Chicago SRW Wheat futures COT positions and historical chart

Official market: WHEAT-SRW · CBOT · Disaggregated Futures Only · 5,000 bushels

Latest report: 28 July 2026 · Current weekly data

Official CFTC dataset

Current positioning summary

Managed Money held a net-short Chicago SRW Wheat futures position of 8,163 contracts. The position increased by 10,236 contracts from the preceding available report. The position ranked in the 96th percentile of the latest 156 available reports.

Report date: 28 July 2026

Producer/Merchant/Processor/User

Long
65,697
Short
128,258
Spread
Net
-62,561
Weekly change
-7,735
Net / open interest
-13.49%
52 reports
13th percentile
156 reports
4th percentile

Swap Dealer

Long
82,515
Short
15,495
Spread
25,754
Net
+67,020
Weekly change
+7
Net / open interest
14.45%
52 reports
50th percentile
156 reports
63th percentile

Managed Money

Long
85,168
Short
93,331
Spread
110,546
Net
-8,163
Weekly change
+10,236
Net / open interest
-1.76%
52 reports
88th percentile
156 reports
96th percentile

Historical net position

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CFTC positioning observations
Report dateParticipantLongShortSpreadNetWeekly changeNet / OI4-report change52-report context
2026-07-28Other Reportables33,87827,70726,050+6,171-5,2191.33%-6,38633th percentile
2026-07-28Non-Reportable33,89436,361-2,467+2,711-0.53%+82323th percentile
2026-07-28Producer/Merchant/Processor/User65,697128,258-62,561-7,735-13.49%-56,06513th percentile
2026-07-28Swap Dealer82,51515,49525,754+67,020+714.45%+2,23050th percentile
2026-07-28Managed Money85,16893,331110,546-8,163+10,236-1.76%+59,39888th percentile
2026-07-21Other Reportables35,36923,97925,797+11,390-7,1582.50%-10,63242th percentile
2026-07-21Non-Reportable33,25438,432-5,178-5,883-1.13%-4,94510th percentile
2026-07-21Producer/Merchant/Processor/User70,786125,612-54,826-9,185-12.03%-32,82417th percentile
2026-07-21Swap Dealer82,47815,46522,437+67,013+5,73814.71%-3,63350th percentile
2026-07-21Managed Money74,20692,605111,106-18,399+16,488-4.03%+52,03479th percentile
2026-07-14Other Reportables41,86023,31221,668+18,548+7,8464.32%+39263th percentile
2026-07-14Non-Reportable34,74134,036+705+1,8690.16%+1,14256th percentile
2026-07-14Producer/Merchant/Processor/User67,653113,294-45,641-32,812-10.63%-23,47229th percentile
2026-07-14Swap Dealer80,23118,95623,423+61,275-2,44814.27%-12,14325th percentile
2026-07-14Managed Money76,020110,90783,702-34,887+25,545-8.12%+34,08173th percentile
2026-07-07Other Reportables37,40926,70724,740+10,702-1,8552.59%-9,03842th percentile
2026-07-07Non-Reportable33,27834,442-1,164+2,126-0.28%-2,82535th percentile
2026-07-07Producer/Merchant/Processor/User69,42382,252-12,829-6,333-3.10%+9,68540th percentile
2026-07-07Swap Dealer81,00917,28617,328+63,723-1,06715.44%-14,98338th percentile
2026-07-07Managed Money73,719134,15175,664-60,432+7,129-14.64%+17,16160th percentile
2026-06-30Other Reportables40,33127,77422,861+12,557-9,4653.08%-1,32148th percentile
2026-06-30Non-Reportable30,34433,634-3,290-3,057-0.80%-5,61323th percentile
2026-06-30Producer/Merchant/Processor/User71,52378,019-6,496+15,506-1.59%+37,43748th percentile
2026-06-30Swap Dealer82,83718,04716,038+64,790-5,85615.92%-17,58240th percentile
2026-06-30Managed Money69,102136,66373,687-67,561+2,872-16.61%-12,92154th percentile
2026-06-23Other Reportables49,36427,34225,749+22,022+3,8665.14%+15,32687th percentile
2026-06-23Non-Reportable33,68833,921-233+204-0.05%-2,16146th percentile
2026-06-23Producer/Merchant/Processor/User61,19283,194-22,002+167-5.13%+53,68037th percentile
2026-06-23Swap Dealer89,95219,30613,358+70,646-2,77216.49%-12,56665th percentile
2026-06-23Managed Money68,457138,89086,545-70,433-1,465-16.44%-54,27946th percentile
2026-06-16Other Reportables48,66030,50426,663+18,156-1,5844.08%+14,80465th percentile
2026-06-16Non-Reportable35,20235,639-437-2,098-0.09%-2,16644th percentile
2026-06-16Producer/Merchant/Processor/User63,67485,843-22,169+345-4.98%+57,65535th percentile
2026-06-16Swap Dealer92,35418,93615,745+73,418-5,28816.51%-4,41475th percentile
2026-06-16Managed Money67,862136,83094,481-68,968+8,625-15.51%-65,87948th percentile
2026-06-09Other Reportables50,60830,86827,488+19,740+5,8624.34%+15,67771th percentile
2026-06-09Non-Reportable36,40534,744+1,661-6620.36%-27177th percentile
2026-06-09Producer/Merchant/Processor/User75,36897,882-22,514+21,419-4.95%+41,22533th percentile
2026-06-09Swap Dealer97,28418,57811,758+78,706-3,66617.32%+2,47896th percentile
2026-06-09Managed Money65,103142,69690,363-77,593-22,953-17.07%-59,10940th percentile

How to interpret Chicago SRW Wheat positioning

What the contract represents

CBOT Chicago Soft Red Winter Wheat futures represent 5,000 bushels; the stable code spans the official Wheat-SRW rename.

Categories traders monitor

Managed Money and Producer/Merchant positioning provide distinct financial and commercial context.

Interpretation considerations

Wheat class, harvest timing, exports and global crop conditions matter, so this series should not be conflated with Kansas City HRW wheat.

Important limitations

The page follows one reviewed benchmark code and does not aggregate other wheat classes.

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