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Ether (CME)

Long exposure sits in the 50th percentile. The lead participant net position changed +3.1K contracts over the latest week.

Positions as of1 Sept 2026Released 5 Sept 2026
ConditionPositioning reversalChanged this release
3Y historical percentile50th+1.10σ from the rolling mean
Net / open interest-21.6%Lead participant exposure
1-week flow+3.1K4-week flow −2.1K
Positioning historyEther (CME) exposure is measured against its own history.Lead participant rolling z-score
2026-09-01+1.10σ
-2σ0σ+2σ
2023-09-12Source: U.S. CFTC2026-09-01
ParticipantNet contractsRelative size
Asset managers−1.4K
Dealers+7.4K
Leveraged funds−5.3K
Non-reportables+457
Other reportables−1.1K

CFTC participant categories vary by report family. The primary positioning series uses managed money for physical commodities and leveraged funds for financial futures.

Positioning bucketN4W positive8W positive12W positiveAvg 12W
z ≥ 2.0 (extreme long)933.3%33.3%33.3%+15.11%
1.5 ≤ z < 2.02231.8%23.8%21.1%+19.78%
1.0 ≤ z < 1.51861.1%50.0%71.4%-0.61%
neutral (−1.0 < z < 1.0)10162.4%65.0%65.0%+3.29%
−1.5 < z ≤ −1.02045.0%50.0%45.0%+4.97%
−2.0 < z ≤ −1.53053.3%60.0%53.3%+13.54%
z ≤ −2.0 (extreme short)2821.4%28.6%32.1%-13.63%

Overlapping historical observations. Periods and sample sizes are shown so the comparison can be read in context.