Positions as of 13 Oct 2026Updated 17 Oct 2026Euro Shorts Grew Sharply →

Latest COT Pulse · 13 Oct 2026

Euro Shorts Grew Sharply

Leveraged funds' euro net short grew by 23,740 contracts to 68,001, at the 1st percentile of its three-year range (z-score -2.54). They held 15,346 fewer longs and added 8,394 shorts.

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Short end of 3-year range6

Euro FX · Lean Hogs · Coffee C · Silver · Natural Gas (Henry Hub) · British Pound

Long end of 3-year range5

Sugar No. 11 · Gasoline (RBOB) · Bitcoin (CME) · Soybeans · VIX Futures

SourceCFTC

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Latest Special Edition · 3 Oct 2026

Real Yields Climbed. Commodities Split. Bitcoin Held.

November WTI settled below the level we set on September 15 as its curve premium fell under 2%, and December gold reached the downside objective we set on September 28. Silver, copper and natural gas fell with gold, while Brent and bitcoin rose.

Whipsaw Weekly · Before Issue 01

Different markets are telling different stories.

Positioning is unusually one-sided in euro FX, SOFR and Nasdaq, while VIX futures lean the other way. The split leaves the risk map unsettled. The first Whipsaw Weekly leans constructive on the index, but narrowing leadership keeps the burden of proof on price and market structure.

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