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Foreign investors' long share of index futures

8%
of their index futures that are long, 5 Oct 2026

Below its usual range of 39% to 69%, among the lowest readings since 2012. The low is 6%, in September 2025. Up from 7% a year ago.

2015202020250%20%40%80%100%usual range, 39% to 69%8%2015202020250%20%40%80%100%usual range, 39% to 69%8%20142016201820202022202420260%20%40%60%80%100%6%, Sept 2025usual range, 39% to 69%8%20142016201820202022202420260%20%40%80%100%6%, Sept 2025usual range, 39% to 69%8%

What it is. Of foreign investors' open index futures, the share that are long (bets on a rise).

How to read it. Shows how foreign investors are positioned in futures. Tests found no reliable signal in it for later returns.

Method Data

The numbers

Latest8%5 Oct 2026
A week ago12%
A month ago11%
A year ago7%
Usual range39% to 69%
Median56%
Lowest6%30 Sept 2025
Highest98%2 Jan 2012
Percentile, full history1
Percentile, last 5 years2

The usual range is the middle half of readings since 2012. A percentile is the share of the 3,655 readings since 2 Jan 2012 that were below today's. Data: statistics, history (JSON); history as CSV.

To cite: tipsheet, “Foreign investors' long share of index futures”, data to 5 Oct 2026, https://tipsheet.markets/i/fii-index-futures-long/

Read it with

Index options put-call ratio 0.98usual
IPO heat 0.77above usual
Options premium against cash turnover 0.45×usual
Median IPO listing-day gain, last 3 months 15%usual
Margin book as a share of market value 32 bpsrecord high
NSE cash turnover a session ₹1.1 lakh crbelow its record

the usual range: the middle half of all readingstodayEach line runs from the lowest reading ever to the highest.