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Transco Zone 5 South Basis - Ice Futures Energy Div

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Signal state

Bullish+38

Generated market from CFTC archives.

Signal layer

Score breakdown

How the +100 to -100 conviction score is calculated

Macro Score

+46 pts

Target Exposure

+38%

Market History

Net Positioning History

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

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Transco Zone 5 South 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
Max27,2781,031+5,093+64326,247+5,09315.9%0.6%171,629
Min12,5350-3,112-1,03112,395-2,4697.5%0.0%151,093
13 Per. Avg23,875243-24+023,632-2414.6%0.1%162,839
May 26, 202621,8060+211+021,806+21113.5%0.0%161,727
May 19, 202621,5950+120+021,595+12013.4%0.0%161,217
May 12, 202621,4750+70+021,475+7013.4%0.0%159,753
May 5, 202621,4050-3,112-64321,405-2,46913.7%0.0%155,972
Apr 28, 202624,517643-60+64323,874-70314.7%0.4%167,210
Apr 21, 202624,5770+1,313+024,577+1,31314.8%0.0%166,508
Apr 14, 202623,2640-1,712+023,264-1,71214.3%0.0%162,655
Apr 7, 202624,9760-2,302-1,03124,976-1,27115.5%0.0%161,405
Mar 31, 202627,2781,031+434+5926,247+37515.9%0.6%171,629
Mar 24, 202626,844972+1,998+45725,872+1,54115.8%0.6%169,850
Mar 17, 202624,846515+969+51524,331+45415.4%0.3%161,003
Mar 10, 202623,8770-36+023,877-3615.3%0.0%156,621
Mar 3, 202623,9130+1,800+023,913+1,80014.8%0.0%161,363
Feb 24, 202622,1130+5,093+022,113+5,09314.2%0.0%155,706
Feb 17, 202617,0200+62+017,020+6211.3%0.0%151,093
Feb 10, 202616,9580-1,315+016,958-1,31511.2%0.0%151,465
Feb 3, 202618,2730+1,273+018,273+1,27311.4%0.0%160,109
Jan 27, 202617,0000+1,443+017,000+1,44310.7%0.0%159,206
Jan 20, 202615,5570+973+015,557+97310.3%0.0%151,140
Jan 13, 202614,5840-432+014,584-4329.4%0.0%154,266
Jan 6, 202615,0160-136+015,016-1369.8%0.0%153,357
Dec 30, 202515,1520+214+015,152+2149.3%0.0%163,094
Dec 23, 202514,9380+925+014,938+9259.2%0.0%162,849
Dec 16, 202514,0130+303+014,013+3038.7%0.0%161,699
Dec 9, 202513,7100+1,175-14013,710+1,3158.6%0.0%158,695
Dec 2, 202512,535140+0+012,395+07.5%0.1%166,990

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: 161,727 contractsWeek 1 of 26
Trader typeLongShortNetLong % OIShort % OINet % OIWoW Δ Net

Managed Money

Reference group used for the main bias model

21,806021,806+13.5%+0.0%+13.5%+211

Producer Merchant

98,934135,136-36,202+61.2%+83.6%-22.4%-512

Swap Dealers

27,92711,89016,037+17.3%+7.3%+9.9%+211

Nonreportable

6,2747,440-1,166+3.9%+4.6%-0.7%-30

Other Reportables

9371,412-475+0.6%+0.9%-0.3%+120

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 supporting the current positioning.

Crowding

Crowding is elevated, so conviction is high but squeeze risk is rising.

Current positioning

The market is leaning bullish. Crowding is elevated, so conviction is high but squeeze risk is rising. Managed Money is currently net long by 21,806 contracts.

Macro regime

Macro currents are clearly supportive for Transco Zone 5 South Basis - Ice Futures Energy Div, with the broader regime reinforcing the current bias.

Replay summary

Constructive bullish regime. The market is leaning bullish. Price trend is flat, so momentum is not adding much confirmation yet. Macro conditions are supporting 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.

Price trend does not confirm positioning.