E-mini Russell 2000 (CME)
Russell 2000 positioning
Price series: Russell 2000 Index · positions as of Tuesday Nov 3, 2026, published Friday Nov 6, 2026
This week · published Nov 6, 2026
Russell 2000, week of Nov 3, 2026: Leveraged funds sit at the 46th percentile of their 3-year range. They cut 6,999 net long contracts on the week. 8-week signal: bullish divergence.
Signal log — Asset managers
Every past signal in this market, and what price did afterwards.
Every rolling 8-week window classified as a bullish or bearish divergence, or as convergence where price and positioning agree. Price change is in percent; net change is in contracts.
Each row covers one stretch of weekly reports: the % is the price change over that stretch, the net figure is the change in the group's net position, in contracts.
- Bullish divergenceJul 14, 2026 → Oct 20, 2026price -6.3% · net position +23,406 contracts
- Convergence — healthy uptrendMay 5, 2026 → Aug 4, 2026price +6.1% · net position +21,052 contracts
- Bearish divergenceFeb 17, 2026 → Jun 23, 2026price +13.0% · net position -50,748 contracts
- Convergence — healthy downtrendFeb 3, 2026 → Mar 31, 2026price -5.3% · net position -29,185 contracts
- Bullish divergenceJan 6, 2026 → Mar 17, 2026price -7.1% · net position +6,850 contracts
- Convergence — healthy uptrendOct 7, 2025 → Feb 24, 2026price +9.9% · net position +58,438 contracts
- Convergence — healthy downtrendSep 16, 2025 → Nov 10, 2025price -2.5% · net position -6,628 contracts
- Bearish divergenceAug 12, 2025 → Oct 28, 2025price +8.4% · net position -5,743 contracts
- Convergence — healthy uptrendJul 22, 2025 → Sep 23, 2025price +7.7% · net position +14,086 contracts
- Bearish divergenceMay 20, 2025 → Sep 2, 2025price +17.2% · net position -12,363 contracts
- Convergence — healthy uptrendApr 8, 2025 → Jul 1, 2025price +20.9% · net position +7,714 contracts
- Bearish divergenceMar 18, 2025 → May 27, 2025price +0.5% · net position -8,641 contracts
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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.