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S&P 500 (US500) Long/Short Ratio

US500US500$7,621.9-0.26%LongShort
US500US500$7,621.9-0.26%
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Derivatives (24h)

BuySell
Open Interest-8.94%$3.13M
Futures Volume-87.06%$804.88K
Liquidation+36.31%$1.98
Long Liquidation+36.31%$1.98
Short Liquidation—$0.00

Long/Short (24h)

LongShort
US500 Long/Short All2.073
OKX Long/Short0.243
Lighter Long/Short2.276

Funding Rate

US500 OI-Weighted (8h)+0.0029%
OKX US500/USDT (8h)0.0000%
Lighter US500/USDC (1h)+0.0004%
L/S Ratio · 1HThe long/short ratio measures how futures traders are positioned by comparing the long side of a market to the short side — most commonly the number of accounts holding longs versus shorts. Learn more →0.01
Change · 1H—
Long %0.6%
Short %99.4%
STRONG SHORT BIASCrowd heavily short — only 0.6% of taker volume longAutomated rule-based market summary, for informational purposes only. Not financial advice.

US500 Long/Short Ratio Chart · Perpetual · Aggregated

Position Imbalance · vs 50% · per 1hlongs dominantshorts dominantUS500 price
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Long/Short Ratio by Exchange · Top 105 by OI
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Exchanges US500 Long/Short Ratio

Exchanges% Long/ShortRatioLong VolumeShort Volume
ΣAll Exchanges
0.64%99.36%
0.006$7.63$1.18K
LLighter
0.00%100.00%
0.000$0.00$617.22
OOKX
1.33%98.67%
0.014$7.63$564.02Trade

Long/short ratio is taker buy vs sell volume (USD). Live candles update about every 10 seconds; intraday figures are finalized nightly.

Over the past 24 hours the US500 long/short ratio averages 2.073 — aggressive buyers outweigh sellers in taker flow. Put differently, 67.5% of US500 taker volume is long and 32.5% is short — US500 short positioning is below half the flow. On the most recent hour the ratio sits at 0.006, tilting toward shorts versus the daily average. Among individual exchanges, Lighter shows the most one-sided positioning at 2.276. Learn more about how the long/short ratio works →

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About the US500 long/short ratio

The S&P 500 long/short ratio (US500 long short ratio) divides taker buy volume by taker sell volume on US500 perpetual futures — the quickest read on whether S&P 500 short or long positioning dominates. This page charts it from 5-minute up to daily candles, with a per-exchange breakdown below the chart.

A reading above 1 means aggressive buying dominates US500 taker flow; below 1, selling dominates. The aggregate covers every tracked derivatives exchange, excludes venues reporting no data, and refreshes continuously.

Frequently asked questions

What is the US500 long/short ratio right now?

Taker flow over the past 24 hours puts the US500 long/short ratio at 2.073, meaning buyers are in control of taker flow.

How much of US500 is short right now?

32.5% of US500 taker volume is short versus 67.5% long over the past 24 hours, a ratio of 2.073. The share bar above tracks the split live.

Which exchange is most one-sided on US500?

Lighter currently leans hardest toward longs with a 24-hour ratio of 2.276. The table below compares every venue.

What does a US500 long/short ratio of 2.073 mean?

The ratio divides taker buy volume by taker sell volume: above 1, aggressive buying dominates; below 1, selling dominates. At 2.073, US500 buy volume currently outweighs sell volume.

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