CFTC COT report for 21 April 2026
Week-ended positions · TFF Futures Only and Disaggregated Futures Only · 42 reviewed markets · processed 26 Jul 2026, 17:40
Financial TFF: available · Commodity Disaggregated: available
Official CFTC sourceLargest Leveraged Fund changes
TFF financial futures ranked by absolute weekly contract change.
| Report date | Market | Participant | Long | Short | Net | Weekly change | 4-report change | 52-report context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | US 5Y | Leveraged Funds | 546,462 | 2,955,048 | -2,408,586 | +46,532 | +177,138 | 100th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | US 10Y | Leveraged Funds | 275,795 | 2,316,070 | -2,040,275 | -30,304 | -191,510 | 60th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | US 2Y | Leveraged Funds | 414,539 | 2,520,512 | -2,105,973 | -26,773 | +193,287 | 38th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | JPY | Leveraged Funds | 80,220 | 148,717 | -68,497 | -14,052 | -13,645 | 15th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | VIX | Leveraged Funds | 49,672 | 92,055 | -42,383 | -12,561 | -1,923 | 54th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | Nasdaq-100 | Leveraged Funds | 43,848 | 82,848 | -39,000 | +10,667 | +379 | 17th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | US Bond | Leveraged Funds | 122,270 | 338,430 | -216,160 | -10,642 | +81,809 | 94th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | S&P 500 | Leveraged Funds | 124,833 | 537,154 | -412,321 | +8,035 | -68,194 | 42th percentile |
Largest Asset Manager/Institutional changes
Ranked separately because official participant categories should not be combined.
| Report date | Market | Participant | Long | Short | Net | Weekly change | 4-report change | 52-report context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | US 5Y | Asset Manager/Institutional | 3,828,611 | 1,051,641 | +2,776,970 | -87,708 | -82,887 | 2th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | US 2Y | Asset Manager/Institutional | 2,915,800 | 591,066 | +2,324,734 | -36,168 | -278,233 | 92th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | US Bond | Asset Manager/Institutional | 1,081,442 | 670,002 | +411,440 | +33,273 | -63,328 | 8th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | CAD | Asset Manager/Institutional | 80,679 | 82,466 | -1,787 | +24,723 | -27,916 | 73th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | EUR | Asset Manager/Institutional | 438,536 | 152,145 | +286,391 | +15,949 | -1,549 | 8th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | US 10Y | Asset Manager/Institutional | 3,085,072 | 884,702 | +2,200,370 | -12,887 | +159,947 | 71th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | S&P 500 | Asset Manager/Institutional | 1,208,817 | 193,890 | +1,014,927 | +11,784 | +136,536 | 100th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | Ultra Bond | Asset Manager/Institutional | 1,588,593 | 403,033 | +1,185,560 | -10,011 | +66,530 | 98th percentile |
Largest Managed Money commodity changes
Disaggregated commodity futures ranked independently from TFF categories.
| Report date | Market | Participant | Long | Short | Spread | Net | Weekly change | Net / OI | 4-report change | 52-report context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | Sugar No. 11 | Managed Money | 125,316 | 300,036 | 93,621 | -174,720 | -40,974 | -17.86% | -101,550 | 27th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | Corn | Managed Money | 327,557 | 145,344 | 270,435 | +182,213 | +29,595 | 9.94% | -97,417 | 90th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | Lean Hogs | Managed Money | 84,869 | 29,993 | 59,235 | +54,876 | -23,155 | 17.62% | -38,894 | 10th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | Soybeans | Managed Money | 219,043 | 31,470 | 118,643 | +187,573 | +19,492 | 18.73% | -3,777 | 83th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | Cotton No. 2 | Managed Money | 65,827 | 34,498 | 38,951 | +31,329 | +18,213 | 9.50% | +64,875 | 100th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | Soybean Oil | Managed Money | 190,794 | 22,851 | 111,318 | +167,943 | +17,726 | 22.48% | +49,447 | 100th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | Natural Gas | Managed Money | 175,219 | 275,793 | 556,025 | -100,574 | +13,521 | -6.37% | -46,419 | 10th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | Soybean Meal | Managed Money | 143,899 | 25,836 | 60,675 | +118,063 | -13,493 | 19.08% | +11,806 | 98th percentile |
Largest Producer/Merchant/Processor/User changes
Physical commodity business participants remain in their official category.
| Report date | Market | Participant | Long | Short | Spread | Net | Weekly change | Net / OI | 4-report change | 52-report context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | Soybean Oil | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 205,346 | 454,055 | — | -248,709 | -28,083 | -33.29% | -48,382 | 2th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | WTI Crude Oil | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 659,937 | 345,632 | — | +314,305 | +20,309 | 15.83% | +47,017 | 100th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | Kansas City HRW Wheat | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 32,181 | 122,022 | — | -89,841 | -16,889 | -30.63% | -17,057 | 2th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | Corn | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 388,549 | 899,557 | — | -511,008 | -15,376 | -27.89% | +102,510 | 12th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | Natural Gas | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 227,334 | 251,077 | — | -23,743 | -13,201 | -1.50% | -12,833 | 25th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | Cotton No. 2 | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 45,267 | 173,993 | — | -128,726 | -10,293 | -39.03% | -55,239 | 2th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | Lean Hogs | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 37,213 | 123,020 | — | -85,807 | +9,795 | -27.56% | +23,571 | 92th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | Sugar No. 11 | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 267,821 | 314,323 | — | -46,502 | -8,141 | -4.75% | +23,536 | 8th percentile |
Net-position flips
Crossings from net-long to net-short or the reverse relative to the preceding available report.
| Report date | Market | Participant | Long | Short | Spread | Net | Weekly change | Net / OI | 4-report change | 52-report context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | Dow Jones | Dealer/Intermediary | 34,142 | 35,724 | — | -1,582 | -2,922 | -2.22% | +481 | 38th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | JPY | Non-Reportable | 39,688 | 40,695 | — | -1,007 | -3,167 | -0.28% | -5,912 | 10th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | Bitcoin | Non-Reportable | 1,233 | 1,054 | — | +179 | +329 | 0.71% | +336 | 48th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | VIX | Asset Manager/Institutional | 56,605 | 57,803 | — | -1,198 | -2,467 | -0.35% | -5,109 | 31th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | VIX | Non-Reportable | 25,195 | 26,180 | — | -985 | -2,267 | -0.29% | -4,002 | 33th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | Orange Juice | Non-Reportable | 1,375 | 1,624 | — | -249 | -336 | -3.33% | -497 | 19th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | Soybean Oil | Other Reportables | 33,554 | 32,416 | 53,506 | +1,138 | +4,409 | 0.15% | +2,499 | 12th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | Sugar No. 11 | Other Reportables | 67,755 | 48,876 | 66,088 | +18,879 | +20,102 | 1.93% | +41,513 | 73th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | Kansas City HRW Wheat | Non-Reportable | 20,570 | 19,904 | — | +666 | +2,892 | 0.22% | +3,078 | 85th percentile |
| 2026-04-21 | Copper | Other Reportables | 15,387 | 15,768 | 28,528 | -381 | -3,157 | -0.15% | -2,634 | 54th percentile |