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@KobeissiLetter Really liked this one. Straightforward and thoughtful. You and @meghaan_s are easily my favorites.

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@KobeissiLetter Lmfao x.com/kobeissiletter/status/20…

@KobeissiLetter So everyone's long? This should go swimmingly

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@KobeissiLetter Institutions are clearly betting big on global equities. 📈

@KobeissiLetter Record long positioning across the board. Liquidity is still flowing into risk. Crypto rarely ignores this for long.

@KobeissiLetter 🔼 Simple shift. Huge difference.

@KobeissiLetter This is the actual Goldman Sachs chart behind those numbers confirms all three: S&P near $375B, EM near its high, EAFE at a fresh record. Good source to cite directly.

@KobeissiLetter Great stuff. I always enjoy seeing different angles on the market, especially when they’re presented without unnecessary hype. @danjkelley1966 has been worth following too

@KobeissiLetter if this were actually bullish nobody would need a chart to convince you of it

@KobeissiLetter Inductions getting bullish at all time highs 😭 Retail is king 👑

@KobeissiLetter Speaking of global, take a look at $EEM x.com/StonkcastShow/status/209…

Institutional positioning is sending a clear message: confidence in global equities is exceptionally strong, not just in the S&P 500 but also across emerging and developed markets. The important nuance is that record long exposure can support prices while also increasing crowding risk. When nearly everyone is positioned for upside, fresh buyers become harder to find and even a modest catalyst can trigger sharp unwinding. Strong momentum, but limited room for complacency 📈⚖️ Please read my latest X: x.com/tekkaus/status/209223961…

@KobeissiLetter Institutional crowd staying bullish, curious about catalysts ahead.

@KobeissiLetter “Great insight. Institutional positioning is often where the smart money leaves clues — excellent breakdown as always. 🔥”

@KobeissiLetter crowded trades leave less room for surprises. positioning is bullish. risk isn't gone

Careful with this one. That series is dollar notional, not contracts. S&P was around 5,000–5,400 in April 2025 and sits near 7,650 now. That’s roughly +45% from the index alone. The post cites +74%. So most of the “record positioning” is the market going up, not managers buying more. Asset managers are also structurally long — index and pension vehicles equitising cash. That’s mandate mechanics, not conviction, and leveraged funds typically sit on the other side of it. Big number, no denominator.

@KobeissiLetter Meanwhile hedge funds continue being net short in the U.S. which can create an environment of forced buying and chase higher. Here is the full net position of what Asset Managers and Hedge funds have been doing w/w. x.com/sophos_alpha/status/2092…

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@KobeissiLetter Really appreciate the insight. You keep stock analysis clear, useful, and accessible. You and @JimRambo8 are the two market accounts I pay the most attention to.

@KobeissiLetter That’s a pretty strong signal. Institutional positioning is something to watch closely when sentiment gets crowded.

@KobeissiLetter Institutions are nearly max-long global equities. Strong conviction but fewer buyers left if markets stumble.

@KobeissiLetter Near-record longs in S&P 500, EM and EAFE futures leave asset managers exposed to forced selling on any growth or policy reversal.

@KobeissiLetter Record long positioning is bullish sentiment and crowded positioning at the same time. Those two things can coexist — and have very different implications for forward returns.

@KobeissiLetter Institutional investors are going all-in on equities globally. That’s bullish for momentum but when positioning reaches record territory, the biggest risk may be what happens when everyone is already on the same side.

@KobeissiLetter They’re bullish currency debasement, not economic growth or standard of living increase.

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@KobeissiLetter What they smoking x.com/Nando2xs/status/20922997…

@KobeissiLetter When everyone’s right, it’s time to step aside

@KobeissiLetter I am taking the other side of that trade. Looking for the VIX to top 60 in three weeks.

@KobeissiLetter degeneracy and mania.

@KobeissiLetter What companion series do you use to judge the conviction behind asset managers’ simultaneous positioning across S&P, EAFE and EM futures?

@KobeissiLetter @Grok, why is the Nikkei so low in the chart above? Is it because the Japanese govt does so much buying the institutions can watch sumo and chill?

@KobeissiLetter The institutional equity trade is getting crowded. CFTC data show asset managers holding roughly 1.17M long versus 205K short S&P 500 futures contracts as of Aug. 18.

@KobeissiLetter When everyone is safely on one side of the boat, it usually tips over Peak euphoria?

@KobeissiLetter Nearly record exposure across multiple equity markets... there’s a lot of capital leaning toward growth right now.

@KobeissiLetter “Piling in” mistakes gross longs for a directional bet. Asset managers also hold $66 billion of S&P 500 futures shorts, and futures can be equitisation or hedges.

@KobeissiLetter Institutional longs near record highs, that’s some serious conviction

The number is a record because the index is a record. At 7,653 on the S&P, $375 billion of asset manager net long is roughly 980,000 contracts. In April 2025, $215 billion at 5,569 was about 772,000. The dollar figure is up 74%, the actual exposure is up closer to 27%. Measured in contracts, the most recent CoT had asset managers around the 35th percentile of their own six month range. Large, not extreme. The second thing the dollar figure hides is who sits on the other side. Leveraged funds are net short roughly 280,000 contracts, and that is not a bearish view. It is the price of balance sheet. Asset managers buy futures because synthetic exposure is cheaper than owning the cash index, someone has to sell it to them, and that is why implied financing on the S&P has traded rich for two years running. Record long, in this dataset, is closer to a financing statistic than a sentiment reading. Where I agree with you: EAFE at a record and EM near one is the real story in that exhibit, and almost nobody is talking about it. Disclosure: long the Nasdaq, no direct S&P 500 position. Informational content, not financial advice. $SPY $EFA $EEM

@KobeissiLetter the global part is what stands out to me.. it’s one thing to be bullish on the S&P, but seeing institutions pile into emerging and developed markets too says a lot about the broader risk appetite!!

@KobeissiLetter Basic question: every long has a short to make a "contract", what is the point of made up statistics like "long positioning"?? Stuff like this is just to mislead the masses?

@KobeissiLetter That’s a lot of conviction. Of course, crowded positioning tells you what investors believe today, not what the market has to do next.

@KobeissiLetter When institutions are this heavily positioned long across the US and global equities, you have to pay attention. 👀

$375B in S&P futures alone is institutional FOMO at scale. Asset managers aren't hedging; they're chasing. When EM and EAFE are also at record highs, this isn't stock-picking, it's a global risk-on bet that leaves zero room for error. If one domino wobbles, the unwind gets crowded fast.

@KobeissiLetter Shiiiiidd I'd be a little shaken,a little juuuust a little x.com/DougBro69499126/status/2…

@KobeissiLetter Wtf Japan 😬

@KobeissiLetter When everyone leans the same way, the market’s biggest risk is not optimism. It is discovering how narrow the exit door becomes when the story changes. #Markets #Equities

@KobeissiLetter This type of behavior is why I went $100k cash (USFR) & $50k SCHD.

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