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ERCOT.HB_NORTH_month_on_rtp

Weekly CFTC positioning for ERCOT.HB_NORTH_month_on_rtp on Nodal Exchange: the disaggregated report (managed money, producers, swap dealers), futures only.

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In the 2026-09-29 report, managed money was net short 1,200 contracts in ERCOT.HB_NORTH_month_on_rtp while swap dealers were net short 15,244, so the two camps agree on direction. The COT Index sits at 0%, near the bottom of its one-year range. Week over week, managed money cut 300 net contracts.

-1,200

Managed money, net

contracts

-15,244

Swap dealers, net

contracts

79,963

Open interest

contracts

0%

COT index, 1 year

bottom of range

As of 2026-09-29. Positions as of the Tuesday report date; published by the CFTC on Friday.

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Recent Reports

DateOIManaged money, netSwap dealers, net
2026-09-2979,963-1,200-15,244
2026-09-2279,483-900-15,244
2026-09-1579,663-900-14,644
2026-09-0882,910-900-14,944
2026-09-0182,910-900-14,814
2026-08-2582,910-900-14,814
2026-08-1882,790-900-14,814
2026-08-1182,460-900-14,814
2026-08-0485,647-900-14,934
2026-07-2881,832-900-14,859
2026-07-2181,832-900-14,859
2026-07-1481,352-900-14,859

What the latest data says

As of 29 September 2026, managed money net position in ERCOT.HB_NORTH_month_on_rtp is net short 1,200 contracts, down 300 contracts over the last four weeks. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from -1,200 contracts (29 September 2026) to 290 contracts (4 November 2025). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

What this data is

CFTC positioning (COT) for ERCOT.HB_NORTH_month_on_rtp

Every Friday at 3:30 pm Eastern the CFTC publishes who held what in US futures markets as of the previous Tuesday. Large traders are grouped by what they do, not who they are, and the report shows each group's long, short and spread positions. That's the Commitments of Traders report, published weekly for futures on currencies, rates, equity indices, energy, metals and agriculture.

Financial futures use the Traders in Financial Futures format: dealers and intermediaries, asset managers and institutional investors, leveraged funds, and other reportables. Commodities use the disaggregated format: producers, merchants, processors and users; swap dealers; managed money; and other reportables. Positions too small to report are shown as nonreportable in both.

This page follows ERCOT.HB_NORTH_month_on_rtp only. The full list and the cross-market view live on the CFTC positioning (COT) hub.

Source and updates

Source
CFTC Commitments of Traders (Traders in Financial Futures and Disaggregated reports)
Credit
CFTC.
Updates
Weekly. Positions as of Tuesday, published by the CFTC on Friday at 3:30 pm Eastern and added here the same evening. Latest report 2026-09-29.
History
31 August 2021.
This series
215 weekly reports on file, 2021-08-31 to 2026-09-29.Disaggregated format, futures only, Nodal Exchange.
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How to read it

  • Look at the net position of the speculative category (leveraged funds or managed money) relative to its own history, not its absolute size.
  • When speculators and the structural side (asset managers or producers) sit at opposite ends of their own ranges, the two groups are positioned against each other.
  • Open interest is the denominator. A net long that grew while open interest shrank is a crowd getting smaller, not more confident.

Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does this data update?
The CFTC publishes every Friday at 3:30 pm ET with positions as of the Tuesday before. The new week shows here the same evening.
What does a negative net position mean?
More short contracts than long among that trader category. It describes positioning, not a price prediction.
Which categories does the ERCOT.HB_NORTH_month_on_rtp report use?
The disaggregated format: producers, merchants, processors and users; swap dealers; managed money; other reportables; and nonreportable positions.
What is the COT Index?
Where the speculative category's current net position sits in its one-year range: 100% is its highest net position of the year, 0% its lowest.

Data on this page is provided for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. See our editorial policy.