Bbg Commodity COT Report
CFTC Commitments of Traders · report date 2026-07-21 (released Jul 24, 2026) · next report expected Jul 31, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)
As of the Jul 21, 2026 COT report, large speculators are net short 30,312 Bbg Commodity futures contracts (down 117 week-over-week), commercials are net long 29,880, and open interest is 194,990 contracts.
-30,312
Large speculators net
29,880
Commercials net
53.0
COT index (3-year)
194,990
Open interest
Positioning — week of 2026-07-21
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | -30,312 | -117 | -15.5% | 53.0 | 53.0 | 53.0 |
| Commercials | 29,880 | +108 | 15.3% | 47.0 | 47.0 | 47.0 |
| Small traders | 432 | +9 | 0.2% | 85.5 | 79.5 | 79.5 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
Net positions since 2009
Traders in Financial Futures breakdown — week of 2026-07-21
| Category | Net position | Weekly change |
|---|---|---|
| Dealer/intermediary | -118,243 | -10,204 |
| Asset manager | 120,518 | +12,376 |
| Leveraged funds | -3,488 | -2,186 |
| Other reportables | 781 | +5 |
| Small traders | 432 | +9 |
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | 194,990 | -30,312 | -117 | 29,880 | +108 | 432 |
| 2026-07-14 | 184,997 | -30,195 | +1,701 | 29,772 | -1,696 | 423 |
| 2026-07-07 | 181,471 | -31,896 | -1,318 | 31,468 | +1,284 | 428 |
| 2026-06-30 | 179,069 | -30,578 | -2,322 | 30,184 | +236 | 394 |
| 2026-06-23 | 177,633 | -28,256 | +62,536 | 29,948 | -60,450 | -1,692 |
| 2026-06-16 | 254,564 | -90,792 | -9,902 | 90,398 | +9,986 | 394 |
| 2026-06-09 | 247,527 | -80,890 | -5,608 | 80,412 | +5,580 | 478 |
| 2026-06-02 | 240,668 | -75,282 | -19 | 74,832 | +39 | 450 |
| 2026-05-26 | 241,536 | -75,263 | +1,152 | 74,793 | -1,109 | 470 |
| 2026-05-19 | 244,049 | -76,415 | +315 | 75,902 | -331 | 513 |
| 2026-05-12 | 245,691 | -76,730 | -94 | 76,233 | +71 | 497 |
| 2026-05-05 | 249,760 | -76,636 | -1,552 | 76,162 | +1,625 | 474 |
| 2026-04-28 | 242,800 | -75,084 | -253 | 74,537 | +188 | 547 |
| 2026-04-21 | 245,694 | -74,831 | -35 | 74,349 | +126 | 482 |
| 2026-04-14 | 241,044 | -74,796 | +546 | 74,223 | -488 | 573 |
| 2026-04-07 | 236,799 | -75,342 | -98,639 | 74,711 | +98,539 | 631 |
| 2026-03-31 | 233,947 | 23,297 | +35,029 | -23,828 | -35,111 | 531 |
| 2026-03-24 | 199,792 | -11,732 | +882 | 11,283 | -831 | 449 |
| 2026-03-17 | 210,539 | -12,614 | +398 | 12,114 | -402 | 500 |
| 2026-03-10 | 204,858 | -13,012 | +1,022 | 12,516 | -839 | 496 |
| 2026-03-03 | 209,381 | -14,034 | -1,650 | 13,355 | +1,736 | 679 |
| 2026-02-24 | 198,615 | -12,384 | -1,445 | 11,619 | +1,445 | 765 |
| 2026-02-17 | 197,403 | -10,939 | +80 | 10,174 | -54 | 765 |
| 2026-02-10 | 195,393 | -11,019 | -3,773 | 10,228 | +3,691 | 791 |
| 2026-02-03 | 183,456 | -7,246 | -1,171 | 6,537 | +1,132 | 709 |
| 2026-01-27 | 188,271 | -6,075 | -294 | 5,405 | +262 | 670 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2009-07-21 → 2026-07-21) · JSON
Contract facts
($100 X INDEX)
Contract unit (CFTC)
221602
CFTC contract code
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Bbg Commodity futures?
- As of the 2026-07-21 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 30,312 contracts in Bbg Commodity futures.
- How current is this Bbg Commodity COT data?
- The latest report is dated 2026-07-21 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-07-24. This page updates within minutes of each weekly release.
- Where can I download Bbg Commodity COT history?
- The full weekly series (2009-07-21 to 2026-07-21) is free at /data/cot/bbg-commodity.csv — no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 221602. Dataset coverage 2009-07-21 → 2026-07-21. Methodology.