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Nat Gas Ld1 For Gdd -Texok - Ice Futures Energy Div

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Signal state

Neutral-12

Generated market from CFTC archives.

Signal layer

Score breakdown

How the +100 to -100 conviction score is calculated

Macro Score

+40 pts

Target Exposure

-12%

Market History

Net Positioning History

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

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Nat Gas Ld1 For Gdd -Texok - Ice Futures Energy DivManaged Money — 6 Month Positioning Report
Report DateLong PositionsShort PositionsChange in LongsChange in ShortsNet PositionsNet Change% OI Long% OI ShortOpen Interest
Max9,16617,485+1,712+10,5344,911+2,4205.6%11.3%163,483
Min01,304-8,052-2,310-12,534-8,8220.0%0.9%136,895
13 Per. Avg4,69711,171+341+428-6,474-873.2%7.5%149,120
May 26, 20266,15117,406+1,200-79-11,255+1,2793.9%11.1%156,470
May 19, 20264,95117,485+240+1,766-12,534-1,5263.2%11.3%154,430
May 12, 20264,71115,719+120+4,280-11,008-4,1603.2%10.5%149,299
May 5, 20264,59111,439-2,520+3,471-6,848-5,9913.3%8.1%141,365
Apr 28, 20267,1117,968+1,147+1,143-857+44.6%5.1%155,495
Apr 21, 20265,9646,825+868-337-861+1,2054.1%4.6%147,022
Apr 14, 20265,0967,162+0-310-2,066+3103.6%5.1%141,925
Apr 7, 20265,0967,472+372-2,048-2,376+2,4203.7%5.5%136,895
Mar 31, 20264,7249,520+0-2,310-4,796+2,3103.0%6.1%156,239
Mar 24, 20264,72411,830+1,608+1,620-7,106-123.0%7.5%157,204
Mar 17, 20263,11610,210+0-488-7,094+4882.1%6.9%147,257
Mar 10, 20263,11610,698+1,404-797-7,582+2,2012.2%7.6%140,005
Mar 3, 20261,71211,495+0-343-9,783+3431.1%7.4%154,949
Feb 24, 20261,71211,838+1,712+10,534-10,126-8,8221.1%7.7%154,205
Feb 17, 202601,304-341+0-1,304-3410.0%0.9%143,000
Feb 10, 20263411,304+0-1,690-963+1,6900.2%0.9%141,648
Feb 3, 20263412,994+0+163-2,653-1630.2%1.9%158,742
Jan 27, 20263412,831-112-166-2,490+540.2%1.8%157,553
Jan 20, 20264532,997-84+0-2,544-840.3%1.9%154,864
Jan 13, 20265372,997-112+0-2,460-1120.4%2.0%151,360
Jan 6, 20266492,997-304-715-2,348+4110.5%2.2%137,760
Dec 30, 20259533,712+56-186-2,759+2420.6%2.4%157,845
Dec 23, 20258973,898+217+961-3,001-7440.6%2.5%157,882
Dec 16, 20256802,937-434+0-2,257-4340.4%1.9%151,806
Dec 9, 20251,1142,937-8,052-1,318-1,823-6,7340.8%2.0%147,640
Dec 2, 20259,1664,255+0+04,911+05.6%2.6%163,483

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: 156,470 contractsWeek 1 of 26
Trader typeLongShortNetLong % OIShort % OINet % OIWoW Δ Net

Managed Money

Reference group used for the main bias model

6,15117,406-11,255+3.9%+11.1%-7.2%+1,279

Producer Merchant

141,093133,3367,757+90.2%+85.2%+5.0%-1,050

Swap Dealers

6,43206,432+4.1%+0.0%+4.1%-390

Nonreportable

6593,593-2,934+0.4%+2.3%-1.9%+161

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 pressure is fading. 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 fighting the current positioning.

Crowding

Traders are heavily crowded short.

Current positioning

Bearish pressure is fading. Traders are heavily crowded short. Managed Money is currently net short by 11,255 contracts.

Macro regime

Macro signals are modestly supportive for Nat Gas Ld1 For Gdd -Texok - Ice Futures Energy Div.

Replay summary

Mixed regime. Bearish pressure is fading. 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.