Lean Hogs 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)
Lean Hogs positioning leans bullish - commercials buying (26w index 98), speculators crowded short (3y index 2).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net long and sit near the top of their 26-week range (COT index 98) - a bullish tilt in the traditional read.
- Large speculators are net short near the bottom of their 3-year range (index 2) - a crowded short, which historically leans bullish 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 COT report, large speculators are net short 62,771 Lean Hogs futures contracts (up 3,150 week-over-week), commercials are net long 61,557, and open interest is 286,408 contracts. Managed money was net short 34,691 contracts as of (down 5,694 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Lean Hogs COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/lean-hogs/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/lean-hogs.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 | -62,771 | +3,150 | -21.9% | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Commercials | 61,557 | -2,670 | 21.5% | 97.9 | 98.3 | 98.3 |
| Small traders | 1,214 | -480 | 0.4% | 92.2 | 92.3 | 93.7 |
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 | -9,595 | +2,277 | -3.4% | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.7 |
| Swap dealers | 71,152 | -4,328 | 24.8% | 61.1 | 83.2 | 87.5 |
| Managed money | -34,691 | -5,694 | -12.1% | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Other reportables | -28,080 | +5,578 | -9.8% | 63.1 | 55.8 | 53.4 |
| Small traders | 1,214 | +2,167 | 0.4% | 92.2 | 92.3 | 93.7 |
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 | 286,408 | -62,771 | +3,150 | 61,557 | -2,670 | 1,214 |
| 2026-08-25 | 275,011 | -65,921 | -3,266 | 64,227 | +619 | 1,694 |
| 2026-08-18 | 275,817 | -62,655 | -7,286 | 63,608 | +7,073 | -953 |
| 2026-08-11 | 265,819 | -55,369 | -6,472 | 56,535 | +5,281 | -1,166 |
| 2026-08-04 | 261,932 | -48,897 | -6,467 | 51,254 | +8,142 | -2,357 |
| 2026-07-28 | 268,375 | -42,430 | +6,372 | 43,112 | -5,380 | -682 |
| 2026-07-21 | 267,566 | -48,802 | +16,426 | 48,492 | -14,661 | 310 |
| 2026-07-14 | 284,729 | -65,228 | -807 | 63,153 | +885 | 2,075 |
| 2026-07-07 | 296,501 | -64,421 | -2,150 | 62,268 | +2,015 | 2,153 |
| 2026-06-30 | 293,852 | -62,271 | -5,062 | 60,253 | +4,345 | 2,018 |
| 2026-06-23 | 289,711 | -57,209 | +2,133 | 55,908 | -4,883 | 1,301 |
| 2026-06-16 | 306,985 | -59,342 | -17,221 | 60,791 | +19,101 | -1,449 |
| 2026-06-09 | 311,971 | -42,121 | -5,067 | 41,690 | +1,990 | 431 |
| 2026-06-02 | 322,263 | -37,054 | -13,445 | 39,700 | +14,147 | -2,646 |
| 2026-05-26 | 326,000 | -23,609 | -16,412 | 25,553 | +15,325 | -1,944 |
| 2026-05-19 | 326,378 | -7,197 | -4,863 | 10,228 | +4,873 | -3,031 |
| 2026-05-12 | 321,286 | -2,334 | -8,785 | 5,355 | +8,244 | -3,021 |
| 2026-05-05 | 316,426 | 6,451 | -9,721 | -2,889 | +9,286 | -3,562 |
| 2026-04-28 | 316,938 | 16,172 | -8,049 | -12,175 | +7,577 | -3,997 |
| 2026-04-21 | 311,272 | 24,221 | -13,831 | -19,752 | +11,505 | -4,469 |
| 2026-04-14 | 328,732 | 38,052 | -8,409 | -31,257 | +9,013 | -6,795 |
| 2026-04-07 | 330,222 | 46,461 | +2,750 | -40,270 | -3,228 | -6,191 |
| 2026-03-31 | 329,500 | 43,711 | -4,434 | -37,042 | +3,088 | -6,669 |
| 2026-03-24 | 337,624 | 48,145 | -14,913 | -40,130 | +13,769 | -8,015 |
| 2026-03-17 | 359,264 | 63,058 | -12,435 | -53,899 | +11,784 | -9,159 |
| 2026-03-10 | 372,459 | 75,493 | +523 | -65,683 | -383 | -9,810 |
Full history, no login: CSV (1996-04-02 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Lean Hogs futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 62,771 contracts in Lean Hogs futures.
- How current is this Lean Hogs 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 Lean Hogs COT history?
- The full weekly series (1996-04-02 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/lean-hogs.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 054642. Dataset coverage 1996-04-02 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.