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This week · Fri Nov 6

Nasdaq Positioning Tilted Before the Slide, and Bitcoin’s Dealer Cushion Is Down to Its Thinnest

New issues Fridays, after the CFTC release.
Dealer net positioning, in σ Live · FRI 11·06 16:15 ET
ES S&P 500 +0.1σ neutral
NQ Nasdaq -1.8σ extended short
RTY Russell 2000 +0.2σ neutral
VIX VIX +0.8σ neutral
ZN 10Y Note -1.6σ extended short
DX USD Index -1.2σ extended short
BTC Bitcoin -2.1σ capitulation
GC Gold +1.7σ commercials elevated high
Positions as of Tue Nov 3 · W45
BTC Bitcoin -2.1σ capitulation

Bitcoin dealers sit 2.1σ below their two-year average, past the −2σ line, at the low end of their range.

A negative σ means below the dealers’ own two-year average, not a net short.

Measures
Dealers
Prior week
-1.9σ
26-week range
-2.1 to -0.2σ
Weeks past ±2σ
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Positions as of Tuesday. Who holds what, not where price goes next.

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