Micro Bitcoin 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)
Micro Bitcoin positioning leans bearish - commercials selling (26w index 38).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net long and sit in the middle of their 26-week range (COT index 38) - 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 4,508 Micro Bitcoin futures contracts (up 855 week-over-week), commercials are net long 15, and open interest is 37,623 contracts. Leveraged funds were net short 13,446 contracts as of (up 461 week-over-week), holding 12,693 long and 26,139 short.
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Micro Bitcoin COT Report," data as of 2026-10-20. https://futuresbench.com/cot/micro-bitcoin/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/micro-bitcoin.csv
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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 | -4,508 | +855 | -12.0% | 35.1 | 35.6 | 35.6 |
| Commercials | 15 | -732 | 0.0% | 37.9 | 37.9 | 37.9 |
| Small traders | 4,493 | -123 | 11.9% | 88.0 | 57.4 | 59.0 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
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 | 4,355 | +452 | 11.6% | 98.5 | 68.5 | 83.9 |
| Asset manager | 1,390 | -908 | 3.7% | 64.1 | 64.1 | 66.1 |
| Leveraged funds | -13,446 | +461 | -35.7% | 13.0 | 35.9 | 25.8 |
| Other reportables | 3,208 | +118 | 8.5% | 62.5 | 41.0 | 41.0 |
| Small traders | 4,493 | -123 | 11.9% | 88.0 | 57.4 | 59.0 |
Full Traders in Financial Futures report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
Micro Bitcoin leveraged funds positions, week by week
Leveraged funds long, short and net position in Micro Bitcoin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12,693 | 26,139 | -13,446 | +461 | 1,390 | 4,355 | |
| 12,471 | 26,378 | -13,907 | +2,520 | 2,298 | 3,903 | |
| 13,371 | 29,798 | -16,427 | -5,067 | 2,328 | 3,682 | |
| 9,896 | 21,256 | -11,360 | -5,207 | 2,191 | 839 | |
| 14,842 | 20,995 | -6,153 | +2,329 | 1,562 | -4,081 | |
| 16,881 | 25,363 | -8,482 | -3,076 | 4,129 | -2,078 | |
| 19,259 | 24,665 | -5,406 | -2,081 | 1,507 | -4,998 | |
| 17,291 | 20,616 | -3,325 | +3,389 | 1,109 | -4,383 | |
| 15,753 | 22,467 | -6,714 | -7,812 | 505 | -241 | |
| 15,651 | 14,553 | 1,098 | +1,525 | -3,321 | 635 | |
| 15,660 | 16,087 | -427 | -4,370 | -1,381 | -88 | |
| 10,683 | 6,740 | 3,943 | -2,584 | -3,495 | -1,475 | |
| 16,099 | 9,572 | 6,527 | +1,865 | -2,107 | -8,082 | |
| 15,204 | 10,542 | 4,662 | -308 | -1,464 | -7,944 | |
| 13,797 | 8,827 | 4,970 | +2,376 | -704 | -6,981 | |
| 12,979 | 10,385 | 2,594 | +3,398 | -966 | -4,307 | |
| 13,888 | 14,692 | -804 | +3,202 | -831 | -570 | |
| 6,944 | 10,950 | -4,006 | +5,558 | -876 | 965 | |
| 6,655 | 16,219 | -9,564 | -3,000 | -793 | 4,539 | |
| 6,312 | 12,876 | -6,564 | -2,086 | -526 | 2,163 | |
| 7,031 | 11,509 | -4,478 | -649 | -137 | 13 | |
| 8,529 | 12,358 | -3,829 | -1,144 | -415 | -1,861 | |
| 4,405 | 7,090 | -2,685 | +629 | -346 | -3,100 | |
| 8,668 | 11,982 | -3,314 | -4,273 | 397 | -3,262 | |
| 8,780 | 7,821 | 959 | +3,000 | 311 | -7,042 | |
| 4,903 | 6,944 | -2,041 | -1,838 | -566 | -3,209 |
Every week back to 2021: Micro Bitcoin TFF CSV.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 37,623 | -4,508 | +855 | 15 | -732 | 4,493 |
| 2026-10-13 | 32,913 | -5,363 | +421 | 747 | -158 | 4,616 |
| 2026-10-06 | 34,582 | -5,784 | -83 | 905 | -640 | 4,879 |
| 2026-09-29 | 26,320 | -5,701 | +324 | 1,545 | -36 | 4,156 |
| 2026-09-22 | 35,597 | -6,025 | +1,192 | 1,581 | -2,405 | 4,444 |
| 2026-09-15 | 37,455 | -7,217 | -2,562 | 3,986 | +3,286 | 3,231 |
| 2026-09-08 | 35,179 | -4,655 | -1,442 | 700 | +485 | 3,955 |
| 2026-09-01 | 31,488 | -3,213 | +524 | 215 | +98 | 2,998 |
| 2026-08-25 | 37,171 | -3,737 | -3,879 | 117 | +2,521 | 3,620 |
| 2026-08-18 | 32,133 | 142 | +1,656 | -2,404 | -2,009 | 2,262 |
| 2026-08-11 | 28,190 | -1,514 | -2,021 | -395 | +1,770 | 1,909 |
| 2026-08-04 | 21,203 | 507 | +1,704 | -2,165 | -782 | 1,658 |
| 2026-07-28 | 31,572 | -1,197 | +588 | -1,383 | -300 | 2,580 |
| 2026-07-21 | 31,118 | -1,785 | +113 | -1,083 | -650 | 2,868 |
| 2026-07-14 | 28,911 | -1,898 | -7 | -433 | -152 | 2,331 |
| 2026-07-07 | 24,658 | -1,891 | -479 | -281 | +365 | 2,172 |
| 2026-06-30 | 27,045 | -1,412 | +1,377 | -646 | -729 | 2,058 |
| 2026-06-23 | 23,572 | -2,789 | +1,144 | 83 | -72 | 2,706 |
| 2026-06-16 | 26,676 | -3,933 | -637 | 155 | +8 | 3,778 |
| 2026-06-09 | 24,335 | -3,296 | -532 | 147 | +10 | 3,149 |
| 2026-06-02 | 23,134 | -2,764 | +1,213 | 137 | -580 | 2,627 |
| 2026-05-26 | 22,358 | -3,977 | -114 | 717 | +111 | 3,260 |
| 2026-05-19 | 17,896 | -3,863 | +604 | 606 | -40 | 3,257 |
| 2026-05-12 | 23,443 | -4,467 | -279 | 646 | +357 | 3,821 |
| 2026-05-05 | 27,157 | -4,188 | -178 | 289 | -107 | 3,899 |
| 2026-04-28 | 18,731 | -4,010 | +393 | 396 | +167 | 3,614 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2021-05-04 → 2026-10-20) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Micro Bitcoin futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 4,508 contracts in Micro Bitcoin futures.
- What is the leveraged funds position in Micro Bitcoin futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, leveraged funds traders are net short 13,446 contracts (12,693 long, 26,139 short) in Micro Bitcoin futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.
- How current is this Micro Bitcoin 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 Micro Bitcoin COT history?
- The full weekly series (2021-05-04 to 2026-10-20) is free at /data/cot/micro-bitcoin.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 133742. Dataset coverage 2021-05-04 → 2026-10-20. Methodology.