CME Leveraged Funds Net Short (BTC)
Flows· DE: CME Leveraged Funds Netto-Short (BTC)
Net short position of the Leveraged Funds category in CME Bitcoin futures, in BTC, from the weekly CFTC Traders in Financial Futures report. A rising net short is the futures leg a basis trade would need — but it can have other reasons.
Calculation
Σ (Leveraged Funds short − long contracts) × contract size: CME Bitcoin 133741 × 5 BTC + CME Micro Bitcoin 133742 × 0.1 BTC, per CFTC report date; Δ = change against the previous report (null when the contract composition changes).
Unit & source
btc · CFTC Public Reporting Environment, TFF Futures Only — public domain
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Definitions are for research and education. Metrics describe market conditions — not financial advice or a buy/sell signal.