Xin Lang Qi Huo·2025-06-18 08:38Summary of Key Points Core Viewpoint - The PTA futures market shows a significant increase in trading volume and positions, indicating a bullish sentiment among major market players as of June 18, 2025 [1][3]. Trading Volume and Positions - As of June 18, the main contract PTA2509 experienced a price change of +3.45% with a trading volume of 1,953,100 contracts, and a total of 2,438,900 contracts traded across all contracts, an increase of 670,100 contracts from the previous day [1][3]. - The top 20 positions in the market show a net long position with a difference of 35,432 contracts, indicating a bullish outlook among traders [1]. Long and Short Positions - The long positions among the top 20 seats totaled 1,180,300 contracts, an increase of 96,500 contracts from the previous day, while short positions totaled 1,192,300 contracts, an increase of 88,600 contracts [1][3]. - The top three long positions were held by Guotai Junan (199,219 contracts), CITIC Futures (129,499 contracts), and Dongzheng Futures (105,243 contracts) [1][3]. - The top three short positions were also led by Guotai Junan (206,564 contracts), Dongwu Futures (126,550 contracts), and CITIC Futures (115,288 contracts) [1][3]. Changes in Positions - Among the top 20 long positions, the largest increases were seen in Guotai Junan (+17,432 contracts), CITIC Futures (+14,099 contracts), and Huatai Futures (+13,140 contracts) [1][3]. - Conversely, the largest decreases in long positions were recorded by Galaxy Futures (-4,848 contracts), Dongwu Futures (-1,426 contracts), and COFCO Futures (-1,150 contracts) [1][3]. - For short positions, the largest increases were noted in Dongwu Futures (+29,899 contracts), Founder Futures (+13,645 contracts), and Jianxin Futures (+8,449 contracts) [1][3]. - The largest decreases in short positions were observed in Morgan Stanley (-14,903 contracts), CITIC Futures (-2,963 contracts), and Zheshang Futures (-2,315 contracts) [1][3].