Every market this week
Positions on Tue, 27 Oct 2026, published by the CFTC on Fri, 30 Oct 2026. Large speculators' net, its change on the week, its share of open interest, and the COT index over three years.
| Market | Speculators net | Week | % of OI | COT index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metals | ||||
| Gold | +186,451 | −13,414 | 47.0% | 30 |
| Silver | +19,703 | −92 | 17.0% | 13 |
| Copper | +48,317 | −9,080 | 14.3% | 65 |
| Energy | ||||
| Crude oil (WTI) | +74,343 | −14,982 | 3.9% | 13 |
| Natural gas | −255,164 | −13,892 | -15.2% | 0 |
| Stock indexes | ||||
| S&P 500 (E-mini) | −134,368 | +8,303 | -6.9% | 30 |
| Nasdaq-100 (E-mini) | +48,839 | −1,887 | 18.2% | 90 |
| Dow (E-mini $5) | +7,744 | +1,019 | 8.5% | 73 |
| Russell 2000 (E-mini) | −36,079 | +5,830 | -7.9% | 49 |
| VIX futures | −77,466 | +19,043 | -20.5% | 33 |
| Currencies | ||||
| Euro | −143,894 | −9,370 | -16.6% | 0 |
| Japanese yen | +101,591 | +31,713 | 27.2% | 79 |
| British pound | −79,414 | +1,006 | -31.3% | 11 |
| Australian dollar | −128,315 | −1,023 | -39.5% | 0 |
| Canadian dollar | −66,424 | +8,285 | -18.4% | 56 |
| Swiss franc | −20,049 | −1,899 | -14.8% | 64 |
| New Zealand dollar | −57,690 | +459 | -44.7% | 8 |
| Mexican peso | +20,843 | +3,820 | 7.5% | 16 |
| US dollar index | +14,121 | −923 | 29.3% | 78 |
| Rates | ||||
| 10-year T-note | −981,538 | −17,245 | -16.7% | 19 |
| 30-year T-bond | −19,138 | +49,281 | -1.0% | 75 |
| Crypto | ||||
| Bitcoin | +2,720 | +302 | 13.1% | 81 |
| Ether | +1,777 | −170 | 6.3% | 49 |
| Grains | ||||
| Corn | +201,272 | −85,417 | 10.8% | 58 |
| Soybeans | +204,119 | −42,477 | 20.8% | 84 |
| Wheat (SRW) | −50,762 | −21,492 | -9.7% | 47 |
Where the numbers come from
The CFTC's Legacy futures-only Commitments of Traders, read from its public reporting API and refreshed every few hours: each market's reportable non-commercial longs minus shorts. The CFTC publishes a report on Friday at 3:30 p.m. Eastern with positions as of that Tuesday; a federal holiday moves it. The CFTC's Commitments of Traders page has every report and the release schedule.
Reading positioning
Extremes and turns say more than the sign: commercials hedge, so they sit opposite the speculators.
What a high or low COT index means
A COT index near 100 means large speculators hold their most net-long position of the range, near 0 their most net-short. Crowded positions can stay crowded for months, so the index describes the market's positioning, not a moment to trade. For the session times and contract sizes of these markets, see futures market hours and the futures tick value chart.