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Nikkei 225 positioning

Price series: Nikkei 225 Index · positions as of Tuesday Nov 3, 2026, published Friday Nov 6, 2026

Last weekly close · Nikkei 225 Index
61,078
Asset managers net position (contracts)
5,814

This week · published Nov 6, 2026

Nikkei 225, week of Nov 3, 2026: Leveraged funds sit at the 40th percentile of their 3-year range. They added 1,264 net long contracts on the week. 8-week signal: no signal.

Convergence — healthy downtrendSep 8, 2026 → Nov 3, 2026 · 8-week window

Price and positioning are falling together: the downtrend is well supported.

Price -4.6% · asset managers net position -584 (contracts, over 8 weekly reports)

Price vs positioning (contracts)

Price on top, and what the big traders were holding underneath it.

Trader groups on the chart — tap to show or hide

Left axis: net position in contracts. Right axis: price (Nikkei 225 Index). Net position = long contracts minus short contracts. Above the zero line = net long.

Signal classification tracks bullish divergencebearish divergenceconvergence (healthy trend)

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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders — positions as of Tuesday, published the following Friday. All position figures are futures contracts unless the % of open interest view is selected. Positioning is a sentiment tool, not a timing signal. Not investment advice.