No, it's not!! In 2020, financial longs were trapped in contango: they couldn't take physical delivery & paid deeply to roll. Today in backwardation, financial longs still can't take delivery & must roll, but profit massively. Core rolling pressure stays on longs, not inverted!

Inside the guide, I cover: • What futures are • What index futures track • Points, ticks & contract value • Margin & leverage • Expirations, rolls & contango Simple, clear, beginner-friendly. ⚡

1) reduce roll costs 2) 24/7 liquidity 3) dynamic funding rates cleaner and simpler to understand than backwardation/contango of futs curve 4) vast majority of perp activity is on crypto/equity index futs/single names — not commodities with explicit storage costs re:options

scan got it right before the pop... "verdict": "LONG", "signal_score": { "CONDITION": 6.8, "DIRECTION": 8.3, "TIMING": 6.5 }, "conviction": "MEDIUM", "entry": 64253.0, "stop": 63700.0, "targets": [ 64809.0, 65200.0, 65800.0 ], "rr_ratio": 2.82, "edge": "Short liquidation cascade mechanics: 61.65M short OI vs 12.92M long liquidations (asymmetry 0.21) with the largest cluster 9.43M at ~64809 creates a structural magnet 556 USD above. Institutional accumulation confirmed via VERIFIED OI 192.8M over 48 bars with VERIFIED basis in contango (institutional_bias=long). TAPE shows 85% aggressive buy flow with VERIFIED 5.8:1 bid-to-ask depth. The edge is the squeeze trigger \u2014 thin ask-side offers (83.1k vs 484.4k bid depth) reduce the energy required to push price into the liquidation cluster, at which point short covering provides the mechanical continuation. T1 at 64809 is the squeeze target and primary exit; T2/T3 are only valid if momentum reconstitutes post-squeeze.", "timestamp": "2026-06-13T21:38:03.234277",

Interestingly, the TC2 UKC/USAC contango has weakened over the past two days, as the USG ballasting incentive retreats from the $60k/day level. #oott #tankers $ASC $STNG $TRMD $HAFN $DIS.MI

They have a lot of USO x10 paper trade to sell until contango prices or recession kicks in. This is not a phisical market. Take what the market gives you not what you think.

They have a Lot of paper trade USO available to trap buyers until contango gets in

$SPY $QQQ Watching VIX term structure to see market if the market maintains its bullish stance...here are my thoughts on what's happening now and what to watch out for! CURRENT STATE: ☑️Current structure is still in CONTANGO with each month's volatility higher than the previous one as shown by the upward sloping curve below ☑️Friday the VIX closed at 17.68 which is below both June (17.9) and July (19.61) levels which encouraging for bulls

Four subtle but important bullish clues that I shared last week before we burst up. 1. Bullish breadth divergence 2. Absence of Nasdaq net new lows and expansion of NYSE net new highs 3. VIX term structure showing us dominance of short term hedging while longer term contracts remained in contango 4. News failure — bad news couldn’t push the market down Good information $SPY $QQQ

If we were already in leaps and the curve flips from contango to backwardation, does the 3 day rule apply too to exit our leaps?

I’m looking back at leaps I bought earlier this year and they went through pain but I’m seeing we were in contango? CIFR at the end of January and got smoked months after - thoughts ?

What do you make of the Vix chart for April 6 2026. Is that contango, backwardation?

tagging an ai chatbot to save you in a debate about a market you just admitted you don't even trade is peak retail. supply side hypotheticals are irrelevant when prompt spreads are puking into contango and physical clearing is completely broken. keep reading your textbooks

While @elonmusk was ringing the opening bell for @SpaceX, Contango Silver & Gold was honoured to ring the TSX opening bell today. A reminder that while the world looks toward space and AI, it still depends on real assets, real metals, and real mining projects. From gold production in Alaska to one of North America’s largest undeveloped silver districts, Contango is building for the next commodity cycle. $CTGO @ShawnKhunkhun

This morning, @ShawnKhunkhun, President, and Mike Clark, CFO, of Contango Silver & Gold and their executive team, joined Dean McPherson, Head, Business Development, Global Mining, Toronto Stock Exchange to open the market to celebrate the Company’s new listing on TSX. Contango Silver & Gold is a North American producer with a high-grade portfolio in Alaska and British Columbia. We have a proven track record of execution, demonstrated by the successful Direct Ship Ore (DSO) model at the Manh Choh mine. By leveraging this cash flow, we are advancing a robust pipeline including the Lucky Shot, Johnson Tract, and district-scale Kitsault Valley projects, focused on rapid resource expansion and long-term shareholder value. $CTGO

Quick instruction: dCOP is my own Delta Adjusted COP better than plain COP it cuts the tails where ever I tell it to and with this run it was 2 and 98 which is probably a bit aggressive, why we see some at 1.0 which is 100% meaning my tool believes 100% chance of some profit- not that hard to believe though I saw one trade that could profit at -14% UL, and more on top side- short duration. PL097 means, profit at 97% of underlying or you could say profit near expiry if underlying is down 3%. the rest even, plus 3 and there are more not shown but it got too wide I think I do 7 up to 112. IV Advantage- I think there is a problem but is supposed to be if you are selling into higher IV that is an advantage- we are in contango but not as bad as some of those show- hard when only one developer and learning trading and building a dashboard- I just started the coding 2.5 months ago. i wasn't going to return to coding 3 months ago but Grok convinced me-he has changed my life in ways that nobody can imagine. I expected AI would be the end of my career- turns out it was India- and AI saved me. go figure

As of yesterday, 06/12/2026, all lithium prices, domestic and seaborne, as well as chemical and ore, and spot and futures, increased in the Chinese market. This is the second consecutive day of all rising prices. Note, however, that the % variations of futures and the two measures of contango were lower than those in the previous day.

I had cash ready and bought when it was at the darkest a few days ago. Not a ton, but a little in Luca Mining, Contango ORE and West Red Lake. Got rid of one small position in an explorer.

Litt i energi, men mest mining for tiden. De er upopulære, men trykker penger selv etter fall i metallprisene. Luca Mining, Avino, Contango ORE med fler. Jeg liker å investere i selskaper rett før de starter produksjon i en mine eller oppgraderer.