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Nng Ventura Basis - Ice Futures Energy Div

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Signal state

Bearish-34

Generated market from CFTC archives.

Signal layer

Score breakdown

How the +100 to -100 conviction score is calculated

Macro Score

+8 pts

Target Exposure

-34%

Market History

Net Positioning History

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

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Nng Ventura Basis - Ice Futures Energy DivManaged Money — 6 Month Positioning Report
Report DateLong PositionsShort PositionsChange in LongsChange in ShortsNet PositionsNet Change% OI Long% OI ShortOpen Interest
Max72,343124,579+72,343+124,3313,698+51,71054.7%95.2%141,614
Min00-72,343-120,056-54,231-51,9880.0%0.0%117,141
13 Per. Avg43,86581,511-5,058-7,805-37,645+2,74735.8%66.4%125,537
Mar 24, 2026010,943+0+5,778-10,943-5,7780.0%7.7%141,614
Mar 17, 202605,165+0+642-5,165-6420.0%3.9%132,182
Mar 10, 202604,523-72,343-120,056-4,523+47,7130.0%3.5%128,449
Mar 3, 202672,343124,579+72,343+124,331-52,236-51,98854.7%94.1%132,343
Feb 24, 20260248-63,768-115,478-248+51,7100.0%0.2%126,554
Feb 17, 202663,768115,726+1,677+1,163-51,958+51452.3%94.8%122,036
Feb 10, 202662,091114,563-2,971-3,887-52,472+91651.6%95.2%120,381
Feb 3, 202665,062118,450+3,823+3,065-53,388+75851.9%94.5%125,332
Jan 27, 202661,239115,385+630+545-54,146+8550.2%94.7%121,857
Jan 20, 202660,609114,840+833+1,944-54,231-1,11150.2%95.0%120,816
Jan 13, 202659,776112,896+713+3,347-53,120-2,63450.0%94.4%119,561
Jan 6, 202659,063109,549-7,236-3,225-50,486-4,01150.4%93.5%117,141
Dec 30, 202566,299112,774+544+364-46,475+18053.6%91.1%123,719
Dec 23, 202565,755112,410+1,592+1,067-46,655+52553.4%91.3%123,063
Dec 16, 202564,163111,343+1,406+2,205-47,180-79952.7%91.5%121,716
Dec 9, 202562,757109,138+59,555+109,138-46,381-49,58352.3%91.0%119,928
Dec 2, 20253,2020-496+03,202-4962.5%0.0%130,474
Nov 25, 20253,6980+589+03,698+5892.9%0.0%129,131
Nov 18, 20253,1090-63,221-112,2643,109+49,0432.5%0.0%124,460
Nov 10, 202566,330112,264-3,384-5,393-45,934+2,00954.7%92.6%121,179
Nov 4, 202569,714117,657+69,714+117,447-47,943-47,73354.4%91.8%128,108
Oct 28, 20250210-64,787-111,043-210+46,2560.0%0.2%123,706
Oct 21, 202564,787111,253-111+932-46,466-1,04353.2%91.4%121,708
Oct 14, 202564,898110,321+513-2,175-45,423+2,68853.7%91.3%120,769
Oct 7, 202564,385112,496+64,385+112,124-48,111-47,73953.3%93.0%120,921
Sep 30, 20250372+0+0-372+00.0%0.3%127,193

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: 141,614 contractsWeek 1 of 26
Trader typeLongShortNetLong % OIShort % OINet % OIWoW Δ Net

Managed Money

Reference group used for the main bias model

010,943-10,943+0.0%+7.7%-7.7%-5,778

Producer Merchant

81,740124,517-42,777+57.7%+87.9%-30.2%+4,977

Swap Dealers

35,41093334,477+25.0%+0.7%+24.3%+386

Nonreportable

21,1332,34518,788+14.9%+1.7%+13.3%-40

Other Reportables

4550455+0.3%+0.0%+0.3%

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 positioning is building. This week's COT print is more 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

Traders are heavily crowded short.

Current positioning

Bearish positioning is building. Traders are heavily crowded short. Managed Money is currently net short by 10,943 contracts.

Macro regime

Macro conditions are mostly neutral for Nng Ventura Basis - Ice Futures Energy Div.

Replay summary

Constructive bearish regime. Bearish 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.
Macro environment is not supportive.