COT Report Dashboard: Forex, Gold & Oil Positioning

The latest Commitments of Traders data for currency, gold, oil, stock index and bitcoin futures: large speculators’ net positions, weekly changes and three years of history, updated automatically every week.

What the COT report shows

Every week the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) publishes the Commitments of Traders report: how traders are positioned in each US futures market, split by type of trader. Positions are counted at the close on Tuesday and the report is normally released on Friday afternoon US time. This page reads the official data automatically and shows the latest week alongside three years of history.

Non-commercial traders (often called large speculators) are funds and other traders using futures to speculate. Their net position, longs minus shorts, is the number most traders watch.
Week change shows whether speculators added to or cut their position since the previous report.
COT index places the current net position between its lowest (0) and highest (100) level of the last three years. Readings near either end show positioning at an extreme for that period.

Currency futures and forex pairs

Currency futures are quoted against the US dollar, so a net long in Euro FX means speculators are positioned for the euro to rise against the dollar, roughly the same direction as long EUR/USD. For the Japanese yen, Swiss franc and Canadian dollar, the futures move opposite to how USD/JPY, USD/CHF and USD/CAD are quoted, so a net long in yen futures lines up with a falling USD/JPY.

What the COT report can’t tell you

The report is a snapshot from Tuesday, published three days later, and covers only US futures, not spot forex. Positioning can stay extreme for long periods, so it describes how the market is positioned rather than predicting the next move. ChartWatch shows the data as published and doesn’t give trading advice.

Charting these markets on TradingView

Use the button above to download every market on this page as a TradingView watchlist file, then import it from the watchlist menu (our watchlist guide shows how). Continuous futures symbols ending in 1! always point to the front contract; see futures month codes for specific months.

Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, via the CFTC’s public reporting service. ChartWatch is independent and not affiliated with the CFTC or TradingView.

FAQ

When is the COT report released?

The CFTC normally publishes the Commitments of Traders report on Friday afternoon US time, with positions as of the close on the preceding Tuesday. Holidays can delay it.

What does net position mean in the COT report?

Net position is the number of long contracts held by a group of traders minus their short contracts. This page shows it for non-commercial traders, often called large speculators.

What is the COT index?

It shows where the current net position sits between its lowest (0) and highest (100) level over the last three years, so you can see whether positioning is unusually long or short for that period.

How often is this page updated?

The data is fetched automatically from the CFTC several times a day, so the page shows each new report shortly after it's published.

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