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Socal Citygate Financial Basis - Ice Futures Energy Div

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Signal state

Neutral+19

Generated market from CFTC archives.

Signal layer

Score breakdown

How the +100 to -100 conviction score is calculated

Macro Score

+9 pts

Target Exposure

+19%

Market History

Net Positioning History

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

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Socal Citygate Financial 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
Max30,91326,243+30,460+24,2755,707+8,68070.4%59.8%49,283
Min0286-30,913-25,765-4,010-6,1260.0%0.8%36,287
13 Per. Avg5,2275,255-52-50-28-211.9%12.0%42,215
Jan 27, 20260286+0-395-286+3950.0%0.8%37,555
Jan 20, 20260681+0+28-681-280.0%1.8%37,642
Jan 13, 20260653+0-151-653+1510.0%1.8%36,287
Dec 30, 20250804+0+0-804+00.0%2.0%40,992
Dec 23, 20250804+0+385-804-3850.0%2.0%40,010
Dec 16, 20250419-30,460-24,334-419-6,1260.0%1.1%39,010
Dec 2, 202530,46024,753+30,460+24,2755,707+6,18568.5%55.7%44,468
Nov 25, 20250478-30,913-25,765-478-5,1480.0%1.1%44,667
Nov 18, 202530,91326,243+24,337+15,6574,670+8,68070.4%59.8%43,896
Nov 10, 20256,57610,586+6,576+9,677-4,010-3,10115.4%24.8%42,735
Nov 4, 20250909+0+62-909-620.0%1.9%47,740
Oct 28, 20250847+0+0-847+00.0%1.8%46,741
Oct 21, 20250847-682-92-847-5900.0%1.8%47,054
Oct 14, 2025682939+0+150-257-1501.5%2.1%45,024
Oct 7, 2025682789-62-467-107+4051.5%1.8%44,904
Sep 30, 20257441,256+0+0-512+01.5%2.5%49,283
Sep 23, 20257441,256+0+0-512+01.6%2.6%47,558
Sep 16, 20257441,256-186+0-512-1861.6%2.8%45,685
Sep 9, 20259301,256+127-600-326+7272.1%2.8%45,416
Sep 2, 20258031,856+0+0-1,053+01.7%3.9%47,957
Aug 26, 20258031,856-240+0-1,053-2401.7%4.0%46,931
Aug 19, 20251,0431,856-150+0-813-1502.2%4.0%46,656
Aug 12, 20251,1931,856+651+0-663+6512.8%4.3%43,236
Aug 5, 20255421,856-1,395-930-1,314-4651.3%4.5%41,253
Jul 29, 20251,9372,786+806+248-849+5584.1%6.0%46,784
Jul 22, 20251,1312,538+0+0-1,407+02.5%5.5%46,078

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.

Jan 27, 2026(Latest)
Open interest: 37,555 contractsWeek 1 of 26
Trader typeLongShortNetLong % OIShort % OINet % OIWoW Δ Net

Managed Money

Reference group used for the main bias model

0286-286+0.0%+0.8%-0.8%+395

Swap Dealers

4,7229,361-4,639+12.6%+24.9%-12.3%-280

Producer Merchant

24,21521,1253,090+64.5%+56.3%+8.2%+804

Nonreportable

7,2124,6872,525+19.2%+12.5%+6.7%-1,783

Other Reportables

248938-690+0.7%+2.5%-1.8%+864

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

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

Bullish positioning is building. Positioning looks balanced rather than crowded. Managed Money is currently net short by 286 contracts.

Macro regime

Macro conditions are mostly neutral for Socal Citygate Financial Basis - Ice Futures Energy Div.

Replay summary

Mixed regime. Bullish 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.

Price trend does not confirm positioning.