Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-07-31 00:41Core Viewpoint - The hot-rolled coil futures market shows a mixed sentiment with a slight increase in the main contract price, while the overall positions indicate a net short among the top 20 positions [1][3]. Trading Volume and Positions - As of July 30, the main contract for hot-rolled coil (2510) closed with a price change of +0.81%, and the trading volume reached 1.3374 million contracts, with total transactions across all contracts amounting to 1.7719 million contracts, an increase of 438,200 contracts from the previous day [1][3]. - The top 20 positions show a total long position of 1.7434 million contracts, a decrease of 17,000 contracts, while the total short position increased to 1.8482 million contracts, an increase of 8,142 contracts [1][3]. Major Players - The top three long positions are held by Guotai Junan with a total holding of 227,678 contracts, CITIC Futures with 224,154 contracts, and Everbright Futures with 145,677 contracts [1][3]. - The top three short positions are also led by Guotai Junan with 401,739 contracts, followed by Dongzheng Futures with 142,390 contracts, and Everbright Futures with 122,151 contracts [1][3]. Changes in Positions - Among the top 20 positions, the largest increase in long positions was seen in Yong'an Futures with an increase of 8,372 contracts, followed by Dadi Futures with an increase of 4,694 contracts, and Zhongtai Futures with an increase of 3,907 contracts [1][3]. - Conversely, the largest decreases in long positions were recorded by Dongzheng Futures with a reduction of 19,419 contracts, Guotai Junan with a decrease of 10,192 contracts, and CITIC Futures with a decrease of 9,293 contracts [1][3]. - For short positions, the largest increases were in Dongzheng Futures with an increase of 3,615 contracts, Yide Futures with an increase of 3,145 contracts, and Beijin Futures with an increase of 2,288 contracts [1][3]. - The largest decreases in short positions were noted in CITIC Futures with a reduction of 21,691 contracts, Yong'an Futures with a decrease of 2,646 contracts, and Guotai Junan with a decrease of 2,222 contracts [1][3].