{"id":58178,"date":"2026-08-01T02:21:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T02:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/uncategorized\/cftc-data-shows-sp-500-net-shorts-edge-up-as-positioning-dips-further-below-zero\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T02:21:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T02:21:21","slug":"cftc-data-shows-sp-500-net-shorts-edge-up-as-positioning-dips-further-below-zero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/live-updates\/cftc-data-shows-sp-500-net-shorts-edge-up-as-positioning-dips-further-below-zero\/","title":{"rendered":"CFTC data shows S&P 500 net shorts edge up as positioning dips further below zero"},"content":{"rendered":"

US Commodity Futures Trading Commission data showed net positions in S&P 500 NC moved further into negative territory, falling to -17.2k from -16.8k in the prior reading. The change implies a modest increase in the net short stance over the latest reporting period.<\/p>\n

Comparison With Previous Levels<\/h3>\n

The latest figure compares closely with the previous level, with the 0.4k shift marking a small deterioration in positioning.<\/p>\n

Implications For S&P 500 NC<\/h3>\n

The update leaves S&P 500 NC net positions below zero, reinforcing the existing bearish skew in the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CFTC data showed S&P 500 net positions fell to -17.2k, slightly increasing bearish short positioning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":55886,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-live-updates"],"acf":{"acf_article_selection_author":null},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t