COT positioning analysis

This week's COT positioning extremes.

Every analysed CFTC futures market and where its speculators sit in their own 3-year range. Positions as of Tue, Oct 6, 2026 · published Fri, Oct 9, 2026.

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This week · 373 marketsPositions as of Oct 6

Where the speculators sit, market by market

Extremely low28
Low12
Neutral101
High8
Extremely high35
Opposite sides25
No reading164

Next update Fri, Oct 16, 15:30 ET

Disaggregated + TFF · Futures Only

Market of the weekFree until Fri, Oct 16Lean HogsOpposite sidesIn Lean Hogs, money managers (Managed Money) sit near the bottom of their 3-year range (above only 2% of the weeks) while small traders (Non-Reportable) sit near the top (above 99%): the two groups are at opposite ends.

2Money managers

99Small traders

100Producers / hedgers

Positions as of Tue, Oct 6, 2026Read the full analysis Free sampleFree sample — full analysisGoldSpeculators mid-rangeIn Gold, money managers (Managed Money) hold a mid-range net position for the last 3 years, above 44% of the weeks since October 2023.

Money managersNeutral

Small tradersHigh

Producers / hedgersExtremely high

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What is the COT positioning analysis?

A weekly, rule-based reading of the CFTC Commitments of Traders report for every Disaggregated and TFF futures market: where the speculators, the small traders and the hedgers stand against their own 3-year history, what changed this week, and what happened after similar readings.

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What does “positioning extreme” mean?

A trader group's net position, as a share of open interest, ranks 90 or higher, or 10 or lower, on a 0–100 scale against its own last 156 weeks. The state then holds until the rank moves back below 85 (or above 15).

What does “opposite sides” mean?

The speculators and the small traders sit at opposite ends of their own 3-year ranges: one in the top 20%, the other in the bottom 20%.

Which markets are free to read in full?

Gold is open to everyone, every week, and the Market of the week is open until the next CFTC report. COT Premium opens every market.

When does this page update?

Every week after the CFTC release, normally Friday at 3:30 PM Eastern Time, for positions held on the previous Tuesday. When a US federal holiday falls on the Wednesday, Thursday or Friday of that week, the release moves to the next business day, usually the following Monday — a Monday holiday such as Labor Day does not delay it.

Is this investment advice?

No. It is an automated, educational description of public CFTC data and does not tell anyone what to do.

Educational analysis of public CFTC data — not investment advice.

Not a trading signal, an entry point or a recommendation.

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Automated, descriptive analysis of public CFTC data (prices: Yahoo Finance) by COT-Reports.com, computed Oct 12, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC from the report of Oct 6, 2026. The numbers are facts; the words describing them are our interpretation. COT-Reports.com sells subscriptions and lists partner offers. Not investment advice. Past patterns do not predict future prices.