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Socal Border Fin Basis - 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

+9 pts

Target Exposure

+22%

Market History

Net Positioning History

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

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Socal Border Fin 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
Max106,75614,800+5,585+2,811102,444+5,58534.8%4.6%319,516
Min81,525780-9,417-2,05072,479-10,70227.3%0.3%275,439
13 Per. Avg93,8868,066-1,498+80785,820-2,30530.4%2.6%309,291
Mar 24, 202687,27914,800-1,041+1,13472,479-2,17527.3%4.6%319,480
Mar 17, 202688,32013,666-4,209+97774,654-5,18627.6%4.3%319,516
Mar 10, 202692,52912,689-5,525+63779,840-6,16229.4%4.0%315,082
Mar 3, 202698,05412,052+5,450+2,32586,002+3,12530.8%3.8%318,497
Feb 24, 202692,6049,727-938-282,877-93629.9%3.1%310,063
Feb 17, 202693,5429,729+4,796+45283,813+4,34430.6%3.2%306,084
Feb 10, 202688,7469,277+1,394+2,81179,469-1,41729.3%3.1%302,775
Feb 3, 202687,3526,466-1,380+2,76580,886-4,14528.5%2.1%306,033
Jan 27, 202688,7323,701-4,658+54085,031-5,19829.2%1.2%303,592
Jan 20, 202693,3903,161-9,417+1,28590,229-10,70230.5%1.0%306,647
Jan 13, 2026102,8071,876-1,610-1,906100,931+29633.6%0.6%305,647
Jan 6, 2026104,4173,782+1,674-148100,635+1,82234.8%1.3%299,656
Dec 30, 2025102,7433,930-4,013-38298,813-3,63133.4%1.3%307,705
Dec 23, 2025106,7564,312+3,633+1,315102,444+2,31834.6%1.4%308,676
Dec 16, 2025103,1232,997+865+66100,126+79934.0%1.0%303,610
Dec 9, 2025102,2582,931+1,653-22099,327+1,87334.5%1.0%296,390
Dec 2, 2025100,6053,151+5,585+097,454+5,58532.9%1.0%305,792
Nov 25, 202595,0203,151+735+52791,869+20831.9%1.1%297,686
Nov 18, 202594,2852,624+4,900+64291,661+4,25832.0%0.9%294,421
Nov 10, 202589,3851,982+1,894-99087,403+2,88431.6%0.7%282,685
Nov 4, 202587,4912,972+853+21484,519+63930.5%1.0%287,115
Oct 28, 202586,6382,758+2,042+083,880+2,04230.8%1.0%281,278
Oct 21, 202584,5962,758+3,071+65081,838+2,42130.6%1.0%276,850
Oct 14, 202581,5252,108-369+1,32879,417-1,69729.4%0.8%276,964
Oct 7, 202581,894780-1,188-2,05081,114+86229.7%0.3%275,439
Sep 30, 202583,0822,830+0+080,252+029.6%1.0%280,482

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: 319,480 contractsWeek 1 of 26
Trader typeLongShortNetLong % OIShort % OINet % OIWoW Δ Net

Managed Money

Reference group used for the main bias model

87,27914,80072,479+27.3%+4.6%+22.7%-2,175

Producer Merchant

137,631230,613-92,982+43.1%+72.2%-29.1%-1,803

Swap Dealers

60,73845,64615,092+19.0%+14.3%+4.7%+514

Nonreportable

17,89113,3764,515+5.6%+4.2%+1.4%+2,301

Other Reportables

3,0952,199896+1.0%+0.7%+0.3%+1,163

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 mostly neutral right now.

Crowding

Positioning is noticeable but not yet extreme.

Current positioning

The market is leaning bullish. Positioning is noticeable but not yet extreme. Managed Money is currently net long by 72,479 contracts.

Macro regime

Macro conditions are mostly neutral for Socal Border Fin Basis - Ice Futures Energy Div.

Replay summary

Mixed regime. The market is leaning bullish. 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.

Price trend does not confirm positioning.