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Mid-C Day-Ahead Off-Peak - Ice Futures Energy Div

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Signal state

Neutral-22

Generated market from CFTC archives.

Signal layer

Score breakdown

How the +100 to -100 conviction score is calculated

Macro Score

+40 pts

Target Exposure

-22%

Market History

Net Positioning History

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

Compare Markets
Mid-C Day-Ahead Off-Peak - Ice Futures Energy DivManaged Money — 6 Month Positioning Report
Report DateLong PositionsShort PositionsChange in LongsChange in ShortsNet PositionsNet Change% OI Long% OI ShortOpen Interest
Max9486,445+564+1,005-402+3653.4%19.9%32,464
Min0842-224-365-5,729-1,0000.0%3.1%26,665
13 Per. Avg2434,848+54+256-4,605-2020.8%15.8%30,577
May 26, 20267166,445+4+104-5,729-1002.2%19.9%32,464
May 19, 20267126,341+5+1,005-5,629-1,0002.2%19.7%32,190
May 12, 20267075,336+39+140-4,629-1012.3%17.4%30,678
May 5, 20266685,196+361+245-4,528+1162.2%17.0%30,598
Apr 28, 20263074,951+289+192-4,644+971.0%15.4%32,135
Apr 21, 2026184,759+18+325-4,741-3070.1%15.2%31,359
Apr 14, 202604,434+0-59-4,434+590.0%14.5%30,635
Apr 7, 202604,493+0-365-4,493+3650.0%15.7%28,578
Mar 31, 202604,858+0+58-4,858-580.0%15.9%30,635
Mar 24, 202604,800+0+404-4,800-4040.0%15.8%30,404
Mar 17, 202604,396+0+461-4,396-4610.0%14.7%29,922
Mar 10, 202603,935-30+853-3,935-8830.0%13.4%29,288
Mar 3, 2026303,082+15-38-3,052+530.1%10.8%28,614
Feb 24, 2026153,120-90+192-3,105-2820.1%9.9%31,382
Feb 17, 20261052,928-75+184-2,823-2590.3%9.4%31,041
Feb 10, 20261802,744-105-10-2,564-950.6%8.9%30,824
Feb 3, 20262852,754-100+65-2,469-1650.9%9.0%30,660
Jan 27, 20263852,689+0+75-2,304-751.2%8.4%31,907
Jan 20, 20263852,614-155+207-2,229-3621.2%8.3%31,301
Jan 13, 20265402,407-106+311-1,867-4171.8%8.0%30,169
Jan 6, 20266462,096-224+82-1,450-3062.2%7.2%29,159
Dec 30, 20258702,014+99+15-1,144+842.9%6.8%29,677
Dec 23, 20257711,999-177+480-1,228-6572.6%6.9%29,201
Dec 16, 20259481,519+189+358-571-1693.4%5.4%27,925
Dec 9, 20257591,161+564+319-402+2452.9%4.3%26,665
Dec 2, 2025195842+0+0-647+00.7%3.1%26,905

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: 32,464 contractsWeek 1 of 26
Trader typeLongShortNetLong % OIShort % OINet % OIWoW Δ Net

Managed Money

Reference group used for the main bias model

7166,445-5,729+2.2%+19.9%-17.6%-100

Producer Merchant

21,76518,1243,641+67.0%+55.8%+11.2%+49

Other Reportables

3,4822,4441,038+10.7%+7.5%+3.2%+73

Swap Dealers

1,305482823+4.0%+1.5%+2.5%-31

Nonreportable

363136227+1.1%+0.4%+0.7%+9

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 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 fighting the current positioning.

Crowding

Traders are heavily crowded short.

Current positioning

The market is leaning bearish. Traders are heavily crowded short. Managed Money is currently net short by 5,729 contracts.

Macro regime

Macro signals are modestly supportive for Mid-C Day-Ahead Off-Peak - 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 fighting 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.
Macro environment is not supportive.