PositionFlow.ai

Current signal

Updated every Friday after the CFTC release. Full positioning data (long/short/net, percentiles) requires a paid API call.

Signal history

Every week since 2011. Green = bullish lean (LF crowded short). Red = bearish lean (LF crowded long). Brighter = stronger signal.

Why PositionFlow

• TFF, not Legacy COT — separates Leveraged Funds from Asset Managers. Legacy blends them into one useless bucket.
• Leveraged Funds is the signal — crowded positioning from hedge funds and CTAs precedes mean reversion. This is the primary indicator.
• 52-week and 5-year percentile context — raw position counts are meaningless without historical context.
• Categorical signals, not black boxes — every signal includes rules_triggered so you can audit exactly what fired.
• Agent-native — clean JSON, x402 micropayments, MCP server. Built for tool calls, not dashboards.
• No subscription — pay $1 per snapshot. Your agent pays when it needs data, not every month.

GET /es/latest → $1.00

{
  "instrument": "ES",
  "market_code": "13874+",
  "dataset": "TFF_futures_only",
  "report_date": "2026-03-10",
  "data_age_days": 3,

  "leveraged_funds": {
    "long": 154685,
    "short": 512781,
    "net": -358096,
    "net_chg_wk": 53262,
    "percentile_52wk": 58,
    "percentile_5yr": 22
  },

  "asset_managers": {
    "long": 1098358,
    "short": 197292,
    "net": 901066,
    "percentile_52wk": 73,
    "percentile_5yr": 81
  },

  "signal": {
    "bias": "neutral",
    "signal_strength": "none",
    "institutional_context": "asset_managers_neutral",
    "rules_triggered": [],
    "extreme_flag": false
  }
}

Agent integration

Drop this into your agent in 5 minutes. Works with Claude, GPT, LangChain, or any x402-compatible client.

import requests

# No API key needed — x402 handles payment
res = requests.get("https://api.positionflow.ai/es/latest")

if res.status_code == 402:
    # Handle x402 payment flow
    payment_info = res.headers["payment-required"]
    # ... sign and resend with payment proof

data = res.json()
bias = data["signal"]["bias"]
strength = data["signal"]["signal_strength"]
rules = data["signal"]["rules_triggered"]

print(f"ES positioning: {bias} ({strength})")
print(f"Rules fired: {rules}")

const res = await fetch("https://api.positionflow.ai/es/latest");

if (res.status === 402) {
  // Handle x402 payment — see docs for full flow
  const paymentInfo = res.headers.get("payment-required");
}

const { signal, leveraged_funds } = await res.json();

console.log(`Bias: ${signal.bias}, Strength: ${signal.signal_strength}`);
console.log(`LF Net: ${leveraged_funds.net} (${leveraged_funds.percentile_5yr}th pctl 5yr)`);
console.log(`Rules: ${signal.rules_triggered.join(", ")}`);

{
  "name": "get_es_positioning",
  "description": "Returns the latest ES futures positioning signal from CFTC TFF data. Includes Leveraged Funds and Asset Manager net positions with 52-week and 5-year percentile context, plus a categorical signal with explicit rules.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {}
  }
}

Try it live

Connect your wallet and make a live x402 call. Pay $1.00 USDC on Base, get the full positioning snapshot.

Methodology

Full methodology with historical hit rates at positionflow.ai/methodology

API

Base URL: https://api.positionflow.ai
Data source: CFTC Traders in Financial Futures (TFF), Futures Only, code 13874+
Updated weekly. Published every Friday at 3:30 PM ET.