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Houston Ship Channel (Index) - Ice Futures Energy Div

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Signal state

Neutral-8

Generated market from CFTC archives.

Signal layer

Score breakdown

How the +100 to -100 conviction score is calculated

Macro Score

+8 pts

Target Exposure

-8%

Market History

Net Positioning History

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

Compare Markets
Houston Ship Channel (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
Max1,520173,873+993+19,911-84,446+25,0280.3%32.4%557,547
Min084,446-884-25,110-172,907-19,9110.0%20.2%410,276
13 Per. Avg26109,062-1-3,215-109,036+3,2130.0%23.6%462,467
Mar 24, 2026084,446+0-3,529-84,446+3,5290.0%20.2%418,752
Mar 17, 2026087,975+0-14,724-87,975+14,7240.0%21.3%411,998
Mar 10, 20260102,699+0-3,098-102,699+3,0980.0%25.0%410,276
Mar 3, 20260105,797+0-4,550-105,797+4,5500.0%23.2%456,281
Feb 24, 20260110,347+0+791-110,347-7910.0%23.9%461,142
Feb 17, 20260109,556+0-5,619-109,556+5,6190.0%24.0%456,887
Feb 10, 20260115,175+0-2,310-115,175+2,3100.0%25.1%458,696
Feb 3, 20260117,485-280-376-117,485+960.0%23.3%504,072
Jan 27, 2026280117,861+280-2,268-117,581+2,5480.1%23.6%499,995
Jan 20, 20260120,129+0+2,526-120,129-2,5260.0%24.5%491,133
Jan 13, 20260117,603-40+3,974-117,603-4,0140.0%25.4%462,622
Jan 6, 202640113,629+22-1,474-113,589+1,4960.0%24.8%457,455
Dec 30, 202518115,103+0-11,132-115,085+11,1320.0%22.0%522,758
Dec 23, 202518126,235+18-1,846-126,217+1,8640.0%24.4%517,892
Dec 16, 20250128,081+0-9,052-128,081+9,0520.0%25.3%505,384
Dec 9, 20250137,133-82-25,110-137,133+25,0280.0%27.7%495,001
Dec 2, 202582162,243+0-782-162,161+7820.0%29.4%550,827
Nov 25, 202582163,025+0+2,767-162,943-2,7670.0%29.7%548,640
Nov 18, 202582160,258+0+2,226-160,176-2,2260.0%30.1%531,724
Nov 10, 202582158,032-884-15,841-157,950+14,9570.0%31.2%506,963
Nov 4, 2025966173,873+0+19,911-172,907-19,9110.2%31.2%557,547
Oct 28, 2025966153,962-554+16,394-152,996-16,9480.2%29.4%522,987
Oct 21, 20251,520137,568+993+6,294-136,048-5,3010.3%28.1%489,653
Oct 14, 2025527131,274+0-5,250-130,747+5,2500.1%28.2%465,953
Oct 7, 2025527136,524+0-4,008-135,997+4,0080.1%32.4%421,813
Sep 30, 2025527140,532+0+0-140,005+00.1%30.6%459,740

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: 418,752 contractsWeek 1 of 26
Trader typeLongShortNetLong % OIShort % OINet % OIWoW Δ Net

Managed Money

Reference group used for the main bias model

084,446-84,446+0.0%+20.2%-20.2%+3,529

Swap Dealers

216,5313,656212,875+51.7%+0.9%+50.8%-554

Producer Merchant

198,424301,766-103,342+47.4%+72.1%-24.7%-1,640

Other Reportables

023,985-23,985+0.0%+5.7%-5.7%-1,356

Nonreportable

2,7033,805-1,102+0.7%+0.9%-0.3%+21

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 bearish. This week's COT print is less 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 looks balanced rather than crowded.

Current positioning

The market is leaning bearish. Positioning looks balanced rather than crowded. Managed Money is currently net short by 84,446 contracts.

Macro regime

Macro conditions are mostly neutral for Houston Ship Channel (Index) - Ice Futures Energy Div.

Replay summary

Mixed regime. The market is leaning bearish. Price trend is flat, so momentum is not adding much confirmation yet. Macro conditions are mostly neutral right now.