Wheat-HRSpring COT Report
CFTC Commitments of Traders · positions as of Tuesday 2026-10-20, released Oct 23, 2026 (the CFTC reports each Tuesday's close three days later) · next release Oct 30, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)
Wheat-HRSpring positioning leans bullish - commercials buying (26w index 67).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit near the top of their 26-week range (COT index 67) - 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 5,093 Wheat-HRSpring futures contracts (down 4,825 week-over-week), commercials are net short 4,638, and open interest is 73,377 contracts. Managed money was net long 4,193 contracts as of (down 5,344 week-over-week), holding 15,567 long and 11,374 short.
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Wheat-HRSpring COT Report," data as of 2026-10-20. https://futuresbench.com/cot/wheat-hrspring/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/wheat-hrspring.csv
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Positioning - as of Tuesday 2026-10-20
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | 5,093 | -4,825 | 6.9% | 30.9 | 56.9 | 57.6 |
| Commercials | -4,638 | +7,687 | -6.3% | 67.4 | 44.7 | 44.7 |
| Small traders | -455 | -2,862 | -0.6% | 29.3 | 29.3 | 39.6 |
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 fell by 2,862 contracts to -455 (118.9% w/w) - the largest weekly change since 2023-05-02.
- Commercials net position rose by 7,687 contracts to -4,638 (62.4% w/w) - the largest weekly change since 2026-09-01.
- Small traders flipped to net short (-455 contracts) as of 2026-10-20.
- Large speculators reduced their net position for a 5th consecutive week.
- Commercials raised their net position for a 4th consecutive week.
Every sentence above is computed from the stored series - no commentary, no forecasts.
Disaggregated report - positions as of Tue 2026-10-20
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer/merchant | -12,557 | +7,235 | -17.1% | 54.4 | 38.4 | 38.4 |
| Swap dealers | 7,919 | +452 | 10.8% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Managed money | 4,193 | -5,344 | 5.7% | 32.2 | 59.5 | 60.6 |
| Other reportables | 900 | +519 | 1.2% | 24.0 | 21.8 | 25.1 |
| Small traders | -455 | -2,862 | -0.6% | 29.3 | 29.3 | 39.6 |
Full Disaggregated report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
Wheat-HRSpring managed money positions, week by week
Managed money long, short and net position in Wheat-HRSpring futures for the last 26 weekly COT reports (positions as of each Tuesday), from the CFTC Disaggregated futures-only report. Short = long minus net; spread positions are excluded from both.
| Report date | Managed money long | Managed money short | Managed money net | Weekly change | Producer/merchant net | Swap dealers net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15,567 | 11,374 | 4,193 | -5,344 | -12,557 | 7,919 | |
| 16,407 | 6,870 | 9,537 | -2,132 | -19,792 | 7,467 | |
| 17,580 | 5,911 | 11,669 | -4,537 | -21,594 | 7,197 | |
| 21,075 | 4,869 | 16,206 | -5,191 | -25,502 | 7,234 | |
| 24,562 | 3,165 | 21,397 | -823 | -31,963 | 6,974 | |
| 24,896 | 2,676 | 22,220 | -105 | -30,814 | 6,477 | |
| 25,014 | 2,689 | 22,325 | +1,452 | -32,108 | 6,742 | |
| 23,757 | 2,884 | 20,873 | +7,188 | -30,651 | 6,579 | |
| 19,656 | 5,971 | 13,685 | +2,022 | -21,832 | 6,729 | |
| 18,563 | 6,900 | 11,663 | +1,784 | -19,463 | 7,674 | |
| 17,591 | 7,712 | 9,879 | +1,026 | -18,160 | 7,571 | |
| 17,975 | 9,122 | 8,853 | +1,059 | -17,367 | 7,490 | |
