Cocoa 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)
Cocoa positioning leans bearish - commercials selling (26w index 0).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit near the bottom of their 26-week range (COT index 0) - a bearish 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 714 Cocoa futures contracts (up 6,959 week-over-week), commercials are net short 3,714, and open interest is 178,298 contracts. Managed money was net short 4,750 contracts as of (up 4,621 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Cocoa COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/cocoa/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/cocoa.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 | -714 | +6,959 | -0.4% | 100.0 | 69.5 | 20.5 |
| Commercials | -3,714 | -7,293 | -2.1% | 0.0 | 21.2 | 75.8 |
| Small traders | 4,428 | +334 | 2.5% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 69.4 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
This week in numbers
- Commercials net position fell by 7,293 contracts to -3,714 (203.8% w/w) - the largest weekly change since 2026-01-13.
- Large speculators net position rose by 6,959 contracts to -714 (90.7% w/w) - the largest weekly change since 2026-05-12.
- Commercials flipped to net short (-3,714 contracts) as of 2026-09-01.
- Small traders raised their net position for a 5th consecutive week.
- Small traders net position is at a 52-week high (4,428 contracts).
Every sentence above is computed from the stored series - no commentary, no forecasts.
Disaggregated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer/merchant | -30,625 | -7,254 | -17.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 67.9 |
| Swap dealers | 26,911 | +1,080 | 15.1% | 19.5 | 52.8 | 67.1 |
| Managed money | -4,750 | +4,621 | -2.7% | 96.5 | 55.9 | 17.4 |
| Other reportables | 4,036 | +390 | 2.3% | 100.0 | 85.3 | 62.2 |
| Small traders | 4,428 | +1,163 | 2.5% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 69.4 |
Full Disaggregated 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 | 178,298 | -714 | +6,959 | -3,714 | -7,293 | 4,428 |
| 2026-08-25 | 172,846 | -7,673 | -1,948 | 3,579 | +1,119 | 4,094 |
| 2026-08-18 | 175,361 | -5,725 | -1,252 | 2,460 | +126 | 3,265 |
| 2026-08-11 | 190,891 | -4,473 | -1,565 | 2,334 | +745 | 2,139 |
| 2026-08-04 | 203,398 | -2,908 | +2,648 | 1,589 | -2,872 | 1,319 |
| 2026-07-28 | 201,223 | -5,556 | -1,649 | 4,461 | +2,304 | 1,095 |
| 2026-07-21 | 201,552 | -3,907 | +6,677 | 2,157 | -7,013 | 1,750 |
| 2026-07-14 | 203,748 | -10,584 | +2,145 | 9,170 | -2,202 | 1,414 |
| 2026-07-07 | 197,971 | -12,729 | +1,731 | 11,372 | -1,815 | 1,357 |
| 2026-06-30 | 186,481 | -14,460 | +5,329 | 13,187 | -5,424 | 1,273 |
| 2026-06-23 | 182,500 | -19,789 | +1,091 | 18,611 | -1,375 | 1,178 |
| 2026-06-16 | 193,018 | -20,880 | +2,617 | 19,986 | -4,440 | 894 |
| 2026-06-09 | 203,246 | -23,497 | -6,185 | 24,426 | +7,199 | -929 |
| 2026-06-02 | 205,076 | -17,312 | -1,072 | 17,227 | +1,936 | 85 |
| 2026-05-26 | 202,939 | -16,240 | -752 | 15,291 | +587 | 949 |
| 2026-05-19 | 193,578 | -15,488 | -2,507 | 14,704 | +2,808 | 784 |
| 2026-05-12 | 194,369 | -12,981 | +7,253 | 11,896 | -6,329 | 1,085 |
| 2026-05-05 | 200,360 | -20,234 | +3,409 | 18,225 | -4,039 | 2,009 |
| 2026-04-28 | 197,114 | -23,643 | -4,220 | 22,264 | +4,444 | 1,379 |
| 2026-04-21 | 194,519 | -19,423 | +3,171 | 17,820 | -3,795 | 1,603 |
| 2026-04-14 | 196,601 | -22,594 | -522 | 21,615 | -584 | 979 |
| 2026-04-07 | 204,934 | -22,072 | -471 | 22,199 | +2,833 | -127 |
| 2026-03-31 | 203,517 | -21,601 | -1,485 | 19,366 | -450 | 2,235 |
| 2026-03-24 | 194,510 | -20,116 | -2,257 | 19,816 | +2,325 | 300 |
| 2026-03-17 | 189,306 | -17,859 | +2,991 | 17,491 | -1,555 | 368 |
| 2026-03-10 | 192,004 | -20,850 | -3,020 | 19,046 | +2,566 | 1,804 |
Full history, no login: CSV (1986-01-15 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Cocoa futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 714 contracts in Cocoa futures.
- How current is this Cocoa 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 Cocoa COT history?
- The full weekly series (1986-01-15 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/cocoa.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 073732. Dataset coverage 1986-01-15 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.