.

Replay summary

Constructive bullish regime. The market is leaning bullish. Price trend is flat, so momentum is not adding much confirmation yet. Macro conditions are supporting the current positioning.

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.