How #hedgefunds are positioned in futures. $TNX $TYX $SPX $RUT $NDX $VIX $GLD $EUR $USD $WTI hedgopia.com/cot-peek-into-f…

Non-commercials continue to maintain decent amount of net shorts in e-mini $SPX futures. Cash (7624) reverses hard from Wed high 7770, again losing 50DMA (7700) and ending week right on make-or-break 7600+, which is being tested for over 2 months. Breach probably imminent. $SPY

Sep margin debt up $26.2bn m/m to $1.48tn, near Jun's record $1.5tn. Investor willingness to take on leverage has provided a big tailwind to the bull market in #stocks. That said, y/y % change in margin debt has decelerated the last four months, which $SPX is yet to catch up to.

Bulls' failure to capitalize on breakout opportunity on $SPX and $NDX last week probably emboldens the bears. $RUT $TNX hedgopia.com/equity-bulls-in…

How #hedgefunds are positioned in futures. $TNX $TYX $SPX $RUT $NDX $VIX $GLD $EUR $USD $WTI hedgopia.com/cot-peek-into-f…

Non-commercials' net shorts in e-mini $SPX futures at 3-week low. Cash (7659) positioned well for possible breakout, but bulls, having already spent a lot of buying power, failed to even save 50DMA. 7600+, which was kind of tested with Fri's low 7632, likely to breach soon. $SPY

In right circumstances, $SPX and $NDX have room to decisively break out. $RUT $TNX $WTIC hedgopia.com/major-u-s-equit…

How #hedgefunds are positioned in futures. $TNX $TYX $SPX $RUT $NDX $VIX $GLD $EUR $USD $WTI hedgopia.com/cot-peek-into-f…

Non-commercials' net longs in #Nasdaq mini futures highest since Jun '17. $NDX, after last Fri's feeble breakout past Jun '26 high, builds on it this week w/ Tue tagging 31361 but only to end week at 30883, for weekly doji and not too far away from Jun high 30762. $QQQ

Non-commercials raise net shorts in e-mini $SPX futures to 16-week high. Cash (7812) broke out to new intraday high 7845 on Tue, although bulls not quite able to hold on to it. That said, index is positioned well for a clean breakout in sessions to come. $SPY

Equity bulls Fri hail a lack of job creation last month -- a thesis that cannot be sustained for too long. #Fed $SPX $NDX $RUT $TNX hedgopia.com/equities-cheer-…

How #hedgefunds are positioned in futures. $TNX $TYX $SPX $RUT $NDX $VIX $GLD $EUR $USD $WTI hedgopia.com/cot-peek-into-f…

Non-commercials' net shorts in e-mini $SPX futures at 15-week high. Cash (7723) had bulls defending 50DMA (7658) and breakout retest at 7600+, w/ Thu ticking 7617 in a dragonfly doji session. Fri's doji high 7757 had sellers show up at trendline resistance from Jun 2 high. $SPY

With higher rates continuing to impact sentiment, bulls struggle to cash in on last week's momentum to seal clean breakout on $NDX and $SPX. $RUT $TNX hedgopia.com/equity-bulls-wa…

How #hedgefunds are positioned in futures. $TNX $TYX $SPX $RUT $NDX $VIX $GLD $EUR $USD $WTI hedgopia.com/cot-peek-into-f…

Non-commercials, aggressively adding ever since switching to net long #Nasdaq (mini) futures a month ago, have been on right side of trade. This week, both $COMPQ and $NDX finally nudged past June highs. Momentum currently is with tech bulls to build further on this. $QQQ

Mon gap-up in cash (7743) didn't deter non-commercials from upping net shorts in e-mini $SPX futures to 14-week high. Bulls nevertheless unable to keep Tue high 7782 but did finish week strong. Aug 13 high 7817 1% away; pattern of lower highs from that peak ended this week. $SPY

Ratio of $VIX to $VXV in oversold territory, unwinding of which likely results in higher VIX and lower $SPX. $SPY

Major equity indices headed higher near term but have far from priced in a tightening cycle lasting beyond one or two hikes. $VIX $VXV $SPX $RUT $NDX hedgopia.com/equity-bulls-ne…

How #hedgefunds are positioned in futures. $TNX $TYX $SPX $RUT $NDX $VIX $GLD $EUR $USD $WTI hedgopia.com/cot-peek-into-f…