Are large speculators long or short KC Wheat (HRW) futures?

As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 2,327 contracts in KC Wheat (HRW) futures.

What is the managed money position in KC Wheat (HRW) futures?

As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, managed money traders are net long 7,490 contracts (53,234 long, 45,744 short) in KC Wheat (HRW) futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.

How current is this KC Wheat (HRW) 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 KC Wheat (HRW) COT history?

The full weekly series (1998-01-06 to 2026-10-20) is free at /data/cot/kc-wheat.csv - no login, no cap.

KC Wheat (HRW) 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)

Bullish lean21/100

KC Wheat (HRW) positioning leans bullish - commercials buying (26w index 66).

How this read is built

Commercials (hedgers) are net long and sit in the middle of their 26-week range (COT index 66) - a bullish 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 Oct 20, 2026 COT report, large speculators are net long 2,327 KC Wheat (HRW) futures contracts (down 7,474 week-over-week), commercials are net long 1,191, and open interest is 320,369 contracts. Managed money was net long 7,490 contracts as of Oct 20, 2026 (down 9,855 week-over-week), holding 53,234 long and 45,744 short.

2,327

Large speculators net · 52w

1,191

Commercials net

66.3

COT index (3-year)

320,369

Open interest

Cite this data

FuturesBench, "KC Wheat (HRW) COT Report," data as of 2026-10-20.
https://futuresbench.com/cot/kc-wheat/#net-position
Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain).
CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/kc-wheat.csv

Net positions since 19981Y5YMax

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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	2,327	-7,474	0.7%	41.6	49.1	66.3
Commercials	1,191	+9,594	0.4%	65.5	56.6	38.4
Small traders	-3,518	-2,120	-1.1%	7.8	36.4	39.8

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

Small traders net position fell by 2,120 contracts to -3,518 (151.6% w/w) - the largest weekly change since 2026-09-29.
Commercials flipped to net long (1,191 contracts) as of 2026-10-20.
Open interest rose 1.9% to 320,369 contracts, a 50-week high.
Large speculators reduced their net position for a 6th consecutive week.
Commercials raised their net position for a 6th consecutive week.

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

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	-77,928	+7,616	-24.3%	63.7	45.9	32.4
Swap dealers	79,119	+1,978	24.7%	73.1	88.4	94.8
Managed money	7,490	-9,855	2.3%	21.7	59.1	67.2
Other reportables	-5,163	+2,381	-1.6%	96.2	47.0	45.3
Small traders	-3,518	-2,120	-1.1%	7.8	36.4	39.8

Full Disaggregated report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.

KC Wheat (HRW) managed money positions, week by week

Managed money long, short and net position in KC Wheat (HRW) 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
Oct 20, 2026	53,234	45,744	7,490	-9,855	-77,928	79,119
Oct 13, 2026	59,421	42,076	17,345	-5,908	-85,544	77,141
Oct 6, 2026	68,775	45,522	23,253	-7,424	-95,631	77,136
Sep 29, 2026	71,011	40,334	30,677	-9,958	-98,877	78,602
Sep 22, 2026	76,739	36,104	40,635	-3,778	-107,988	79,585
Sep 15, 2026	78,854	34,441	44,413	-4,263	-111,396	80,051
Sep 8, 2026	78,767	30,091	48,676	-150	-115,151	79,573
Sep 1, 2026	82,473	33,647	48,826	+6,312	-112,257	79,872
Aug 25, 2026	76,033	33,519	42,514	+11,017	-101,693	79,225
Aug 18, 2026	67,510	36,013	31,497	+5,891	-96,138	79,816
Aug 11, 2026	63,122	37,516	25,606	-5,890	-94,131	79,057
Aug 4, 2026	66,956	35,460	31,496	+85	-97,034	78,895
Jul 28, 2026	65,075	33,664	31,411	+4,701	-95,309	78,573
Jul 21, 2026	65,425	38,715	26,710	+12,921	-90,379	77,657
Jul 14, 2026	61,680	47,891	13,789	+5,060	-74,377	74,350
Jul 7, 2026	63,305	54,576	8,729	+3,767	-68,550	77,898
Jun 30, 2026	59,570	54,608	4,962	+5,720	-61,580	75,897
Jun 23, 2026	56,863	57,621	-758	-9,121	-58,215	76,259
Jun 16, 2026	59,034	50,671	8,363	+12,361	-60,477	72,572
Jun 9, 2026	53,348	57,346	-3,998	-18,233	-56,750	77,326
Jun 2, 2026	59,253	45,018	14,235	-13,894	-70,100	79,383
May 26, 2026	70,797	42,668	28,129	-2,662	-80,636	81,514
May 19, 2026	74,860	44,069	30,791	-5,916	-86,465	81,524
May 12, 2026	74,853	38,146	36,707	-1,274	-91,687	77,856
May 5, 2026	76,005	38,024	37,981	+6,732	-89,568	73,990
Apr 28, 2026	71,571	40,322	31,249	-156	-88,936	75,317

