Are large speculators long or short 30-Day Fed Funds futures?

As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 307,293 contracts in 30-Day Fed Funds futures.

What is the leveraged funds position in 30-Day Fed Funds futures?

As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, leveraged funds traders are net long 376,169 contracts (787,093 long, 410,924 short) in 30-Day Fed Funds futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.

How current is this 30-Day Fed Funds 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 30-Day Fed Funds COT history?

The full weekly series (1988-10-14 to 2026-10-20) is free at /data/cot/fed-funds.csv - no login, no cap.

30-Day Fed Funds 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)

Bearish tilt99/100

30-Day Fed Funds positioning leans bearish - commercials selling (26w index 0), speculators crowded long (3y index 100).

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.
Large speculators are net long near the top of their 3-year range (index 100) - a crowded long, which historically leans bearish 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 Oct 20, 2026 COT report, large speculators are net long 307,293 30-Day Fed Funds futures contracts (up 227,102 week-over-week), commercials are net short 314,872, and open interest is 2,766,665 contracts. Leveraged funds were net long 376,169 contracts as of Oct 20, 2026 (up 231,272 week-over-week), holding 787,093 long and 410,924 short.

307,293

Large speculators net · 52w

-314,872

Commercials net

99.5

COT index (3-year)

2,766,665

Open interest

Cite this data

FuturesBench, "30-Day Fed Funds COT Report," data as of 2026-10-20.
https://futuresbench.com/cot/fed-funds/#net-position
Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain).
CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/fed-funds.csv

Net positions since 19881Y5YMax

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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	307,293	+227,102	11.1%	100.0	99.5	99.5
Commercials	-314,872	-223,556	-11.4%	0.0	0.1	0.1
Small traders	7,579	-3,546	0.3%	3.8	13.2	34.5

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

Large speculators net position rose by 227,102 contracts to 307,293 (283.2% w/w) - the largest weekly change since 2025-11-25.
Commercials net position fell by 223,556 contracts to -314,872 (244.8% w/w) - the largest weekly change since 2025-11-25.
Open interest rose 12.2% week-over-week to 2,766,665 contracts.

Every sentence above is computed from the stored series - no commentary, no forecasts.

Traders in Financial Futures 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
Dealer/intermediary	-302,239	-149,309	-10.9%	0.0	8.8	6.8
Asset manager	-97,802	-75,723	-3.5%	21.1	16.6	12.6
Leveraged funds	376,169	+231,272	13.6%	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other reportables	16,293	-2,694	0.6%	12.6	19.4	60.3
Small traders	7,579	-3,546	0.3%	3.8	13.2	34.5

Full Traders in Financial Futures report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.

30-Day Fed Funds leveraged funds positions, week by week

Leveraged funds long, short and net position in 30-Day Fed Funds futures for the last 26 weekly COT reports (positions as of each Tuesday), from the CFTC Traders in Financial Futures futures-only report. Short = long minus net; spread positions are excluded from both.

Report date	Leveraged funds long	Leveraged funds short	Leveraged funds net	Weekly change	Asset managers net	Dealers net
Oct 20, 2026	787,093	410,924	376,169	+231,272	-97,802	-302,239
Oct 13, 2026	515,815	370,918	144,897	+518	-22,079	-152,930
Oct 6, 2026	508,608	364,229	144,379	+64,126	-35,632	-134,517
Sep 29, 2026	610,950	530,697	80,253	-36,294	-29,141	-90,905
Sep 22, 2026	563,857	447,310	116,547	-56,874	-72,229	-86,515
Sep 15, 2026	520,086	346,665	173,421	+171,878	-72,914	-160,502
Sep 8, 2026	330,570	329,027	1,543	+92,571	-47,822	-21,038
Sep 1, 2026	623,083	714,111	-91,028	+14,998	-94,583	39,179
Aug 25, 2026	650,415	756,441	-106,026	-45,941	-108,335	117,211
Aug 18, 2026	597,573	657,658	-60,085	-42,634	-94,256	72,401
Aug 11, 2026	534,620	552,071	-17,451	+24,986	-97,074	43,980
Aug 4, 2026	554,849	597,286	-42,437	+221,526	-104,576	80,562
Jul 28, 2026	502,422	766,385	-263,963	+50,295	-47,032	202,287
Jul 21, 2026	452,121	766,379	-314,258	+19,121	8,518	216,008
Jul 14, 2026	376,758	710,137	-333,379	-60,209	41,961	209,323
Jul 7, 2026	400,383	673,553	-273,170	-117,235	46,841	151,363
Jun 30, 2026	410,666	566,601	-155,935	-96,142	17,544	97,082
Jun 23, 2026	395,582	455,375	-59,793	-82,385	-79,471	102,985
Jun 16, 2026	365,526	342,934	22,592	+31,033	-65,168	12,812
Jun 9, 2026	275,390	283,831	-8,441	+12,898	-88,934	75,395
Jun 2, 2026	268,612	289,951	-21,339	-63,818	-78,110	66,102
May 26, 2026	279,056	236,577	42,479	-51,668	-63,102	-10,451
May 19, 2026	327,989	233,842	94,147	-58,886	-133,079	10,970
May 12, 2026	288,287	135,254	153,033	-18,380	-136,560	-47,872
May 5, 2026	312,437	141,024	171,413	-22,958	-95,846	-110,556
Apr 28, 2026	462,406	268,035	194,371	+31,456	-77,660	-137,915

