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Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant information provided. 2. Core View of the Report The short - side advantage of the Shanghai rubber futures 2601 contract has significantly increased, and it is expected that the contract will maintain a weak trend in the future [7]. 3. Summary by Related Content - Market Performance of Shanghai Rubber Futures 2601 Contract: Yesterday, the contract showed a pattern of increasing volume, increasing positions, weak downward movement, and a large decline. The intraday price center dropped significantly below the 14,950 yuan/ton line, with a minimum of 14,835 yuan/ton. At the close, the price dropped by 2.73% to 14,940 yuan/ton. The positions increased by 7,754 lots to 151,771 lots, an increase of 5.38% [2]. - Long - Short Position Changes in the Top 20 Seats: The long - short positions of the contract both increased. The long side increased by 1,811 lots to 83,731 lots, and the short side increased by 5,087 lots to 106,570 lots. As a result, the net short position expanded to 22,839 lots [2]. - Changes in Long Positions in the Top 20 Long Seats: Thirteen out of the top 20 long seats increased their long positions. Three seats increased by more than 500 lots, and nine seats increased between 100 and 500 lots, with one seat increasing less than 100 lots [3]. - Changes in Short Positions in the Top 20 Short Seats: Fourteen out of the top 20 short seats increased their short positions. Four seats increased by more than 500 lots, six seats increased between 100 and 500 lots, and four seats increased less than 100 lots [4]. - Long - to - Short and Short - to - Long Operations: Five seats carried out long - to - short operations, indicating that they believe there is insufficient power for the market to stabilize and rebound. Only two seats carried out short - to - long operations, suggesting they think the short - term rubber price is oversold and there is a rebound opportunity [6][7].