Sugar No. 11 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)
Sugar No. 11 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 131,525 Sugar No. 11 futures contracts (up 21,391 week-over-week), commercials are net short 191,098, and open interest is 1,275,546 contracts. Managed money was net long 233,771 contracts as of (up 95,158 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Sugar No. 11 COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/sugar/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/sugar.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 | 131,525 | +21,391 | 10.3% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 77.3 |
| Commercials | -191,098 | -33,167 | -15.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.9 |
| Small traders | 59,573 | +11,776 | 4.7% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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
- Small traders net position rose by 11,776 contracts to 59,573 (24.6% w/w) - the largest weekly change since 2026-08-18.
- Open interest rose 2.0% to 1,275,546 contracts, a 1929-week high.
- Large speculators raised their net position for a 5th consecutive week.
- Commercials reduced their net position for a 5th consecutive week.
- Small traders raised their net position for a 5th consecutive week.
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 | -302,362 | -51,843 | -23.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Swap dealers | 111,264 | -16,267 | 8.7% | 0.0 | 40.4 | 63.3 |
| Managed money | 233,771 | +95,158 | 18.3% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Other reportables | -102,246 | -41,585 | -8.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Small traders | 59,573 | +14,537 | 4.7% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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 | 1,275,546 | 131,525 | +21,391 | -191,098 | -33,167 | 59,573 |
| 2026-08-25 | 1,251,139 | 110,134 | +32,182 | -157,931 | -34,943 | 47,797 |
| 2026-08-18 | 1,174,925 | 77,952 | +50,565 | -122,988 | -67,066 | 45,036 |
| 2026-08-11 | 1,115,157 | 27,387 | +95,855 | -55,922 | -115,441 | 28,535 |
| 2026-08-04 | 1,055,808 | -68,468 | +16,161 | 59,519 | -21,684 | 8,949 |
| 2026-07-28 | 1,032,923 | -84,629 | -20,139 | 81,203 | +20,588 | 3,426 |
| 2026-07-21 | 1,015,444 | -64,490 | -2,345 | 60,615 | +2,352 | 3,875 |
| 2026-07-14 | 1,000,488 | -62,145 | -2,872 | 58,263 | +2,848 | 3,882 |
| 2026-07-07 | 997,547 | -59,273 | +37,457 | 55,415 | -38,302 | 3,858 |
| 2026-06-30 | 992,340 | -96,730 | +37,692 | 93,717 | -43,394 | 3,013 |
| 2026-06-23 | 1,007,082 | -134,422 | -17,726 | 137,111 | +17,272 | -2,689 |
| 2026-06-16 | 1,010,191 | -116,696 | -11,638 | 119,839 | +13,424 | -3,143 |
| 2026-06-09 | 1,009,892 | -105,058 | +2,105 | 106,415 | -284 | -1,357 |
| 2026-06-02 | 979,429 | -107,163 | -27,413 | 106,699 | +28,407 | 464 |
| 2026-05-26 | 967,447 | -79,750 | -841 | 78,292 | +6,847 | 1,458 |
| 2026-05-19 | 970,925 | -78,909 | +18,509 | 71,445 | -14,614 | 7,464 |
| 2026-05-12 | 961,423 | -97,418 | -1,899 | 86,059 | +1,085 | 11,359 |
| 2026-05-05 | 969,640 | -95,519 | +48,432 | 84,974 | -50,315 | 10,545 |
| 2026-04-28 | 972,678 | -143,951 | +11,890 | 135,289 | -17,554 | 8,662 |
| 2026-04-21 | 978,152 | -155,841 | -20,872 | 152,843 | +19,401 | 2,998 |
| 2026-04-14 | 946,729 | -134,969 | -64,216 | 133,442 | +66,188 | 1,527 |
| 2026-04-07 | 924,257 | -70,753 | -5,636 | 67,254 | +17,617 | 3,499 |
| 2026-03-31 | 927,493 | -65,117 | +30,687 | 49,637 | -26,692 | 15,480 |
| 2026-03-24 | 940,662 | -95,804 | +111,951 | 76,329 | -123,739 | 19,475 |
| 2026-03-17 | 1,005,609 | -207,755 | +1,000 | 200,068 | -6,596 | 7,687 |
| 2026-03-10 | 1,035,892 | -208,755 | +36,279 | 206,664 | -44,655 | 2,091 |
Full history, no login: CSV (1986-01-15 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Sugar No. 11 futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 131,525 contracts in Sugar No. 11 futures.
- How current is this Sugar No. 11 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 Sugar No. 11 COT history?
- The full weekly series (1986-01-15 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/sugar.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 080732. Dataset coverage 1986-01-15 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.