SOFR: Net Short Setting Most Prominent In Futures On Thursday
Jan-16 11:49
OI data points to net short setting dominating through the green pack on the SOFR futures curve as contracts settled lower in the wake of the latest round of weekly jobless claims, regional economy activity and import price data released on Thursday.
- The main exception came via apparent net long setting in SFRZ5. Meanwhile, there were some modest, isolated rounds of net long cover through the greens.
- Net long cover then moved to the fore in the blues.
- The most sizeable positioning move came via net short setting in SFRM6.
| 15-Jan-26 | 14-Jan-26 | Daily OI Change |
| Daily OI Change In Packs |
SFRZ5 | 1,403,904 | 1,401,425 | +2,479 | Whites | +56,736 |
SFRH6 | 1,418,391 | 1,425,017 | -6,626 | Reds | +31,932 |
SFRM6 | 1,241,238 | 1,187,885 | +53,353 | Greens | +8,101 |
SFRU6 | 1,274,642 | 1,267,112 | +7,530 | Blues | -13,006 |
SFRZ6 | 1,287,114 | 1,278,364 | +8,750 |
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SFRH7 | 908,143 | 908,240 | -97 |
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SFRM7 | 789,969 | 773,285 | +16,684 |
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SFRU7 | 775,421 | 768,826 | +6,595 |
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SFRZ7 | 847,405 | 844,996 | +2,409 |
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SFRH8 | 478,193 | 471,122 | +7,071 |
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SFRM8 | 412,955 | 415,350 | -2,395 |
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SFRU8 | 381,419 | 380,403 | +1,016 |
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SFRZ8 | 357,223 | 361,211 | -3,988 |
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SFRH9 | 201,855 | 207,598 | -5,743 |
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SFRM9 | 203,715 | 205,579 | -1,864 |
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SFRU9 | 168,014 | 169,425 | -1,411 |
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