| 19,398 | 11,604 | 7,794 | +5,342 | -13,332 | 4,665 | |
| 21,419 | 18,967 | 2,452 | +8,184 | -5,674 | 3,533 | |
| 19,542 | 25,274 | -5,732 | +1,917 | 5,007 | 1,389 | |
| 17,871 | 25,520 | -7,649 | -621 | 8,731 | 583 | |
| 17,004 | 24,032 | -7,028 | -7,941 | 8,102 | 323 | |
| 19,011 | 18,098 | 913 | -5,201 | -2,025 | 1,945 | |
| 20,306 | 14,192 | 6,114 | -3,788 | -7,486 | 1,911 | |
| 22,226 | 12,324 | 9,902 | -8,387 | -12,474 | 2,416 | |
| 26,735 | 8,446 | 18,289 | -5,313 | -25,654 | 3,255 | |
| 29,683 | 6,081 | 23,602 | -702 | -32,026 | 3,040 | |
| 29,957 | 5,653 | 24,304 | -3,005 | -32,955 | 3,344 | |
| 31,756 | 4,447 | 27,309 | -1,762 | -37,986 | 5,140 | |
| 31,532 | 2,461 | 29,071 | +1,405 | -37,973 | 4,509 | |
| 30,048 | 2,382 | 27,666 | +6,647 | -36,118 | 4,189 |
Every week back to 2006: Wheat-HRSpring disaggregated CSV.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 73,377 | 5,093 | -4,825 | -4,638 | +7,687 | -455 |
| 2026-10-13 | 72,241 | 9,918 | -2,429 | -12,325 | +2,072 | 2,407 |
| 2026-10-06 | 74,989 | 12,347 | -4,277 | -14,397 | +3,871 | 2,050 |
| 2026-09-29 | 80,509 | 16,624 | -5,220 | -18,268 | +6,721 | 1,644 |
| 2026-09-22 | 80,560 | 21,844 | -908 | -24,989 | -652 | 3,145 |
| 2026-09-15 | 78,973 | 22,752 | +85 | -24,337 | +1,029 | 1,585 |
| 2026-09-08 | 79,371 | 22,667 | +1,473 | -25,366 | -1,294 | 2,699 |
| 2026-09-01 | 77,320 | 21,194 | +7,299 | -24,072 | -8,969 | 2,878 |
| 2026-08-25 | 74,071 | 13,895 | +2,057 | -15,103 | -3,314 | 1,208 |
| 2026-08-18 | 78,674 | 11,838 | +2,179 | -11,789 | -1,200 | -49 |
| 2026-08-11 | 81,898 | 9,659 | +932 | -10,589 | -712 | 930 |
| 2026-08-04 | 85,626 | 8,727 | +1,453 | -9,877 | -1,210 | 1,150 |
| 2026-07-28 | 84,518 | 7,274 | +4,853 | -8,667 | -6,526 | 1,393 |
| 2026-07-21 | 87,664 | 2,421 | +7,619 | -2,141 | -8,537 | -280 |
| 2026-07-14 | 88,286 | -5,198 | +2,354 | 6,396 | -2,918 | -1,198 |
| 2026-07-07 | 85,124 | -7,552 | -543 | 9,314 | +889 | -1,762 |
| 2026-06-30 | 84,357 | -7,009 | -8,966 | 8,425 | +8,505 | -1,416 |
| 2026-06-23 | 80,274 | 1,957 | -5,402 | -80 | +5,495 | -1,877 |
| 2026-06-16 | 83,639 | 7,359 | -4,646 | -5,575 | +4,483 | -1,784 |
| 2026-06-09 | 85,595 | 12,005 | -10,160 | -10,058 | +12,341 | -1,947 |
| 2026-06-02 | 93,113 | 22,165 | -6,639 | -22,399 | +6,587 | 234 |
| 2026-05-26 | 90,234 | 28,804 | -886 | -28,986 | +625 | 182 |
| 2026-05-19 | 81,897 | 29,690 | -2,616 | -29,611 | +3,235 | -79 |
| 2026-05-12 | 89,086 | 32,306 | -1,073 | -32,846 | +618 | 540 |
| 2026-05-05 | 84,617 | 33,379 | +510 | -33,464 | -1,535 | 85 |
| 2026-04-28 | 81,998 | 32,869 | +7,187 | -31,929 | -4,631 | -940 |
Full history, no login: CSV (1998-01-06 → 2026-10-20) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Wheat-HRSpring futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 5,093 contracts in Wheat-HRSpring futures.
- What is the managed money position in Wheat-HRSpring futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, managed money traders are net long 4,193 contracts (15,567 long, 11,374 short) in Wheat-HRSpring futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.
- How current is this Wheat-HRSpring COT data?
- The latest report is dated 2026-10-20 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-10-23. This page updates within minutes of each weekly release.
- Where can I download Wheat-HRSpring COT history?
- The full weekly series (1998-01-06 to 2026-10-20) is free at /data/cot/wheat-hrspring.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 001626. Dataset coverage 1998-01-06 → 2026-10-20. Methodology.