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Bitcoin futures COT positions and historical chart

Official market: BITCOIN · CME · TFF Futures Only

Latest report: 28 July 2026 · Current weekly data

Official CFTC dataset

Current positioning summary

Leveraged Funds held a net-short Bitcoin futures position of 6,873 contracts. The position increased by 1,076 contracts from the preceding available report. The position ranked in the 93th percentile of the latest 156 available reports.

Report date: 28 July 2026

Asset Manager/Institutional

Long
4,798
Short
2,499
Net
+2,299
Weekly change
-428
Net / open interest
11.48%
52 reports
4th percentile
156 reports
1th percentile

Leveraged Funds

Long
3,295
Short
10,168
Net
-6,873
Weekly change
+1,076
Net / open interest
-34.33%
52 reports
88th percentile
156 reports
93th percentile

Historical net position

Actual report dates; missing weeks are not interpolated. A data table follows the chart.

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Accessible historical data

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CFTC positioning observations
Report dateParticipantLongShortNetWeekly change4-report change52-report context
2026-07-28Dealer/Intermediary6,5252,445+4,080-543-44533th percentile
2026-07-28Asset Manager/Institutional4,7982,499+2,299-428+2994th percentile
2026-07-28Leveraged Funds3,29510,168-6,873+1,076-1,56088th percentile
2026-07-28Other Reportables992156+836+169+1,81477th percentile
2026-07-28Non-Reportable7221,064-342-274-1084th percentile
2026-07-21Dealer/Intermediary6,9042,281+4,623+7+59254th percentile
2026-07-21Asset Manager/Institutional4,6841,957+2,727-88+14210th percentile
2026-07-21Leveraged Funds4,04211,991-7,949-458-1,81987th percentile
2026-07-21Other Reportables810143+667+421+88277th percentile
2026-07-21Non-Reportable793861-68+118+20327th percentile
2026-07-14Dealer/Intermediary6,7542,138+4,616-163+60652th percentile
2026-07-14Asset Manager/Institutional4,7791,964+2,815+430+30810th percentile
2026-07-14Leveraged Funds4,01511,506-7,491-774-88488th percentile
2026-07-14Other Reportables389143+246+410+22662th percentile
2026-07-14Non-Reportable8711,057-186+97-25612th percentile
2026-07-07Dealer/Intermediary6,7181,939+4,779+254+1,09056th percentile
2026-07-07Asset Manager/Institutional4,7902,405+2,385+385-5034th percentile
2026-07-07Leveraged Funds4,40611,123-6,717-1,404-72290th percentile
2026-07-07Other Reportables197361-164+814+30648th percentile
2026-07-07Non-Reportable8211,104-283-49-1716th percentile
2026-06-30Dealer/Intermediary6,2601,735+4,525+494+1,05444th percentile
2026-06-30Asset Manager/Institutional4,7542,754+2,000-585-1,1032th percentile
2026-06-30Leveraged Funds5,40810,721-5,313+817+1,245100th percentile
2026-06-30Other Reportables1451,123-978-763-82519th percentile
2026-06-30Non-Reportable758992-234+37-3718th percentile
2026-06-23Dealer/Intermediary6,0752,044+4,031+21-5125th percentile
2026-06-23Asset Manager/Institutional5,2022,617+2,585+78-1,7674th percentile
2026-06-23Leveraged Funds4,92511,055-6,130+477+2,50498th percentile
2026-06-23Other Reportables216431-215-235-30746th percentile
2026-06-23Non-Reportable9351,206-271-341-3796th percentile
2026-06-16Dealer/Intermediary6,0262,016+4,010+321-5123th percentile
2026-06-16Asset Manager/Institutional5,4332,926+2,507-381-2,3142th percentile
2026-06-16Leveraged Funds6,07712,684-6,607-612+2,35496th percentile
2026-06-16Other Reportables301281+20+490+10158th percentile
2026-06-16Non-Reportable1,1401,070+70+182-9037th percentile
2026-06-09Dealer/Intermediary5,6791,990+3,689+218-19213th percentile
2026-06-09Asset Manager/Institutional5,3302,442+2,888-215-2,9122th percentile
2026-06-09Leveraged Funds6,15312,148-5,995+563+5,075100th percentile
2026-06-09Other Reportables122592-470-317-95835th percentile
2026-06-09Non-Reportable1,0091,121-112-249-1,01315th percentile

How to interpret Bitcoin positioning

What the contract represents

CME Bitcoin futures are regulated derivatives referencing bitcoin and represent only one part of the global crypto market.

Categories traders monitor

Leveraged Funds and Asset Managers can show how reported futures participants differ from spot-exchange activity.

Interpretation considerations

CME positioning should never be described as total bitcoin market positioning.

Important limitations

Spot venues, offshore derivatives, perpetual swaps, ETFs and options are outside this futures-only series.

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