COT Report This Week
Latest release status, movers and extremes. Report date 2026-07-21; live here minutes after the CFTC 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/2026-07-21/ · every market updated: all COT data
The week in numbers
- Wheat (SRW): Small traders net position fell by 5,883 contracts to -5,178 — the largest weekly change since 2026-05-12.
- Lean Hogs: Large speculators net position rose by 16,426 contracts to -48,802 (25.2% w/w) — the largest weekly change since 2026-06-16.
- KC Wheat (HRW): Commercials net position fell by 12,695 contracts to -12,722 — the largest weekly change since 2026-04-21.
- Live Cattle: Large speculators net position fell by 14,691 contracts to 55,014 (21.1% w/w) — the largest weekly change since 2025-04-15.
- New Zealand Dollar: Commercials net position fell by 14,014 contracts to 52,623 (21.0% w/w) — the largest weekly change since 2026-02-03.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | 1,742,139 | 186,650 | +55,187 | 61.6 |
| Soybeans | 1,045,077 | 175,646 | +50,243 | 82.6 |
| 10-Year T-Note | 5,272,703 | -879,706 | -48,031 | 31.6 |
| Nat Gas ICE LD1 | 7,948,088 | 67,383 | -33,236 | 11.4 |
| Japanese Yen | 423,796 | -152,125 | -29,462 | 8.8 |
| Euro FX | 800,061 | -41,338 | -28,733 | 13.4 |
| 3-Month SOFR | 13,083,893 | -2,665,085 | +26,996 | 6.6 |
| Soybean Meal | 618,289 | 113,860 | +26,823 | 81.4 |
| Canola | 294,773 | 41,470 | +24,051 | 66.9 |
| E-mini S&P 500 | 1,939,493 | -16,784 | +22,154 | 63.1 |
Positioning extremes
6 markets at a 3-year net-long extreme (COT index ≥ 90): Wheat (SRW), Cotton No. 2, KC Wheat (HRW), Copper, Maryland Solar Rec, Pa Solar Alter Energy Credit. 10 at a 3-year net-short extreme (COT index ≤ 10): 3-Month SOFR, 30-Day Fed Funds, WTI Houston Argus/WTI Tr Mo, Japanese Yen, Canadian Dollar, Lean Hogs, Nj Srecs, Crude Diff-Tmx Wcs 1A Index….
Source: CFTC, legacy futures-only report. Methodology.