COT Report This Week
Latest release status, movers and extremes. Positions as of Tuesday 2026-09-01 - the CFTC reports each Tuesday's close on Friday, and it's live here minutes after the drop.
The latest Commitments of Traders report is dated Tuesday, , released by the CFTC on Friday, at 3:30 p.m. ET. The next report, covering Tuesday, , is expected Friday, (regular cycle; holiday weeks shift - see the release schedule).
Permanent link to this week: /cot/recap/2026-09-01/ · every market updated: all COT data
The week in numbers
- Soybean Meal: Large speculators net position of 177,863 contracts is a record high for this market.
- Cotton No. 2: Large speculators net position of 130,721 contracts is a record high for this market.
- 3-Month SOFR: Large speculators net position of -2,938,633 contracts is a record low for this market.
- 30-Day Fed Funds: Small traders net position rose by 40,567 contracts to 70,522 (135.4% w/w) - the largest weekly change since 2016-05-03.
- Ultra T-Bond: Commercials net position fell by 80,062 contracts to 317,768 (20.1% w/w) - the largest weekly change since 2025-05-27.
The most notable computed moves across all 107 published markets - no commentary, no forecasts.
Largest position changes
| Market | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ w/w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Month SOFR | 13,075,689 | -2,938,633 | -204,400 | 0.0 |
| 5-Year T-Note | 6,339,584 | -1,380,513 | -121,452 | 77.7 |
| Corn | 1,764,182 | 536,743 | +95,828 | 100.0 |
| Nat Gas ICE LD1 | 7,816,562 | 146,117 | +70,575 | 16.7 |
| 10-Year T-Note | 5,276,634 | -909,275 | -70,300 | 28.1 |
| Soybean Meal | 649,027 | 177,863 | +56,892 | 100.0 |
| Ultra UST 10Y | 2,541,606 | -195,222 | -54,397 | 56.0 |
| 30-Day Fed Funds | 2,857,486 | -303,784 | +37,478 | 14.4 |
| Ultra T-Bond | 2,398,572 | -369,311 | +36,734 | 21.8 |
| SOFR-1M | 1,654,938 | -193,182 | -35,991 | 44.0 |
Positioning extremes
17 markets at a 3-year net-long extreme (COT index ≥ 90): 2-Year T-Note, Corn, Soybeans, Soybean Meal, Wheat (SRW), MSCI EAFE, Cotton No. 2, KC Wheat (HRW)…. 6 at a 3-year net-short extreme (COT index ≤ 10): Live Cattle, Lean Hogs, Milk, Class III, Propane Non-Ldh Mt Bel, Fuel Oil-3% Usgc/3.5% Fob Rdam, Crude Diff-Tmx Sw 1A Index.
Source: CFTC, legacy futures-only report. Methodology.