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COT Report Recap - Positions as of 2026-08-18

Published Aug 21, 2026. 107 markets covered.

Largest increases in speculative net position

MarketOpen interestLarge spec netΔ w/wCOT index 3y
2-Year T-Note4,432,451-927,337+93,70696.9
Corn1,728,003302,142+57,23077.3
Sugar No. 111,174,92577,952+50,56566.6
Canola339,18185,870+38,38981.6
Soybeans989,729190,961+31,01686.0
E-mini Nasdaq-100297,931-10,416+28,88629.9
Crude Oil (WTI)1,888,960122,090+22,89426.5
Soybean Oil624,433104,242+20,31472.7
Canadian Dollar359,585-158,166+15,19616.4
Soybean Meal604,433116,897+11,23382.6

Largest decreases

MarketOpen interestLarge spec netΔ w/wCOT index 3y
3-Month SOFR13,431,079-2,683,204-111,7456.1
30-Day Fed Funds2,557,960-287,940-64,98116.7
30-Year T-Bond1,894,436-219,012-39,4057.2
5-Year T-Note6,604,060-1,274,105-33,34983.9
10-Year T-Note5,596,739-946,961-31,90823.6
E-mini S&P 5002,072,358-10,560-21,84064.9
Ultra T-Bond2,493,394-346,724-19,94131.6
VIX Futures417,768-89,446-14,51223.6
Crude Oil, Light Sweet-WTI815,351-17,451-11,11820.3
Japanese Yen380,811-52,893-10,80836.1

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