Every week back to 2006: 30-Day Fed Funds TFF CSV.

Recent history

Report date	Open interest	Large spec net	Δ	Commercial net	Δ	Small trader net
2026-10-20	2,766,665	307,293	+227,102	-314,872	-223,556	7,579
2026-10-13	2,465,224	80,191	-2,478	-91,316	+884	11,125
2026-10-06	2,343,262	82,669	+143,295	-92,200	-139,527	9,531
2026-09-29	2,578,047	-60,626	-58,581	47,327	+60,586	13,299
2026-09-22	2,518,412	-2,045	-22,519	-13,259	+30,654	15,304
2026-09-15	2,401,545	20,474	+104,363	-43,913	-114,785	23,439
2026-09-08	2,136,373	-83,889	+219,895	70,872	-162,390	13,017
2026-09-01	2,857,486	-303,784	+37,478	233,262	-78,045	70,522
2026-08-25	2,764,513	-341,262	-53,322	311,307	+49,555	29,955
2026-08-18	2,557,960	-287,940	-64,981	261,752	+60,116	26,188
2026-08-11	2,387,555	-222,959	+60,633	201,636	-66,393	21,323
2026-08-04	2,353,124	-283,592	+28,955	268,029	-18,980	15,563
2026-07-28	2,688,322	-312,547	+79,755	287,009	-88,553	25,538
2026-07-21	2,406,137	-392,302	+15,277	375,562	-16,643	16,740
2026-07-14	2,276,254	-407,579	-53,326	392,205	+60,901	15,374
2026-07-07	2,325,148	-354,253	-18,236	331,304	+9,993	22,949
2026-06-30	2,430,120	-336,017	-36,614	321,311	+39,253	14,706
2026-06-23	2,187,080	-299,403	-111,469	282,058	+106,979	17,345
2026-06-16	2,095,395	-187,934	-10,879	175,079	+3,119	12,855
2026-06-09	1,799,526	-177,055	-44,731	171,960	+50,152	5,095
2026-06-02	1,701,171	-132,324	-25,525	121,808	+23,752	10,516
2026-05-26	1,939,945	-106,799	-9,975	98,056	+8,863	8,743
2026-05-19	1,908,126	-96,824	-54,824	89,193	+57,311	7,631
2026-05-12	1,779,352	-42,000	-72,815	31,882	+75,705	10,118
2026-05-05	1,594,391	30,815	+45,127	-43,823	-43,589	13,008
2026-04-28	1,954,442	-14,312	-9,753	-234	+10,091	14,546

Full history, no login: CSV (1988-10-14 → 2026-10-20) · JSON

Contract facts

(CONTRACTS OF $5,000,000)

Contract unit (CFTC)

Ticker

CBOT

Exchange

045601

CFTC contract code

FAQ

Are large speculators long or short 30-Day Fed Funds futures?: As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 307,293 contracts in 30-Day Fed Funds futures.
What is the leveraged funds position in 30-Day Fed Funds futures?: As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, leveraged funds traders are net long 376,169 contracts (787,093 long, 410,924 short) in 30-Day Fed Funds futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.
How current is this 30-Day Fed Funds 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 30-Day Fed Funds COT history?: The full weekly series (1988-10-14 to 2026-10-20) is free at /data/cot/fed-funds.csv - no login, no cap.

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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 045601. Dataset coverage 1988-10-14 → 2026-10-20. Methodology.