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Bitcoin futures open interest

The dollar value of every open bitcoin futures position on the major venues, with CME on its own.

$38,401,681,834 on Sep 21, 2026, against $53,163,150,007 a year earlier.

Open interest is the value of every futures contract still open: every long matched by a short. It rises when traders add leverage and falls when they close, or are forced to close, positions.

Rising open interest with a rising price is new money leaning long; open interest falling while price climbs is shorts being closed, a short squeeze. CME is the venue US institutions use, and its share tells you how much of the leverage is theirs.

Futures open interest, major venues, month by month

MonthFutures open interest, major venues
Oct 2025$47,076,713,699
Nov 2025$37,606,236,134
Dec 2025$34,062,118,477
Jan 2026$35,495,858,013
Feb 2026$26,097,221,874
Mar 2026$27,656,806,860
Apr 2026$30,015,511,844
May 2026$30,576,577,636
Jun 2026$24,601,071,578
Jul 2026$27,524,486,901
Aug 2026$31,778,551,814
Sep 2026$38,401,681,834

Questions

What is bitcoin futures open interest today?
$38,401,681,834 as of September 22, 2026, up 17.4% over the last 30 days.
How has it changed over the past year?
A year ago it was $54,789,245,050; today it is $38,401,681,834, a change of -29.9%.
What is the highest futures open interest, major venues on record?
$60,366,380,865, on October 7, 2025.
How is this chart calculated?
Open interest is the value of every futures contract still open: every long matched by a short. It rises when traders add leverage and falls when they close, or are forced to close, positions.

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Updated daily. Latest data 2026-09-23.

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