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Leveraged funds’ Bitcoin futures shorts fall by 5,300 BTC-equivalent as longs shrink
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Leveraged funds’ reported Bitcoin futures shorts fell by about 5,300 BTC-equivalent in the week to Sept. 29, narrowing their net short even as their aggregate long exposure shrank.
Key facts
- Compared with Sept. 22 positions, the funds’ reported shorts fell 5,299.69 BTC-equivalent and longs fell 908.99 BTC-equivalent
- Their net short consequently narrowed by 4,390.70 BTC-equivalent, from 40,110.83 to 35,720.13
- Combined open interest, the outstanding futures exposure across these markets, fell 13.31% to 103,343.14 BTC-equivalent from 119,208.26
- Standard CME futures accounted for 4,310 BTC-equivalent of the reduction in reported shorts, while their leveraged-fund longs increased 1,175 BTC-equivalent
Summary
01 Leveraged funds’ reported shorts fell about 5,300 BTC-equivalent, narrowing their net short even as aggregate long exposure also declined. 02 Asset managers’ stronger net long came mainly from fewer shorts, while combined futures open interest fell 13.31%. 03 Tuesday’s futures snapshot omits paired spot and ETF holdings, so the smaller net short does not establish fresh spot buying. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s latest futures-only figures, released in the Oct. 2 reporting cycle, cover CME standard and micro Bitcoin futures plus Coinbase Derivatives’ nano Bitcoin and nano perpetual-style futures.