Rough Rice 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)
Rough Rice positioning leans bearish - commercials selling (26w index 0).
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.
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 long 1,778 Rough Rice futures contracts (up 622 week-over-week), commercials are net short 3,822, and open interest is 12,982 contracts. Managed money was net long 1,320 contracts as of (up 887 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Rough Rice COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/rough-rice/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/rough-rice.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 | 1,778 | +622 | 13.7% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 67.6 |
| Commercials | -3,822 | -706 | -29.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28.6 |
| Small traders | 2,044 | +84 | 15.7% | 96.2 | 97.2 | 91.5 |
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 is at a 52-week high (1,778 contracts).
- Commercials net position is at a 52-week low (-3,822 contracts).
- Open interest fell 7.2% week-over-week to 12,982 contracts.
Every sentence above is computed from the stored series - no commentary, no forecasts.
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 | -4,081 | -1,123 | -31.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.2 |
| Swap dealers | 259 | +0 | 2.0% | 38.6 | 42.2 | 47.4 |
| Managed money | 1,320 | +887 | 10.2% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 70.5 |
| Other reportables | 458 | +286 | 3.5% | 69.2 | 37.9 | 31.8 |
| Small traders | 2,044 | -50 | 15.7% | 96.2 | 97.2 | 91.5 |
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 | 12,982 | 1,778 | +622 | -3,822 | -706 | 2,044 |
| 2026-08-25 | 13,990 | 1,156 | +551 | -3,116 | -417 | 1,960 |
| 2026-08-18 | 14,009 | 605 | +82 | -2,699 | -182 | 2,094 |
| 2026-08-11 | 13,780 | 523 | -36 | -2,517 | +81 | 1,994 |
| 2026-08-04 | 13,513 | 559 | -149 | -2,598 | +212 | 2,039 |
| 2026-07-28 | 13,356 | 708 | -231 | -2,810 | -64 | 2,102 |
| 2026-07-21 | 13,198 | 939 | +538 | -2,746 | -408 | 1,807 |
| 2026-07-14 | 13,076 | 401 | +368 | -2,338 | -329 | 1,937 |
| 2026-07-07 | 12,708 | 33 | +128 | -2,009 | -621 | 1,976 |
| 2026-06-30 | 13,644 | -95 | +348 | -1,388 | -1,224 | 1,483 |
| 2026-06-23 | 11,653 | -443 | -201 | -164 | +300 | 607 |
| 2026-06-16 | 12,337 | -242 | -350 | -464 | +869 | 706 |
| 2026-06-09 | 12,736 | 108 | +63 | -1,333 | +443 | 1,225 |
| 2026-06-02 | 13,478 | 45 | +33 | -1,776 | -186 | 1,731 |
| 2026-05-26 | 13,513 | 12 | +851 | -1,590 | -723 | 1,578 |
| 2026-05-19 | 12,720 | -839 | +421 | -867 | -431 | 1,706 |
| 2026-05-12 | 12,368 | -1,260 | +2,389 | -436 | -2,808 | 1,696 |
| 2026-05-05 | 12,769 | -3,649 | +506 | 2,372 | -1,145 | 1,277 |
| 2026-04-28 | 12,767 | -4,155 | -491 | 3,517 | +546 | 638 |
| 2026-04-21 | 12,761 | -3,664 | +70 | 2,971 | +144 | 693 |
| 2026-04-14 | 12,462 | -3,734 | -480 | 2,827 | +652 | 907 |
| 2026-04-07 | 11,829 | -3,254 | +78 | 2,175 | +12 | 1,079 |
| 2026-03-31 | 11,664 | -3,332 | -174 | 2,163 | -189 | 1,169 |
| 2026-03-24 | 11,268 | -3,158 | -244 | 2,352 | +26 | 806 |
| 2026-03-17 | 10,897 | -2,914 | +811 | 2,326 | -722 | 588 |
| 2026-03-10 | 11,601 | -3,725 | +720 | 3,048 | -676 | 677 |
Full history, no login: CSV (1994-10-04 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Rough Rice futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 1,778 contracts in Rough Rice futures.
- How current is this Rough Rice 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 Rough Rice COT history?
- The full weekly series (1994-10-04 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/rough-rice.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 039601. Dataset coverage 1994-10-04 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.