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XRP XRP hit US$1.60, institutional positions showed significant divergence
On September 22, XRP prices hit US$1.60, and trading volume was reported to be close to US$7.4 billion. This rising market attracted market attention, with the focus on the significant differences in positions among professional traders on different futures platforms.
The clear divergence between CME and Coinbase
During the week from September 8 to September 15, leveraged funds significantly reduced their net short positions on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) by 46.3 million XRPs, according to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commitments of Traders data cited by CryptoSlate. This suggests a meaningful reduction in bearish exposure on regulated exchanges in the United States.
However, when it comes to Coinbase derivative products, the situation is different. During the same period, the same batch of leveraged funds 'net short positions in three Coinbase products decreased by only 2.452 million XRPs, which is much smaller than CME. More indicative is the remaining exposure: Even after the drawdown, leveraged funds 'net short positions on Coinbase are still equivalent to approximately 141.6 million XRPs.
The huge gap between the two platforms shows that this is not a unified one-way bullish or bearish strategy, but a divisive strategy. This divergence of positions suggests that CME's expanding XRP market is generating very different institutional risk exposures. In addition, the CFTC did not disclose whether short positions in leveraged funds were purely bearish speculation or whether they were intended to hedge positions held elsewhere.
Data reveals and undisclosed information
There is an important note to note when analyzing the entire data: CFTC data reached $1.60 earlier than the latest price move. Therefore, these data should not automatically be regarded as directional bearish signals. As the CFTC warns, futures positions in leveraged funds may be used to hedge positions elsewhere, which means that reported "short positions" may reflect exposure outside the futures market rather than direct bearish bets against XRP.
Still, growing exposure makes leveraged funds more vulnerable to further gains. Because within a week when tokens were already in the recovery phase, funds in this category increased net short positions, while market makers and asset managers increased net long positions. Specifically, market makers 'net long positions increased by the equivalent of 59.75 million XRPs, while asset managers increased the equivalent of approximately 28.25 million XRPs, both maintaining net long positions.
These data do not establish the direct cause of subsequent rebounds, and the snapshot of positions is inherently lagging. But the data confirms one point: the XRP futures market does not send a unified signal, and the way professional funds are distributed among different platforms adds to the complexity of interpreting market sentiment.
