Coffee C 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)
Coffee C positioning leans bearish - commercials selling (26w index 27).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit near the bottom of their 26-week range (COT index 27) - 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 long 23,979 Coffee C futures contracts (down 6,493 week-over-week), commercials are net short 26,295, and open interest is 155,275 contracts. Managed money was net long 26,729 contracts as of (down 4,883 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Coffee C COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/coffee/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/coffee.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 | 23,979 | -6,493 | 15.4% | 73.3 | 46.6 | 43.6 |
| Commercials | -26,295 | +7,414 | -16.9% | 26.6 | 50.7 | 56.4 |
| Small traders | 2,316 | -921 | 1.5% | 77.6 | 74.5 | 55.8 |
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 2026-09-01
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer/merchant | -28,761 | +6,285 | -18.5% | 24.4 | 27.6 | 71.0 |
| Swap dealers | 2,466 | +224 | 1.6% | 26.1 | 76.6 | 51.5 |
| Managed money | 26,729 | -4,883 | 17.2% | 64.7 | 38.8 | 55.6 |
| Other reportables | -2,750 | -1,503 | -1.8% | 81.4 | 76.4 | 24.3 |
| Small traders | 2,316 | -123 | 1.5% | 96.3 | 74.5 | 55.8 |
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 | 155,275 | 23,979 | -6,493 | -26,295 | +7,414 | 2,316 |
| 2026-08-25 | 160,035 | 30,472 | +107 | -33,709 | -905 | 3,237 |
| 2026-08-18 | 163,299 | 30,365 | +3,186 | -32,804 | -3,377 | 2,439 |
| 2026-08-11 | 173,839 | 27,179 | +2,324 | -29,427 | -2,414 | 2,248 |
| 2026-08-04 | 168,814 | 24,855 | -2,553 | -27,013 | +1,802 | 2,158 |
| 2026-07-28 | 164,447 | 27,408 | +153 | -28,815 | +274 | 1,407 |
| 2026-07-21 | 163,057 | 27,255 | -572 | -29,089 | +361 | 1,834 |
| 2026-07-14 | 166,843 | 27,827 | +2,204 | -29,450 | -1,882 | 1,623 |
| 2026-07-07 | 174,440 | 25,623 | +5,092 | -27,568 | -6,792 | 1,945 |
| 2026-06-30 | 183,728 | 20,531 | +5,478 | -20,776 | -5,778 | 245 |
| 2026-06-23 | 186,617 | 15,053 | +5,847 | -14,998 | -6,509 | -55 |
| 2026-06-16 | 193,019 | 9,206 | +3,030 | -8,489 | -2,704 | -717 |
| 2026-06-09 | 213,519 | 6,176 | -7,212 | -5,785 | +7,720 | -391 |
| 2026-06-02 | 202,855 | 13,388 | -3,243 | -13,505 | +3,261 | 117 |
| 2026-05-26 | 193,648 | 16,631 | +671 | -16,766 | -1,385 | 135 |
| 2026-05-19 | 189,817 | 15,960 | -5,099 | -15,381 | +5,269 | -579 |
| 2026-05-12 | 182,249 | 21,059 | -6,566 | -20,650 | +7,406 | -409 |
| 2026-05-05 | 176,045 | 27,625 | +2,599 | -28,056 | -3,028 | 431 |
| 2026-04-28 | 171,239 | 25,026 | +5,739 | -25,028 | -6,442 | 2 |
| 2026-04-21 | 162,870 | 19,287 | -3,530 | -18,586 | +3,349 | -701 |
| 2026-04-14 | 168,563 | 22,817 | +1,110 | -21,935 | -248 | -882 |
| 2026-04-07 | 176,140 | 21,707 | -3,349 | -21,687 | +4,247 | -20 |
| 2026-03-31 | 175,500 | 25,056 | -368 | -25,934 | +375 | 878 |
| 2026-03-24 | 174,861 | 25,424 | +6,830 | -26,309 | -7,245 | 885 |
| 2026-03-17 | 173,683 | 18,594 | +3,605 | -19,064 | -3,830 | 470 |
| 2026-03-10 | 167,071 | 14,989 | +4,189 | -15,234 | -4,394 | 245 |
Full history, no login: CSV (1986-01-15 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Coffee C futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 23,979 contracts in Coffee C futures.
- How current is this Coffee C 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 Coffee C COT history?
- The full weekly series (1986-01-15 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/coffee.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 083731. Dataset coverage 1986-01-15 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.