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Speculators boost 5-year Treasury futures net short to record level
Speculators added 246,314 contracts to their net short position in CBOT US 5‑year Treasury futures for the week of November 3, 2026. This increase brought the total net short to 1,275,370 contracts, the largest net short of any position in the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders report. In the same week, equity fund speculators reduced their S&P 500 CME net short by 27,501 contracts to 345,246, while equity fund managers raised their S&P 500 CME net long by 55 contracts to 917,568. The net long position in CME Bitcoin futures stood at 2,230 contracts. The research summary linked the bond‑side short buildup to expectations for Federal Reserve policy and described the modest Bitcoin futures long as a sign of stabilization.