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Long/short ratio

How traders are positioned in futures markets, updated hourly.

Long/short ratio (accounts)
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Top traders long/short
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Taker buy/sell ratio
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Long/short account ratio

Top trader long/short ratio

Taker buy vs sell volume

Source: OKX contract trading statistics, 1-hour intervals.

Using the long/short ratio

A ratio above 1 means more accounts are long than short. Crowded positioning can be a contrarian signal: when almost everyone is long, there are few buyers left. The taker ratio shows whether market orders are buying or selling more aggressively.