

Core Viewpoint - As of July 25, 2025, the PVC futures market shows a significant increase in trading volume and a net long position among the top 20 participants, indicating bullish sentiment in the market [1][3]. Group 1: Market Performance - The main contract PVC2509 closed with a price change of +3.19% and a trading volume of 1.8639 million lots [1]. - Total trading volume for all PVC contracts reached 2.2536 million lots, with an increase of 287,000 lots compared to the previous day [1][4]. Group 2: Positioning Data - The top 20 positions in the PVC futures market show a net long position with long positions totaling 751,100 lots and short positions totaling 747,700 lots [1]. - The top three long positions are held by Zhongcai Futures (total position 111,435), Guotai Junan (total position 57,737), and Citic Futures (total position 55,450) [1][4]. - The top three short positions are held by Guotai Junan (total position 162,524), Citic Futures (total position 68,040), and Dongzheng Futures (total position 62,415) [1][4]. Group 3: Changes in Positions - Among the top 20 long positions, the largest increases were seen in Citic Futures (+3,848), Huishang Futures (+1,829), and Guotai Junan (+1,620) [1]. - The largest decreases in long positions were recorded by Everbright Futures (-1,967), Wucai Zhongda (-1,734), and Huatai Futures (-1,724) [1]. - For short positions, Guotai Junan saw the largest increase (+8,858), followed by Dongzheng Futures (+3,325) and Citic Jiantou (+3,003) [1].