Week Ending: April 14, 2026 The TradeHive Blended ES and NASDAQ institutional dashboard for the week ending April 14, 2026 shows a modest improvement in conditions, but not enough to classify the market as fully risk-on. The latest data suggests that participation is stabilizing, Big Money Pressure is firming slightly, and the TradeHive Risk Regime Index is attempting to recover from the recent decline. Even so, the blended model continues to show a market that remains in a compression-style environment rather than a clean expansion phase. Normalized participation increased slightly to 0.965, up from 0.963 the prior week. That tells us capital is no longer contracting at the same pace, but it also does not show the type of broad expansion normally associated with a strong trend phase. Participation is stabilizing, not accelerating. Big Money Pressure moved higher to 0.055, improving from 0.049 last week. While that is a constructive step, the reading remains inside the compression zone and still sits well below the levels that would suggest a true directional regime shift. In other words, institutional pressure improved, but conviction remains limited. The TradeHive Risk Regime Index rose from 53 to 55, marking the first meaningful improvement after the recent weakening sequence. That move confirms that the market is attempting to stabilize, but the blended model still shows a fight beneath the surface rather than a fully resolved risk-on environment. This is exactly why the blended report matters. The ES report on its own can look constructive, but once ES and NASDAQ are combined and filtered through the TradeHive RRI, the broader institutional picture remains much more balanced and cautious. Taken together, this week’s data suggests a market that is trying to improve, but still lacks the participation and pressure needed for a higher-conviction expansion phase. From an execution standpoint, that continues to favor selective trading, rotational behavior, and caution around breakout follow-through until the blended data shows stronger confirmation.

TradeHive Institutional Framework ES COT Report Week Ending: April 14, 2026 Open Interest: 1,959,076Weekly Change: +29,986 Macro Participation Context - OI increased after last week’s slight pullback  - Participation is now building again  This confirms: - The prior cooling phase was temporary  - Capital is re-engaging  TradeHive Big Money Map Asset Managers (Institutional Control) Positions - Long: 1,201,198  - Short: 198,055  Weekly Change - Long: +42,004  - Short: −20,704  - Spreading: −2,988  Interpretation This is strong: Institutions: - Aggressively added longs  - Reduced shorts  TradeHive Read: Clear bullish accumulation Full Report

NQ COT REPORT (Week Ending April 14, 2026) Nasdaq-100 E-Mini (NQ) Open Interest: 260,197 (+13,403 WoW) Market Overview This is a very important shift week. After: - Liquidation (3/24)  - Rebuild (3/31)  - Stall (4/7)  This week shows:Re-expansion in participation + major positioning divergence. Full Report

TradeHive Institutional COT Report WTI Crude Oil – Week Ending April 14, 2026 OPEN INTEREST — RE-ENGAGEMENT, NOT EXIT Previous: 220,157Current: 226,616Change: +6,459 What matters: Last week:⬇ −14,847 (looked like liquidation) This week:⬆ +6,459 (rebuild) TradeHive Read: That was not sustained liquidation. Instead:➡ one-week flush → followed by re-engagement This is NOT how trends die. Full Report

SILVER COT — Week Ending April 14, 2026 Exchange: Commodity Exchange Inc. Open Interest: 116,983Weekly change: +1,845 ➡ OI expanded again➡ Participation is gradually returning This confirms: We are still in expansion phase — not topping Commercials (Smart Money) - Long: 2,447 (+283)  - Short: 19,203 (+1,469)  - Net: –16,756  Read Commercials: - Added longs  - Added shorts (more aggressively)  Translation: They are hedging into strength BUT… Context: - January: ~–25k  - Now: ~–16.7k  They are still far from aggressive hedge levels Normal behavior in an uptrend — not bearish yet Full Report