Binance Bitcoin (BTC) positioning extremes
When was this contract’s archived positioning most one-sided?
One Binance USDⓈ-M linear BTCUSDT perpetual. Source: Binance public daily metrics files, stored in the permanent hourly archive. These are historical hourly mean-share extremes, not instantaneous records or total market directional exposure.
For each population and side, select the extreme hourly mean on each UTC date, then rank five dates. Ties go to the earliest hour. The hour H covers source measurements in (H, H+1h]; dates follow the UTC bucket start. Only completed hourly buckets with 1–12 source points are included. Partial hours remain eligible and are labelled; points count source rows, not accounts or positions.
Global accounts and top accounts count accounts, not money. Top positions weight position size within their own population. The three denominators are never combined. Short share is 100% minus long share; the displayed ratio divides these mean shares, rather than averaging source ratios.
Stale archive: the latest archived hour ended more than 48 hours ago. This comparison does not describe current positioning.
Global account share · BTCUSDT
All accounts with a net long position; each account counts once. Qualified history (at least 90 observed dates).
First valid archive date: 2020-09-01. Last valid archive date: 2026-09-26. 2198 observed UTC dates; 52708 valid hourly observations; 132 partial input hours; 632127 source points. Missing or invalid shares are unknown and excluded independently.
Latest archived comparison (2026-09-26 23:00 UTC bucket): 56.30% long / 43.70% short; long/short 1.288; 12/12 source points. This is archived, not live.
Most-long observed dates · Global account share
| UTC date | Hour start (UTC) | Long share | Short share | Long/short ratio | Source points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-04 | 00:00 | 85.11% | 14.89% | 5.715 | 12/12 |
| 2021-11-27 | 00:00 | 85.03% | 14.97% | 5.681 | 11/12 · partial |
| 2021-11-26 | 23:00 | 84.96% | 15.04% | 5.650 | 12/12 |
| 2021-12-03 | 23:00 | 84.96% | 15.04% | 5.649 | 12/12 |
| 2021-11-28 | 16:00 | 83.60% | 16.40% | 5.097 | 12/12 |
Most-short observed dates · Global account share
| UTC date | Hour start (UTC) | Long share | Short share | Long/short ratio | Source points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-10 | 19:00 | 29.47% | 70.53% | 0.418 | 12/12 |
| 2025-05-22 | 06:00 | 29.55% | 70.45% | 0.420 | 12/12 |
| 2025-07-03 | 14:00 | 30.59% | 69.41% | 0.441 | 12/12 |
| 2025-07-02 | 23:00 | 30.84% | 69.16% | 0.446 | 12/12 |
| 2025-05-23 | 01:00 | 31.25% | 68.75% | 0.455 | 12/12 |
Top-account share · BTCUSDT
Accounts in Binance’s top 20% by margin balance; each account counts once. Qualified history (at least 90 observed dates).
First valid archive date: 2020-09-01. Last valid archive date: 2026-09-26. 1902 observed UTC dates; 45509 valid hourly observations; 132 partial input hours; 545739 source points. Missing or invalid shares are unknown and excluded independently.
Latest archived comparison (2026-09-26 23:00 UTC bucket): 58.13% long / 41.87% short; long/short 1.389; 12/12 source points. This is archived, not live.
Most-long observed dates · Top-account share
| UTC date | Hour start (UTC) | Long share | Short share | Long/short ratio | Source points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-26 | 23:00 | 83.98% | 16.02% | 5.244 | 12/12 |
| 2025-11-20 | 22:00 | 83.73% | 16.27% | 5.145 | 12/12 |
| 2025-11-21 | 00:00 | 83.51% | 16.49% | 5.065 | 12/12 |
| 2021-12-03 | 19:00 | 83.50% | 16.50% | 5.059 | 12/12 |
| 2021-12-04 | 04:00 | 82.75% | 17.25% | 4.799 | 12/12 |
Most-short observed dates · Top-account share
| UTC date | Hour start (UTC) | Long share | Short share | Long/short ratio | Source points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | 16:00 | 33.46% | 66.54% | 0.503 | 12/12 |
| 2026-05-06 | 12:00 | 34.04% | 65.96% | 0.516 | 12/12 |
| 2026-04-22 | 17:00 | 34.79% | 65.21% | 0.534 | 12/12 |
| 2025-05-22 | 06:00 | 34.93% | 65.07% | 0.537 | 12/12 |
| 2026-05-04 | 05:00 | 35.36% | 64.64% | 0.547 | 12/12 |
Top-position share · BTCUSDT
Combined long position share of Binance’s top 20% by margin balance; larger positions weigh more. Qualified history (at least 90 observed dates).
First valid archive date: 2020-09-01. Last valid archive date: 2026-09-26. 1902 observed UTC dates; 45511 valid hourly observations; 132 partial input hours; 545763 source points. Missing or invalid shares are unknown and excluded independently.
Latest archived comparison (2026-09-26 23:00 UTC bucket): 65.78% long / 34.22% short; long/short 1.922; 12/12 source points. This is archived, not live.
Most-long observed dates · Top-position share
| UTC date | Hour start (UTC) | Long share | Short share | Long/short ratio | Source points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-20 | 15:00 | 73.82% | 26.18% | 2.819 | 12/12 |
| 2025-11-19 | 20:00 | 73.35% | 26.65% | 2.753 | 12/12 |
| 2026-01-08 | 11:00 | 72.95% | 27.05% | 2.697 | 12/12 |
| 2025-11-21 | 08:00 | 72.92% | 27.08% | 2.693 | 12/12 |
| 2025-11-17 | 23:00 | 72.49% | 27.51% | 2.635 | 12/12 |
Most-short observed dates · Top-position share
| UTC date | Hour start (UTC) | Long share | Short share | Long/short ratio | Source points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | 12:00 | 40.60% | 59.40% | 0.683 | 12/12 |
| 2026-05-07 | 21:00 | 40.76% | 59.24% | 0.688 | 12/12 |
| 2026-05-09 | 05:00 | 40.87% | 59.13% | 0.691 | 12/12 |
| 2026-05-06 | 23:00 | 40.99% | 59.01% | 0.695 | 12/12 |
| 2026-05-10 | 00:00 | 41.18% | 58.82% | 0.700 | 12/12 |
Archive coverage and limits
Last archived update (archive progress): 2026-09-28 15:14 UTC. Latest stored bucket start: 2026-09-26 23:00 UTC. Cache refresh: up to one hour.
Archive progress source dates: 2020-09-01 through 2026-09-26; 2217 processed days. 0 skipped archive dates. Skipped files failed checksum or parsing and may be retried; progress does not certify complete population coverage.
Missing dates, skipped files, partial hours and missing population fields can hide more extreme observations. These records describe the available archive only. They are not a trading signal or a measure of net money long or short.