Steel-HRC 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)
Steel-HRC positioning leans bullish - commercials buying (26w index 100).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit near the top of their 26-week range (COT index 100) - 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 COT report, large speculators are net long 8,065 Steel-HRC futures contracts (down 360 week-over-week), commercials are net short 8,462, and open interest is 38,827 contracts. Managed money was net long 6,987 contracts as of (down 925 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Steel-HRC COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/steel-hrc/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/steel-hrc.csv
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Reporting gap: the CFTC published no data for this contract code between and (about 27 weeks) - typically an exchange migration or relisting, when the contract traded under a different code. The chart breaks across the gap rather than drawing a line through it, and the series resumes afterward. Why this happens.
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 | 8,065 | -360 | 20.8% | 0.0 | 56.0 | 70.0 |
| Commercials | -8,462 | +290 | -21.8% | 100.0 | 43.6 | 29.6 |
| Small traders | 397 | +70 | 1.0% | 51.4 | 58.9 | 71.1 |
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 | -22,009 | +2,278 | -56.7% | 74.3 | 23.8 | 14.6 |
| Swap dealers | 13,547 | -408 | 34.9% | 74.5 | 88.5 | 96.0 |
| Managed money | 6,987 | -925 | 18.0% | 0.0 | 55.7 | 71.9 |
| Other reportables | 1,078 | -976 | 2.8% | 42.5 | 58.1 | 87.8 |
| Small traders | 397 | +31 | 1.0% | 51.4 | 58.9 | 71.1 |
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 | 38,827 | 8,065 | -360 | -8,462 | +290 | 397 |
| 2026-08-25 | 44,354 | 8,425 | -1,541 | -8,752 | +1,580 | 327 |
| 2026-08-18 | 42,864 | 9,966 | +900 | -10,332 | -985 | 366 |
| 2026-08-11 | 41,670 | 9,066 | +595 | -9,347 | -641 | 281 |
| 2026-08-04 | 40,162 | 8,471 | -1,168 | -8,706 | +1,197 | 235 |
| 2026-07-28 | 43,954 | 9,639 | +586 | -9,903 | -651 | 264 |
| 2026-07-21 | 41,544 | 9,053 | +664 | -9,252 | -690 | 199 |
| 2026-07-14 | 40,309 | 8,389 | +26 | -8,562 | -29 | 173 |
| 2026-07-07 | 40,020 | 8,363 | -349 | -8,533 | +279 | 170 |
| 2026-06-30 | 39,141 | 8,712 | -3,069 | -8,812 | +3,343 | 100 |
| 2026-06-23 | 45,667 | 11,781 | -216 | -12,155 | +246 | 374 |
| 2026-06-16 | 43,202 | 11,997 | +290 | -12,401 | -275 | 404 |
| 2026-06-09 | 41,528 | 11,707 | +1,107 | -12,126 | -848 | 419 |
| 2026-06-02 | 38,380 | 10,600 | -751 | -11,278 | +503 | 678 |
| 2026-05-26 | 42,603 | 11,351 | +245 | -11,781 | -260 | 430 |
| 2026-05-19 | 40,333 | 11,106 | -350 | -11,521 | +303 | 415 |
| 2026-05-12 | 39,794 | 11,456 | +239 | -11,824 | -193 | 368 |
| 2026-05-05 | 38,453 | 11,217 | -849 | -11,631 | +759 | 414 |
| 2026-04-28 | 42,854 | 12,066 | +86 | -12,390 | +25 | 324 |
| 2026-04-21 | 40,943 | 11,980 | +430 | -12,415 | -450 | 435 |
| 2026-04-14 | 38,079 | 11,550 | +212 | -11,965 | -238 | 415 |
| 2026-04-07 | 35,269 | 11,338 | +420 | -11,727 | -415 | 389 |
| 2026-03-31 | 34,134 | 10,918 | -3,544 | -11,312 | +3,634 | 394 |
| 2026-03-24 | 41,524 | 14,462 | +595 | -14,946 | -632 | 484 |
| 2026-03-17 | 40,488 | 13,867 | +974 | -14,314 | -1,052 | 447 |
| 2026-03-10 | 38,465 | 12,893 | +1,595 | -13,262 | -1,548 | 369 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2012-05-29 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Steel-HRC futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 8,065 contracts in Steel-HRC futures.
- How current is this Steel-HRC 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 Steel-HRC COT history?
- The full weekly series (2012-05-29 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/steel-hrc.csv - no login, no cap.
Learn: how to read this report · commercials vs non-commercials · glossary
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 192651. Dataset coverage 2012-05-29 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.