COT Report This Week
Latest release status, movers and extremes. Positions as of Tuesday 2026-10-20 - 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/2026-10-20/ · every market updated: all COT data
The week in numbers
- Australian Dollar: Large speculators net position of -127,292 contracts is a record low for this market.
- E-mini Dow ($5): Small traders net position fell by 2,933 contracts to 1,388 (67.9% w/w) - the largest weekly change since 2026-06-16.
- Ultra T-Bond: Large speculators net position fell by 53,564 contracts to -375,161 (16.7% w/w) - the largest weekly change since 2026-08-25.
- 30-Day Fed Funds: Large speculators net position rose by 227,102 contracts to 307,293 (283.2% w/w) - the largest weekly change since 2025-11-25.
- British Pound: Large speculators net position rose by 26,544 contracts to -80,420 (24.8% w/w) - the largest weekly change since 2026-06-23.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Day Fed Funds | 2,766,665 | 307,293 | +227,102 | 99.5 |
| Nat Gas ICE LD1 | 7,844,136 | -124,139 | -124,990 | 0.0 |
| Corn | 1,835,658 | 286,689 | -71,678 | 68.3 |
| Ultra UST 10Y | 2,665,818 | -149,347 | +63,134 | 68.1 |
| 30-Year T-Bond | 1,785,457 | -68,419 | +58,019 | 56.4 |
| 2-Year T-Note | 4,533,571 | -856,783 | +54,796 | 93.2 |
| Ultra T-Bond | 2,364,949 | -375,161 | -53,564 | 19.3 |
| Canola | 333,712 | 61,674 | -34,940 | 73.6 |
| Soybean Oil | 570,462 | 81,627 | -27,696 | 63.6 |
| SOFR-1M | 1,422,267 | -14 | +26,579 | 77.7 |
Positioning extremes
11 markets at a 3-year net-long extreme (COT index ≥ 90): 2-Year T-Note, 30-Day Fed Funds, Sugar No. 11, Soybeans, Soybean Meal, E-mini Nasdaq-100, Maryland Solar Rec, Crude Diff-Wcs Houston/WTI 1St…. 9 at a 3-year net-short extreme (COT index ≤ 10): Euro FX, Lean Hogs, Live Cattle, New Zealand Dollar, Tetco M3 Index, Milk, Class III, Emini Russell 1000 Value Index, Propane Non-Ldh Mt Bel….
Source: CFTC, legacy futures-only report. Methodology.