{"id":12592,"date":"2026-08-31T06:34:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T06:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12592"},"modified":"2026-08-31T06:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T06:34:15","slug":"xrp-is-rising-but-leveraged-funds-just-built-their-biggest-short","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12592","title":{"rendered":"XRP is rising, but leveraged funds just built their biggest short"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-single-article-content=\"\">\n<p>Leveraged funds more than doubled their CME XRP net short as open interest surged nearly 40% in one week.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reported that XRP open interest increased by 2,206 from a week earlier, to 7,783 futures-equivalent contracts. At 50,000 XRP per standard contract, the increase represented about 110.3 million tokens and lifted total exposure to roughly 389.2 million XRP.<\/p>\n<p>The expansion came during a sharp recovery in the token. <em>CryptoSlate<\/em> previously reported that the digital asset had rebounded about 32% from $1 this month, trading near $1.38 as of press time.<\/p>\n<p>Leveraged funds moved against that momentum, holding 892 long contracts and 3,206 shorts. Their net short widened to 2,314 contracts, equivalent to about 115.7 million XRP, from 57.35 million XRP a week earlier.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-558930\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-187ab638-50eb-4fb8-a5e7-db6eee55eed4.png\" alt=\"CME XRP positioning split showing open interest rising 39.6% while leveraged funds added 58.35 million XRP-equivalent to their net short and dealers and asset managers increased net longs\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-187ab638-50eb-4fb8-a5e7-db6eee55eed4.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-187ab638-50eb-4fb8-a5e7-db6eee55eed4-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-187ab638-50eb-4fb8-a5e7-db6eee55eed4-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-187ab638-50eb-4fb8-a5e7-db6eee55eed4-768x1152.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-558930\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-187ab638-50eb-4fb8-a5e7-db6eee55eed4.png\" alt=\"CME XRP positioning split showing open interest rising 39.6% while leveraged funds added 58.35 million XRP-equivalent to their net short and dealers and asset managers increased net longs\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-187ab638-50eb-4fb8-a5e7-db6eee55eed4.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-187ab638-50eb-4fb8-a5e7-db6eee55eed4-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-187ab638-50eb-4fb8-a5e7-db6eee55eed4-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-187ab638-50eb-4fb8-a5e7-db6eee55eed4-768x1152.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The increase added 58.35 million XRP-equivalent of net short exposure and left leveraged funds with the largest directional short among the reportable CFTC categories.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter\" data-inline-newsletter=\"\" data-newsletter-placement=\"article-midpoint\" data-newsletter-pending-label=\"Joining\u2026\" data-newsletter-pending-status=\"Joining the Daily Brief\u2026\" data-newsletter-email-required-message=\"Before sending, please provide your email address.\" aria-labelledby=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-title\" aria-describedby=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-copy\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__inner\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__content\"> <span class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__eyebrow\"> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> The Daily Brief <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-title\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__title\">The signal, before the noise.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-copy\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__copy\">Start your day with the crypto stories moving markets, decoded by CryptoSlate\u2019s editors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-shell\">\n<p class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-heading\">One email. Everything that matters.<\/p>\n<p id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-privacy\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__privacy\">Free to join. Unsubscribe any time.<\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-xmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span>Whoops, looks like there was a problem. Please try again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span><strong>You\u2019re on the list.<\/strong> Your next Daily Brief is on its way.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Dealers and asset managers moved the other way.<\/p>\n<p>Dealers increased their net-long position by 1,195 contracts, equivalent to 59.75 million XRP, ending at 2,121 contracts net long. Asset managers added 565 net contracts, or 28.25 million XRP-equivalent, to finish 843 contracts net long.<\/p>\n<p>The positioning split shows CME\u2019s rapidly expanding XRP market is producing sharply different institutional exposures rather than a uniform view on the token\u2019s direction. The CFTC does not disclose whether leveraged-fund shorts are outright bearish bets or hedges against positions elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Their growing exposure nevertheless leaves leveraged funds more vulnerable to another advance of the Ripple-linked token.<\/p>\n<p>This is because the category added 58.35 million token net shorts during a week when the token was already recovering, while dealers and asset managers increased their net longs.<\/p>\n<p>If XRP keeps rising while leveraged funds maintain or expand their short exposure, the gap between price momentum and institutional positioning will widen further. A retreat in those shorts would instead show that the rebound has begun forcing a change in how leveraged funds are positioned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Featured,Market,Price Watch,TradFi,Trading,CME group,regulation,xrpCME group,regulation,xrp#XRP #rising #leveraged #funds #built #biggest #short1788158055<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leveraged funds more than doubled their CME XRP net short as open interest surged nearly 40% in one week. Last week, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reported that XRP open interest increased by 2,206 from a week earlier, to 7,783 futures-equivalent contracts. 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