Citi says longs outnumber shorts by more than 9 to 1 in U.S. equity positions

Traders are once again adding risk to U.S. equity positions, according to Citi analysts.

The recent report by Bank of America showed their clients were mostly buying risk-on stocks last week.

Similarly, analysts now say that the investors added $21 billion in new long positions on in the past week, one of the biggest weekly inflows in recent years.

“Last week’s bullish flows to S&P were large, though not unprecedented. The momentum is clear, and positioning is increasingly one-sided. Longs outnumber shorts by more than 9 to 1. The few remaining shorts are all in loss, but a short squeeze is not likely to significantly impact markets,” analysts said in a client note.

They also added that the average profit position is around 4.4%.

As far as Europe is concerned, is now neutrally positioned but with an increasing positive trend.