Calif Carbon Current Auction 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 22,289 Calif Carbon Current Auction futures contracts (up 175 week-over-week), commercials are net long 22,267, and open interest is 56,690 contracts.

-22,289
Large speculators net
22,267
Commercials net
72.1
COT index (3-year)
56,690
Open interest

Positioning — week of 2026-07-21

Trader categoryNet positionWeekly change% of open interestCOT index 26wCOT index 52wCOT index 3y
Large speculators-22,289+175-39.3%100.0100.072.1
Commercials22,267-17539.3%0.00.027.8
Small traders22+00.0%91.319.894.5

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 2020

-40k-20k020k40k2025-072025-092025-112025-122026-022026-032026-052026-07Large speculatorsCommercials
-40k-20k020k40k2020-122021-082022-112023-092024-062025-022025-112026-07Large speculatorsCommercials
-40k-20k020k40k2020-032021-062022-072023-082024-042025-012025-10Large speculatorsCommercials

Disaggregated breakdown — week of 2026-07-21

CategoryNet positionWeekly change
Producer/merchant7,321+325
Swap dealers14,946-500
Managed money-14,756+225
Other reportables-7,533-50
Small traders22+0

Recent history

Report dateOpen interestLarge spec netΔCommercial netΔSmall trader net
2026-07-2156,690-22,289+17522,267-17522
2026-07-1456,690-22,464+91722,442-93022
2026-07-0757,203-23,381-5023,372+509
2026-06-3056,828-23,331+17523,322-1759
2026-06-2357,001-23,506+1,59023,497-1,5909
2026-06-1658,231-25,096+2,07825,087-2,0789
2026-06-0958,086-27,174+1,76027,165-1,7609
2026-06-0259,285-28,934+1,26128,925-1,2479
2026-05-2672,364-30,195+1,15030,172-1,15023
2026-05-1970,681-31,345+7,99831,322-8,00423
2026-05-1266,876-39,343+1,96539,326-1,95917
2026-05-0567,536-41,308+2,22041,285-2,22023
2026-04-2869,591-43,528+80143,505-80023
2026-04-2169,855-44,329+1,47244,305-1,48024
2026-04-1471,250-45,801-1,46145,785+1,46116
2026-04-0768,660-44,340+1,90044,324-1,90516
2026-03-3168,980-46,240+10046,229-10011
2026-03-2468,520-46,340+1,50046,329-1,50011
2026-03-1767,990-47,840-1,69147,829+1,69811
2026-03-1062,094-46,149-2,08746,131+2,08018
2026-03-0358,747-44,062+2,00244,051-2,01211
2026-02-2464,189-46,064-24546,063+2451
2026-02-1762,729-45,819+75045,818-7401
2026-02-1061,298-46,569+2,19046,558-2,19011
2026-02-0359,988-48,759+18448,748-17911
2026-01-2758,703-48,943-3,73548,927+3,73716

Full history, no login: CSV (2020-03-17 → 2026-07-21) · JSON

Contract facts

(1,000 California carbon allowances)
Contract unit (CFTC)
0063DB
CFTC contract code

FAQ

Are large speculators long or short Calif Carbon Current Auction futures?
As of the 2026-07-21 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 22,289 contracts in Calif Carbon Current Auction futures.
How current is this Calif Carbon Current Auction 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 Calif Carbon Current Auction COT history?
The full weekly series (2020-03-17 to 2026-07-21) is free at /data/cot/calif-carbon-current-auction.csv — no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 0063DB. Dataset coverage 2020-03-17 → 2026-07-21. Methodology.