Crowd vs big accountsQNT1 Nov 2026, 07:25 UTC Open interest fell 16.8% in 7 days while traders stayed net long
- Retail long share (daily reading): 49% a week ago, 56% today.
- Top trader positions (daily reading): long/short 1.68, net long.
- Open interest: -16.8% in 7 days.
- Funding: +10.2%/yr, longs pay shorts.
Retail long share moved from 49% to 56%, and top trader positions still read 1.68, net long. At the same time, open interest is -16.8% in 7 days and funding is +10.2%/yr, so the read is bullish positioning with lighter participation.
Crowd vs big accountsINJ14 Oct 2026, 11:18 UTC Retail long share on INJ rose to 64% from 54% in a week
- Retail long share (daily reading): 54% a week ago, 64% today.
- Top trader positions (daily reading): long/short 2.14, net long.
- Open interest: +1.9% in 7 days.
- Funding: +4.0%/yr, longs pay shorts.
Retail long share rose to 64% from 54% in a week while top traders stayed net long at 2.14. Open interest at +1.9% in 7 days and funding at +4.0%/yr point to a modest long tilt.
Crowd vs big accountsZEC6 Oct 2026, 07:19 UTC Top trader positions on ZEC are 1.58 long/short, net long
- Retail long share (daily reading): 39% a week ago, 40% today.
- Top trader positions (daily reading): long/short 1.58, net long.
- Open interest: +8.7% in 7 days.
- Funding: +11.0%/yr, longs pay shorts.
- Our open ZEC call is SHORT (posted Oct 5). Account positioning is not one of its inputs: the side comes from the BTC trend and from how similar setups resolved before.
Retail long share moved from 39% to 40%, while top trader positions are net long at 1.58. With open interest +8.7% in 7 days and funding at +11.0%/yr, positioning leans long.
Crowd vs big accountsHBAR29 Sept 2026, 07:17 UTC HBAR open interest is up 35.8% in 7 days
- Retail long share (daily reading): 70% a week ago, 58% today.
- Top trader positions (daily reading): long/short 2.28, net long.
- Open interest: +35.8% in 7 days.
- Funding: +11.0%/yr, longs pay shorts.
Retail long share fell from 70% to 58%, but top trader positions still show 2.28 long/short, net long. With open interest +35.8% in 7 days and funding at +11.0%/yr, participation rose while longs still pay shorts.
Crowd vs big accountsBTC22 Sept 2026, 12:22 UTC Retail long share fell to 47% while top traders stay net long
- Retail long share (daily reading): 54% a week ago, 47% today.
- Top trader positions (daily reading): long/short 2.18, net long.
- Open interest: +5.5% in 7 days.
- Funding: +11.0%/yr, longs pay shorts.
Retail moved from 54% long a week ago to 47% today, while top trader positions are still 2.18 long/short and net long. With open interest +5.5% in 7 days and funding at +11.0%/yr, positioning is active and tilted to longs, but the account groups are split.
Crowd vs big accountsSOL20 Sept 2026, 16:21 UTC Retail long share on SOL perps fell to 62% from 70%
- Retail long share (daily reading): 70% a week ago, 62% today.
- Top trader positions (daily reading): long/short 2.40, net long.
- Open interest: +5.4% in 7 days.
- Funding: +11.0%/yr, longs pay shorts.
Retail is still 62% long, while top trader positions are 2.40 long/short and net long. Open interest is +5.4% in 7 days and funding is +11.0%/yr, so longs are still paying to hold that positioning.