# Non-Commercial Traders Increase Five-Year Treasury Net Shorts by 246,314 By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/51776 Published: 2026-11-08T19:51:21.000Z Updated: 2026-11-08T19:51:21.000Z Section: Investing > The reported increase was in net short positions in the snapshot dated Nov. 3. Non-commercial traders increased their net short position in five-year U.S. Treasury note futures by 246,314 contracts as of Nov. 3. The 246,314-contract increase was in net short positions. The figures describe positions and do not establish why traders held them. The latest figures add a new snapshot to TokenPost’s [earlier coverage of Treasury futures positioning](). That story described rising open interest in five- and 10-year Treasury futures and asset managers adding more than 100,000 short 10-year contracts for the week ended Sept. 22. ## Links in this article - [earlier coverage of Treasury futures positioning](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/26075)