Commitment of Traders
Weekly CFTC futures positioning across crypto, equity indices, rates, FX and commodities, ranked by how extreme each position is against its own history.
COTPOSITIONINGCFTCCFTC futures positioning. About 750 markets are published; the 48 curated instruments (crypto, equity indices, rates, FX, energy, metals and ags) carry full history.
Typing it
COTInstrument>COTBTC
Opens the DETAIL view for CME bitcoin futures positioning.
What you see
- HEATMAP. Every curated instrument as a row: Net, % OI, WoW change, 3Y and 1Y percentile, and z-score. The most extreme positions sort to the top.
- Colours. Red at the 95th percentile and above is an extreme long. Green at the 5th and below is an extreme short.
- DETAIL. One instrument: the latest week split by trader category, the net position with percentile bands, and the smart vs fast money divergence below.
Controls on the COT panel
- VIEW
- HEATMAP, DETAIL, DIVERGE or WoW.
- ASSET
- ALL, CRYPTO, EQ, RATES, FX, ENERGY, METALS or AG.
- WIN
- Percentile lookback: 1Y, 3Y, 5Y or ALL.
Good to know
- The CFTC publishes weekly, on Friday at 15:30 ET, with positions as of the Tuesday before. A chip in the header shows how old the latest report is.
Also on the chart
The same data can sit on the price chart. Press / on the chart and search for: