{"id":88781,"date":"2026-05-12T09:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T01:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/?p=88781"},"modified":"2026-05-12T09:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T01:44:18","slug":"12-may-2026-futures-product-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/12-may-2026-futures-product-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"12 May 2026: Futures Product Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator uagb-block-b1f796a7\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator__inner\" style=\"--my-background-image:\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>KGI Weekly Futures Update<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator uagb-block-5e0cd811\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator__inner\" style=\"--my-background-image:\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SGX TSI Iron Ore CFR China (62% Fe Fines) Index Futures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Net Long\/Short and Price Comparison<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We highlight the key price levels that each participant switches their positions between net long and net short based on 2025 data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Financial Institution (FI)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Manage Money (MM)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Physicals<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Others<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Net Long<\/strong><\/td><td>Below US$108\/mt<\/td><td>Above US$101\/mt<\/td><td>Below US$100\/mt<\/td><td>NA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Net Short<\/strong><\/td><td>NA<\/td><td>Below US$101\/mt<\/td><td>Above US$101\/mt<\/td><td>Below US$108\/mt<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/td><td><strong>Net-position\u00a0WoW Change<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td><td><strong>Remarks<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>FI<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td><td>-3.04\u00a0<\/td><td>Decline for two consecutive weeks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>MM<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td><td>+25.68\u00a0<\/td><td>Increase for two consecutive weeks.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Physicals<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td><td>-20.90\u00a0<\/td><td>Decrease for two consecutive weeks.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Others<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td><td>-1.74\u00a0<\/td><td>Resume downward trend from reversal last week.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Figure 1: Net-positions by participant segment and price comparison<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-139.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88801\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-139.png 602w, https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-139-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: SGX, KGI Research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Long\/Short Traders Snapshot<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Managed Money.\u00a0<\/strong>The number of MM with long positions\u00a0declined slightly to 498.\u00a0Accordingly, the number of MM with short positions\u00a0fell\u00a0to\u00a0157\u00a0after\u00a0increasing last week.\u00a0Seasonally,\u00a0more MMs are prone to long in 1HQ4 and 2HQ2, and there are more MMs with short positions in 1HQ2 and 1HQ3.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Long<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Short<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Long<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Short<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>High<\/strong><\/td><td>483<\/td><td>350<\/td><td>423<\/td><td>427<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Low<\/strong><\/td><td>219<\/td><td>121<\/td><td>176<\/td><td>131<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Figure 2: Number of position holders iron ore futures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-140.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88802\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-140.png 534w, https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-140-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: SGX, KGI Research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Physicals.\u00a0<\/strong>The number of physicals\u00a0with long positions\u00a0slightly fell for two consecutive weeks\u00a0to 89.\u00a0Accordingly, the number of physicals\u00a0with short positions\u00a0reversed from three consecutive weeks of incline, declining to\u00a0145.\u00a0Seasonally,\u00a0more physicals are prone to being\u00a0long in 1Q, and there are more physicals\u00a0with short positions in Q4.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Long<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Short<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Long<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Short<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>High<\/strong><\/td><td>131<\/td><td>163<\/td><td>135<\/td><td>145<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Low<\/strong><\/td><td>90<\/td><td>128<\/td><td>77<\/td><td>107<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Figure 3: Number of position holders iron ore futures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-141.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88803\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-141.png 534w, https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-141-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: SGX, KGI Research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Others.\u00a0<\/strong>The number of others with long positions\u00a0fell after\u00a0three\u00a0consecutive weeks\u00a0of incline to 89.\u00a0The number of others with short positions\u00a0rose slightly to 91.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Long<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Short<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Long<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Short<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>High<\/strong><\/td><td>112<\/td><td>119<\/td><td>131<\/td><td>131<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Low<\/strong><\/td><td>70<\/td><td>73<\/td><td>68<\/td><td>83<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Figure 4: Number of position holders iron ore futures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-142.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88804\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-142.png 534w, https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-142-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: SGX, KGI Research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-423.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88300\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SGX Baltic Panamax Time Charter Average Futures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We highlight the key price levels that each participants switches their positions between net long and net short based on 2025 data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Financial Institution (FI)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Manage Money (MM)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Physicals<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Others<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Net Long<\/strong><\/td><td>NA<\/td><td>Above US$7,000\/t<\/td><td>Below US$11,000\/mt<\/td><td>Below US$11,000\/mt<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Net Short<\/strong><\/td><td>NA<\/td><td>Below US$11,000\/mt<\/td><td>Above US$7,000\/t<\/td><td>Above US$7,000\/t<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/td><td><strong>Net-position\u00a0WoW Change<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td><td><strong>Remarks<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>FI<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td><td>+0.36\u00a0<\/td><td>Reverse from three consecutive weeks of incline.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>MM<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td><td>+1.42\u00a0<\/td><td>Rebound from two consecutive weeks of decline.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Physicals<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td><td>-2.02\u00a0<\/td><td>Decline after two consecutive weeks of incline.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Others<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td><td>+0.24\u00a0<\/td><td>Incline\u00a0after two consecutive weeks of\u00a0decline.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Figure 5: Net-positions by participant segment and price comparison<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-143.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88805\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-143.png 602w, https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-143-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: SGX, KGI Research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Long\/Short Traders Snapshot<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Managed Money.\u00a0<\/strong>The number of MM with long positions\u00a0fell slightly to 53.\u00a0Accordingly, the number of MM with\u00a0fell slightly to 20.\u00a0Seasonally,\u00a0more\u00a0MM\u00a0are prone to long in 1H, and there are more\u00a0MM\u00a0with short positions in 2H.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Long<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Short<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Long<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Short<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>High<\/strong><\/td><td>48<\/td><td>50<\/td><td>47<\/td><td>51<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Low<\/strong><\/td><td>20<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>20<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Figure 6: Number of position holders freight futures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-144.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88806\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-144.png 530w, https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-144-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: SGX, KGI Research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Physicals.\u00a0<\/strong>The number of physicals\u00a0with long positions\u00a0reversed from the\u00a0previous\u00a0three\u00a0consecutive weeks\u00a0of incline\u00a0to\u00a0111.\u00a0Accordingly, the number of\u00a0physicals\u00a0with short positions\u00a0fell after\u00a0three\u00a0consecutive weeks\u00a0of increase\u00a0to\u00a0108.\u00a0The number of physicals has been on a general upward trend since 2Q24, while\u00a0physicals\u00a0with short positions\u00a0generally saw\u00a0a downtrend since 2Q24.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Long<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Short<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Long<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Short<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>High<\/strong><\/td><td>165<\/td><td>133<\/td><td>171<\/td><td>114<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Low<\/strong><\/td><td>103<\/td><td>76<\/td><td>98<\/td><td>78<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Figure 7: Number of position holders freight futures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-145.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88807\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-145.png 530w, https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-145-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: SGX, KGI Research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Others.\u00a0<\/strong>The number of others with long positions\u00a0remain\u00a0unchanged for\u00a0fourteen\u00a0consecutive weeks\u00a0at\u00a022\u00a0and the number of others with short positions\u00a0remain\u00a0unchanged at\u00a024\u00a0for\u00a0five\u00a0consecutive weeks.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>2023<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Long<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Short<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Long<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Short<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>High<\/strong><\/td><td>26<\/td><td>28<\/td><td>43<\/td><td>39<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Low<\/strong><\/td><td>20<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>20<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Figure 8: Number of position holders freight futures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-146.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88808\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-146.png 530w, https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-146-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: SGX, KGI Research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-425.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88303\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SGX SICOM Rubber Futures \u2013 TSR20<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Net Long\/Short and Price Comparison<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We highlight the key price levels that each participants switch their positions between net long and net short based on 2025 data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Financial Institution (FI)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Manage Money (MM)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Physicals<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Others<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Net Long<\/strong><\/td><td>Below US$2.05\/kg<\/td><td>Above US$1.70\/kg<\/td><td>Below US$1.65\/kg<\/td><td>Below US$2.05\/kg<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Net Short<\/strong><\/td><td>NA<\/td><td>Below US$1.70\/kg<\/td><td>Above US$1.65\/kg<\/td><td>NA<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/td><td><strong>Net-position\u00a0WoW Change<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td><td><strong>Remarks<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>FI<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td><td>+0.94\u00a0<\/td><td>Reversed from five weeks of decline.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>MM<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td><td>+0.09\u00a0<\/td><td>Increase\u00a0for\u00a0five\u00a0consecutive weeks.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Physicals<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td><td>-4.33\u00a0<\/td><td>Decrease for two consecutive weeks.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Others<\/strong>\u00a0<\/td><td>+3.30\u00a0<\/td><td>Increase\u00a0for two consecutive weeks.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Figure 9: Net-positions by participant segment and price comparison<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-147.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88809\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-147.png 602w, https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-147-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: SGX, KGI Research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Long\/Short Traders Snapshot<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Managed Money.\u00a0<\/strong>The number of MM with long positions\u00a0fell\u00a0to\u00a0118\u00a0after previous week\u2019s\u00a0incline.\u00a0Accordingly, the number of MM with short positions\u00a0increase\u00a0for two consecutive weeks\u00a0to\u00a038.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Long<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Short<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Long<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Short<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>High<\/strong><\/td><td>106<\/td><td>91<\/td><td>114<\/td><td>56<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Low<\/strong><\/td><td>38<\/td><td>26<\/td><td>63<\/td><td>21<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Figure 10: Number of position holders rubber futures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-148.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88810\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-148.png 534w, https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-148-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: SGX, KGI Research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Physicals.\u00a0<\/strong>The number of physicals\u00a0with long positions\u00a0remained unchanged for two consecutive weeks at\u00a038.\u00a0Accordingly, the number of physicals\u00a0with short positions\u00a0increase\u00a0for two consecutive weeks\u00a0to 46.\u00a0Seasonally,\u00a0more\u00a0physicals\u00a0are prone to long in\u00a0early\u00a0Q3, and there are more physicals\u00a0with short positions in Q4.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Long<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Short<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Long<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Short<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>High<\/strong><\/td><td>50<\/td><td>41<\/td><td>39<\/td><td>48<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Low<\/strong><\/td><td>31<\/td><td>23<\/td><td>26<\/td><td>28<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Figure 11: Number of position holders rubber futures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88812\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-150.png 534w, https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-150-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: SGX, KGI Research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Others.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0The number of long holders\u00a0rose\u00a0for two consecutive weeks\u00a0to\u00a055.\u00a0Accordingly,\u00a0the\u00a0number of\u00a0short holders\u00a0reversed from\u00a0four\u00a0consecutive weeks\u00a0of incline\u00a0to\u00a040.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Long<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Short<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Long<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Short<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>High<\/strong><\/td><td>62<\/td><td>42<\/td><td>77<\/td><td>48<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Low<\/strong><\/td><td>41<\/td><td>27<\/td><td>48<\/td><td>26<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Figure 12: Number of position holders rubber futures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-151.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88813\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-151.png 534w, https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-151-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: SGX, KGI Research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Participant Category<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Description<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Financial Institutions<\/td><td>An entity, such as a broker trading desk, bank trading desk or swap dealer, that uses the futures markets to manage or hedge the risk.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Managed Money<\/td><td>An entity that is engaged in organized futures trading on behalf of funds or other special investment purpose vehicles such as Pension Funds, Asset Managers, Hedge Funds, Proprietary Trading Groups, Family Offices, etc.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Physicals<\/td><td>An entity that predominantly engages in the physical markets and uses the futures markets to manage or hedge risks associated with the conduct of those activities. Such activities could include the production, processing, trading, packing or handling of a physical commodity, or the provision of transportation, warehousing or distribution services.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Others<\/td><td>Every other trader that is not placed into one of the other three categories. 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