10-Year T-Note COT Report
CFTC Commitments of Traders · positions as of Tuesday 2026-09-01, released Sep 4, 2026 (the CFTC reports each Tuesday's close three days later) · next release Sep 11, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)
10-Year T-Note positioning leans bullish - commercials buying (26w index 78).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net long and sit near the top of their 26-week range (COT index 78) - a bullish tilt in the traditional read.
A description of how traders are positioned versus their own history - the standard Commitments of Traders interpretation, computed identically for every market. It is not a price forecast, a trading signal, or advice. How traders use positioning · how the read is computed.
As of the COT report, large speculators are net short 909,275 10-Year T-Note futures contracts (down 70,300 week-over-week), commercials are net long 885,381, and open interest is 5,276,634 contracts. Leveraged funds was net short 2,062,502 contracts as of (up 71,837 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "10-Year T-Note COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/10-year-treasury/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/10-year-treasury.csv
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Positioning - as of Tuesday 2026-09-01
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | -909,275 | -70,300 | -17.2% | 15.7 | 15.7 | 28.1 |
| Commercials | 885,381 | +110,356 | 16.8% | 78.0 | 78.0 | 84.6 |
| Small traders | 23,894 | -40,056 | 0.5% | 13.0 | 13.0 | 15.3 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
Traders in Financial Futures report - positions as of Tue 2026-09-01
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dealer/intermediary | -587,097 | -6,790 | -11.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Asset manager | 2,604,213 | +12,141 | 49.4% | 98.6 | 98.9 | 99.5 |
| Leveraged funds | -2,062,502 | +71,837 | -39.1% | 44.2 | 62.5 | 32.2 |
| Other reportables | 21,492 | -37,132 | 0.4% | 10.1 | 7.3 | 6.7 |
| Small traders | 23,894 | -40,056 | 0.5% | 13.0 | 13.0 | 15.3 |
Full Traders in Financial Futures report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | 5,276,634 | -909,275 | -70,300 | 885,381 | +110,356 | 23,894 |
| 2026-08-25 | 6,208,739 | -838,975 | +107,986 | 775,025 | -139,360 | 63,950 |
| 2026-08-18 | 5,596,739 | -946,961 | -31,908 | 914,385 | +374 | 32,576 |
| 2026-08-11 | 5,458,890 | -915,053 | +64,190 | 914,011 | -81,405 | 1,042 |
| 2026-08-04 | 5,265,447 | -979,243 | -103,124 | 995,416 | +105,149 | -16,173 |
| 2026-07-28 | 5,313,478 | -876,119 | +3,587 | 890,267 | +149 | -14,148 |
| 2026-07-21 | 5,272,703 | -879,706 | -48,031 | 890,118 | +86,529 | -10,412 |
| 2026-07-14 | 5,284,601 | -831,675 | -17,413 | 803,589 | +10,318 | 28,086 |
| 2026-07-07 | 5,315,630 | -814,262 | -5,371 | 793,271 | +3,889 | 20,991 |
| 2026-06-30 | 5,248,455 | -808,891 | +26,375 | 789,382 | -36,812 | 19,509 |
| 2026-06-23 | 5,271,748 | -835,266 | +75,816 | 826,194 | -65,137 | 9,072 |
| 2026-06-16 | 5,324,590 | -911,082 | -47,275 | 891,331 | +26,636 | 19,751 |
| 2026-06-09 | 5,251,295 | -863,807 | -34,232 | 864,695 | +42,953 | -888 |
| 2026-06-02 | 5,323,279 | -829,575 | -41,621 | 821,742 | +325,557 | 7,833 |
| 2026-05-26 | 6,254,472 | -787,954 | +60,098 | 496,185 | -290,090 | 291,769 |
| 2026-05-19 | 5,833,268 | -848,052 | -66,885 | 786,275 | +52,532 | 61,777 |
| 2026-05-12 | 5,866,357 | -781,167 | +34,102 | 733,743 | -13,600 | 47,424 |
| 2026-05-05 | 5,369,025 | -815,269 | +23,868 | 747,343 | -577 | 67,926 |
| 2026-04-28 | 5,374,513 | -839,137 | -48,166 | 747,920 | +21,031 | 91,217 |
| 2026-04-21 | 5,213,875 | -790,971 | +9,394 | 726,889 | -31,068 | 64,082 |
| 2026-04-14 | 5,187,440 | -800,365 | +23,259 | 757,957 | -41,385 | 42,408 |
| 2026-04-07 | 5,123,122 | -823,624 | -39,561 | 799,342 | +51,017 | 24,282 |
| 2026-03-31 | 5,152,796 | -784,063 | -142,176 | 748,325 | +148,191 | 35,738 |
| 2026-03-24 | 5,163,104 | -641,887 | -44,009 | 600,134 | +49,347 | 41,753 |
| 2026-03-17 | 5,279,072 | -597,878 | -62,995 | 550,787 | +53,536 | 47,091 |
| 2026-03-10 | 5,324,068 | -534,883 | +119,624 | 497,251 | -123,054 | 37,632 |
Full history, no login: CSV (1986-01-15 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short 10-Year T-Note futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 909,275 contracts in 10-Year T-Note futures.
- How current is this 10-Year T-Note COT data?
- The latest report is dated 2026-09-01 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-09-04. This page updates within minutes of each weekly release.
- Where can I download 10-Year T-Note COT history?
- The full weekly series (1986-01-15 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/10-year-treasury.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 043602. Dataset coverage 1986-01-15 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.