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+0.4σ
S&P 500
neutral
NQ
-0.4σ
Nasdaq
neutral
RTY
+1.3σ
Russell 2000
extended
VIX
+0.6σ
VIX
neutral
ZN
-2.3σ
10Y Note
crowded short
DX
-1.9σ
USD Index
lean short
BTC
-1.0σ
Bitcoin
fading
GC
+0.9σ
Gold
neutral
Institutional Positioning · COT Intelligence
The Commitments of Traders report is public, free, and almost
nobody reads it.
We do. Every Friday we distill CFTC futures positioning (dealers, hedge funds, asset managers) into two weekly briefings. One for investors. One for professionals.
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DEALERS equity avg +0.42σ · 8 extreme: Bitcoin, Copper, MXN, Russell 2000, SOFR 3M, USD Index, UST 10Y, UST 5Y
LEV FUNDS UST 2Y +2.48σ · 2 crowded short
RATES 2Y -1.19σ · 10Y -2.29σ
CRYPTO BTC fading -1.03σ · ETH +0.26σ
8 extreme positions · 15 active lev regimes · 4 concentration flags
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For investors · Free · Weekly
Smart Money
Pulse.
An approachable read on where smart money is leaning and which markets sit at historical extremes. Written for investors who own ETFs and stocks, not futures, and translated into what it means for your portfolio.
► No jargon
► ETF-native framing
► 6-min briefing
► Fridays, 08:15 ET
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For Professionals · Institutional · Weekly
Liquidity
Trajectory.
The same data, unfiltered. Measured dealer positioning, leveraged fund divergences, week-over-week flow changes, cost basis levels, seasonal adjustments, historical analogs, and concentration flags across equities, volatility, rates, FX, crypto, and commodities.
COVERAGE
24 markets
METRICS
40+ per report
LENGTH
22-min deep dive
STATISTICS
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Latest Release
FRI · SEP 11 · 2026
WEEK 37 · 16:24 ET
Liquidity Trajectory ’26 W37
▸ 18-min read
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