Every week back to 2006: KC Wheat (HRW) disaggregated CSV.

Recent history

Report date	Open interest	Large spec net	Δ	Commercial net	Δ	Small trader net
2026-10-20	320,369	2,327	-7,474	1,191	+9,594	-3,518
2026-10-13	314,431	9,801	-9,269	-8,403	+10,092	-1,398
2026-10-06	312,096	19,070	-1,894	-18,495	+1,780	-575
2026-09-29	306,523	20,964	-5,526	-20,275	+8,128	-689
2026-09-22	311,936	26,490	-3,845	-28,403	+2,942	1,913
2026-09-15	310,836	30,335	-5,052	-31,345	+4,233	1,010
2026-09-08	305,216	35,387	+3,637	-35,578	-3,193	191
2026-09-01	306,154	31,750	+9,605	-32,385	-9,917	635
2026-08-25	294,391	22,145	+6,071	-22,468	-6,146	323
2026-08-18	288,733	16,074	+2,860	-16,322	-1,248	248
2026-08-11	305,725	13,214	-4,443	-15,074	+3,065	1,860
2026-08-04	313,006	17,657	+1,699	-18,139	-1,403	482
2026-07-28	303,684	15,958	+1,658	-16,736	-4,014	778
2026-07-21	294,133	14,300	+12,531	-12,722	-12,695	-1,578
2026-07-14	267,937	1,769	+7,782	-27	-9,375	-1,742
2026-07-07	268,328	-6,013	+4,326	9,348	-4,969	-3,335
2026-06-30	260,913	-10,339	+4,788	14,317	-3,727	-3,978
2026-06-23	269,180	-15,127	-5,889	18,044	+5,949	-2,917
2026-06-16	289,534	-9,238	+12,025	12,095	-8,481	-2,857
2026-06-09	290,952	-21,263	-12,261	20,576	+11,293	687
2026-06-02	315,942	-9,002	-7,268	9,283	+8,405	-281
2026-05-26	315,775	-1,734	-7,150	878	+5,819	856
2026-05-19	307,999	5,416	-8,809	-4,941	+8,890	-475
2026-05-12	297,542	14,225	-146	-13,831	+1,747	-394
2026-05-05	293,054	14,371	+1,731	-15,578	-1,959	1,207
2026-04-28	280,070	12,640	-1,698	-13,619	+1,385	979

Full history, no login: CSV (1998-01-06 → 2026-10-20) · JSON

Contract facts

(CONTRACTS OF 5,000 BUSHELS)

Contract unit (CFTC)

Ticker

CBOT

Exchange

001612

CFTC contract code

FAQ

Are large speculators long or short KC Wheat (HRW) futures?: As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 2,327 contracts in KC Wheat (HRW) futures.
What is the managed money position in KC Wheat (HRW) futures?: As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, managed money traders are net long 7,490 contracts (53,234 long, 45,744 short) in KC Wheat (HRW) futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.
How current is this KC Wheat (HRW) 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 KC Wheat (HRW) COT history?: The full weekly series (1998-01-06 to 2026-10-20) is free at /data/cot/kc-wheat.csv - no login, no cap.

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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 001612. Dataset coverage 1998-01-06 → 2026-10-20. Methodology.