Butter (Cash Settled) COT Report
CFTC Commitments of Traders · positions as of Tuesday 2026-10-20, released Oct 23, 2026 (the CFTC reports each Tuesday's close three days later) · next release Oct 30, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)
Butter (Cash Settled) positioning leans bullish - commercials buying (26w index 100), speculators crowded short (3y index 0).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net long and sit near the top of their 26-week range (COT index 100) - a bullish tilt in the traditional read.
- Large speculators are net short near the bottom of their 3-year range (index 0) - a crowded short, which historically leans bullish for the setup.
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 8,799 Butter (Cash Settled) futures contracts (down 386 week-over-week), commercials are net long 8,182, and open interest is 20,111 contracts. Managed money was net short 866 contracts as of (up 36 week-over-week), holding 0 long and 866 short.
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Butter (Cash Settled) COT Report," data as of 2026-10-20. https://futuresbench.com/cot/butter-cash-settled/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/butter-cash-settled.csv
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Reporting gap: the CFTC published no data for this contract code between and (about 31 weeks) - typically an exchange migration or relisting, when the contract traded under a different code. The chart breaks across the gap rather than drawing a line through it, and the series resumes afterward. Why this happens.
Positioning - as of Tuesday 2026-10-20
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | -8,799 | -386 | -43.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Commercials | 8,182 | +360 | 40.7% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Small traders | 617 | +26 | 3.1% | 70.8 | 84.4 | 90.0 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
Disaggregated report - positions as of Tue 2026-10-20
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer/merchant | 3,238 | +364 | 16.1% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 68.5 |
| Swap dealers | 4,944 | -4 | 24.6% | 95.4 | 97.3 | 98.9 |
| Managed money | -866 | +36 | -4.3% | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
| Other reportables | -7,933 | -422 | -39.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Small traders | 617 | +26 | 3.1% | 70.8 | 84.4 | 90.0 |
Full Disaggregated report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
Butter (Cash Settled) managed money positions, week by week
Managed money long, short and net position in Butter (Cash Settled) futures for the last 26 weekly COT reports (positions as of each Tuesday), from the CFTC Disaggregated futures-only report. Short = long minus net; spread positions are excluded from both.
| Report date | Managed money long | Managed money short | Managed money net | Weekly change | Producer/merchant net | Swap dealers net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 866 | -866 | +36 | 3,238 | 4,944 | |
| 0 | 902 | -902 | -69 | 2,874 | 4,948 | |
| 0 | 833 | -833 | -171 | 2,932 | 4,594 | |
| 0 | 662 | -662 | -44 | 3,100 | 5,038 | |
| 0 | 618 | -618 | +26 | 2,769 | 4,794 | |
| 0 | 644 | -644 | +13 | 2,410 | 4,805 | |
| 0 | 657 | -657 | -117 | 2,275 | 4,346 | |
| 0 | 540 | -540 | -54 | 1,701 | 4,773 | |
| 0 | 486 | -486 | +7 | 673 | 3,917 | |
| 0 | 493 | -493 | -100 | 474 | 3,733 | |
| 0 | 393 | -393 | -94 | 264 | 3,494 | |
| 0 | 299 | -299 | -5 | 698 | 4,111 | |
| 0 | 294 | -294 | +21 | 562 | 3,839 | |
| 0 | 315 | -315 | +9 | 695 | 3,516 | |
| 0 | 324 | -324 | -9 | 621 | 3,200 | |
| 0 | 315 | -315 | -30 | 437 | 3,196 | |
| 0 | 285 | -285 | +3 | 555 | 4,023 | |
| 0 | 288 | -288 | -36 | 220 | 3,861 | |
| 0 | 252 | -252 | +3 | 422 | 3,699 | |
| 0 | 255 | -255 | -10 | 600 | 3,423 | |
| 0 | 245 | -245 | +7 | 963 | 3,591 | |
| 0 | 252 | -252 | +29 | 620 | 3,544 | |
| 0 | 281 | -281 | +76 | 542 | 3,255 | |
| 0 | 357 | -357 | -86 | 680 | 3,122 | |
| 0 | 271 | -271 | -63 | 481 | 3,004 | |
| 0 | 208 | -208 | -15 | 457 | 3,398 |
Every week back to 2006: Butter (Cash Settled) disaggregated CSV.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 20,111 | -8,799 | -386 | 8,182 | +360 | 617 |
| 2026-10-13 | 19,430 | -8,413 | -494 | 7,822 | +296 | 591 |
| 2026-10-06 | 18,540 | -7,919 | +654 | 7,526 | -612 | 393 |
| 2026-09-29 | 21,060 | -8,573 | -600 | 8,138 | +575 | 435 |
| 2026-09-22 | 20,218 | -7,973 | -249 | 7,563 | +348 | 410 |
| 2026-09-15 | 19,694 | -7,724 | -746 | 7,215 | +594 | 509 |
| 2026-09-08 | 18,457 | -6,978 | -42 | 6,621 | +147 | 357 |
| 2026-09-01 | 20,728 | -6,936 | -1,817 | 6,474 | +1,884 | 462 |
| 2026-08-25 | 18,919 | -5,119 | -404 | 4,590 | +383 | 529 |
| 2026-08-18 | 18,000 | -4,715 | -489 | 4,207 | +449 | 508 |
| 2026-08-11 | 17,220 | -4,226 | +998 | 3,758 | -1,051 | 468 |
| 2026-08-04 | 19,377 | -5,224 | -386 | 4,809 | +408 | 415 |
| 2026-07-28 | 18,727 | -4,838 | -239 | 4,401 | +190 | 437 |
| 2026-07-21 | 17,566 | -4,599 | -364 | 4,211 | +390 | 388 |
| 2026-07-14 | 16,835 | -4,235 | -145 | 3,821 | +188 | 414 |
| 2026-07-07 | 16,510 | -4,090 | +1,042 | 3,633 | -945 | 457 |
| 2026-06-30 | 18,733 | -5,132 | -434 | 4,578 | +497 | 554 |
| 2026-06-23 | 18,496 | -4,698 | +2 | 4,081 | -40 | 617 |
| 2026-06-16 | 18,004 | -4,700 | -83 | 4,121 | +98 | 579 |
| 2026-06-09 | 17,350 | -4,617 | +624 | 4,023 | -531 | 594 |
| 2026-06-02 | 18,834 | -5,241 | -378 | 4,554 | +390 | 687 |
| 2026-05-26 | 18,267 | -4,863 | -342 | 4,164 | +367 | 699 |
| 2026-05-19 | 17,743 | -4,521 | -75 | 3,797 | -5 | 724 |
| 2026-05-12 | 16,905 | -4,446 | -512 | 3,802 | +317 | 644 |
| 2026-05-05 | 16,234 | -3,934 | +334 | 3,485 | -370 | 449 |
| 2026-04-28 | 17,712 | -4,268 | -560 | 3,855 | +643 | 413 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2006-05-02 → 2026-10-20) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Butter (Cash Settled) futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 8,799 contracts in Butter (Cash Settled) futures.
- What is the managed money position in Butter (Cash Settled) futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, managed money traders are net short 866 contracts (0 long, 866 short) in Butter (Cash Settled) futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.
- How current is this Butter (Cash Settled) COT data?
- The latest report is dated 2026-10-20 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-10-23. This page updates within minutes of each weekly release.
- Where can I download Butter (Cash Settled) COT history?
- The full weekly series (2006-05-02 to 2026-10-20) is free at /data/cot/butter-cash-settled.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 050642. Dataset coverage 2006-05-02 → 2026-10-20. Methodology.