Smart Money Hedgers Go Net Long
In stocks, “smart money” hedgers built up their largest net long position of the bull market. Hedgers went net long in Nasdaq and Dow futures, and their positions in those two contracts are often a better tell for stocks in general than S&P 500 futures positions are.
This is notable because they did it in January for the first time since the low last February. Even as stocks were rising, hedgers kept buying, and through January 15, were holding their largest net long position in a decade.