CFTC COT report for 21 July 2026
Week-ended positions · TFF Futures Only and Disaggregated Futures Only · 42 reviewed markets · processed 31 Jul 2026, 19:30
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | US 2Y | Leveraged Funds | 358,297 | 1,953,425 | -1,595,128 | +76,638 | +192,424 | 100th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | S&P 500 | Leveraged Funds | 146,834 | 469,699 | -322,865 | +42,137 | +50,603 | 96th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | US Bond | Leveraged Funds | 140,951 | 532,337 | -391,386 | -25,698 | -40,440 | 12th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | US 5Y | Leveraged Funds | 376,886 | 2,508,314 | -2,131,428 | +25,322 | +34,145 | 98th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | US 10Y | Leveraged Funds | 382,342 | 2,447,147 | -2,064,805 | +14,848 | -126,058 | 62th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Russell 2000 | Leveraged Funds | 55,341 | 128,809 | -73,468 | +14,644 | -17,040 | 33th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Ultra Bond | Leveraged Funds | 62,668 | 961,833 | -899,165 | +11,287 | +26,385 | 15th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Nasdaq-100 | Leveraged Funds | 46,344 | 121,034 | -74,690 | -10,527 | -23,628 | 2th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | US 2Y | Asset Manager/Institutional | 2,407,459 | 586,571 | +1,820,888 | -51,927 | -196,441 | 2th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | US 5Y | Asset Manager/Institutional | 3,887,254 | 1,037,129 | +2,850,125 | -44,793 | -59,244 | 13th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | JPY | Asset Manager/Institutional | 72,045 | 151,951 | -79,906 | -26,089 | -1,542 | 4th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | US 10Y | Asset Manager/Institutional | 3,270,327 | 733,141 | +2,537,186 | +24,755 | +143,099 | 100th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | US Bond | Asset Manager/Institutional | 1,088,094 | 529,558 | +558,536 | +18,503 | -41,288 | 94th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | EUR | Asset Manager/Institutional | 458,394 | 229,467 | +228,927 | -18,389 | -25,803 | 2th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | GBP | Asset Manager/Institutional | 18,950 | 138,039 | -119,089 | +12,315 | +30,335 | 15th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | S&P 500 | Asset Manager/Institutional | 1,143,723 | 214,564 | +929,159 | -11,313 | -63,570 | 46th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | Soybeans | Managed Money | 180,163 | 49,658 | 153,594 | +130,505 | +55,314 | 12.48% | +93,519 | 56th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Corn | Managed Money | 305,756 | 249,043 | 230,173 | +56,713 | +45,352 | 3.25% | +131,532 | 75th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Soybean Meal | Managed Money | 130,152 | 56,676 | 71,666 | +73,476 | +26,900 | 11.88% | +61,117 | 75th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Live Cattle | Managed Money | 90,219 | 14,538 | 46,414 | +75,681 | -22,454 | 24.96% | -49,902 | 2th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Chicago SRW Wheat | Managed Money | 74,206 | 92,605 | 111,106 | -18,399 | +16,488 | -4.03% | +52,034 | 79th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Lean Hogs | Managed Money | 48,007 | 75,798 | 48,528 | -27,791 | +15,390 | -10.38% | +5,861 | 12th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Kansas City HRW Wheat | Managed Money | 65,425 | 38,715 | 62,160 | +26,710 | +12,921 | 9.08% | +27,468 | 88th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Soybean Oil | Managed Money | 143,159 | 22,913 | 90,712 | +120,246 | +12,301 | 18.17% | +17,040 | 77th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | Corn | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 335,128 | 814,388 | — | -479,260 | -62,160 | -27.50% | -128,743 | 25th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Soybeans | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 316,717 | 582,675 | — | -265,958 | -58,397 | -25.44% | -64,654 | 44th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Soybean Meal | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 124,343 | 373,936 | — | -249,593 | -28,792 | -40.36% | -60,268 | 19th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Kansas City HRW Wheat | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 28,724 | 119,103 | — | -90,379 | -16,002 | -30.72% | -32,164 | 4th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | WTI Crude Oil | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 673,702 | 290,352 | — | +383,350 | -15,948 | 20.56% | +4,474 | 96th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Soybean Oil | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 195,093 | 404,824 | — | -209,731 | -14,155 | -31.69% | -16,885 | 23th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Lean Hogs | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 36,637 | 57,318 | — | -20,681 | -10,948 | -7.72% | -1,966 | 90th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Live Cattle | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 37,121 | 149,142 | — | -112,021 | +9,240 | -36.95% | +29,067 | 98th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | Nasdaq-100 | Other Reportables | 8,565 | 8,265 | — | +300 | +4,452 | 0.10% | +1,964 | 15th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Russell 2000 | Asset Manager/Institutional | 158,360 | 159,250 | — | -890 | -8,444 | -0.21% | -6,255 | 15th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | S&P 500 | Other Reportables | 52,274 | 49,406 | — | +2,868 | +3,030 | 0.14% | -11,193 | 4th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | VIX | Non-Reportable | 25,653 | 24,190 | — | +1,463 | +2,787 | 0.36% | +3,532 | 75th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | US 10Y | Non-Reportable | 382,845 | 393,257 | — | -10,412 | -38,498 | -0.19% | -19,484 | 2th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Cocoa | Other Reportables | 14,673 | 11,604 | 23,837 | +3,069 | +6,539 | 1.52% | +4,759 | 73th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Orange Juice | Non-Reportable | 1,984 | 1,940 | — | +44 | +185 | 0.45% | +479 | 58th percentile |
| 2026-07-21 | Chicago SRW Wheat | Non-Reportable | 33,254 | 38,432 | — | -5,178 | -5,883 | -1.13% | -4,945 | 10th percentile |