Weekly · Commitments of Traders

COT report: 9 markets side by side

How the big funds are positioned in the US futures on our nine markets, from the CFTC's weekly Commitments of Traders report. Each market is placed on its own 3-year scale, so you can see at a glance where funds are unusually long or short. Positions as of Tue 3 Nov 2026; the next report is due Mon 16 Nov at 3:30 PM ET (20:30 UTC).

Where the big funds sit against their own 3-year range

Bitcoin
100 ▲7US 100
93 ▲7Ethereum
82 ▲1US 500
44 ▲9Gold
38 ▼1Silver
22 ▲1WTI oil
21 ▼3Solana
68 weeksXRP
65 weeks
most short in 3 yearsmiddlemost long in 3 years

● now · ○ a week earlier. 0 = the big funds' most bearish week in 3 years, 100 = their most bullish. Markets with less than 3 years of reports are shown without an index.

Every market

BitcoinLeveraged funds
−2,591
net contracts · +1,388 w/w · -14.8 % of OI
COT index100
3-yr low3-yr high
EthereumLeveraged funds
−3,699
net contracts · +326 w/w · -16.2 % of OI
COT index82
3-yr low3-yr high
SolanaLeveraged funds
−1,494
net contracts · +597 w/w · -13.1 % of OI
COT index: short history (68 weeks of 156)
XRPLeveraged funds
+280
net contracts · −152 w/w · 3.9 % of OI
COT index: short history (65 weeks of 156)
GoldManaged money
+103,614
net contracts · −1,948 w/w · 26.0 % of OI
COT index38
3-yr low3-yr high
SilverManaged money
+4,035
net contracts · +714 w/w · 3.5 % of OI
COT index22
3-yr low3-yr high
WTI oilManaged money
+21,728
net contracts · −9,400 w/w · 1.1 % of OI
COT index21
3-yr low3-yr high
US 500Leveraged funds
−372,318
net contracts · +28,286 w/w · -18.7 % of OI
COT index44
3-yr low3-yr high
US 100Leveraged funds
+10,073
net contracts · +7,772 w/w · 3.4 % of OI
COT index93
3-yr low3-yr high

How to read it

Each card shows the net position (long minus short contracts) of the group most often read as speculative: managed money in gold, silver and WTI oil, leveraged funds in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, the US 500 and the US 100. Teal means net long, purple net short.

The COT index places this week's net position between the lowest (0) and highest (100) of the last 156 weekly reports. It is Swiftedge's own calculation. It makes markets of very different sizes comparable: near 100, funds are about as long as they have been in 3 years; near 0, about as short. That is context, not a forecast.

These are the regulated US futures markets (CME, COMEX and NYMEX), not the perpetual futures markets shown live in Swiftedge Depth. In crypto, funds are often short futures as one leg of a basis trade, so a net short there does not have to mean they expect a fall.

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FAQ

What is the COT report?

The Commitments of Traders report from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) shows each week how different groups of traders are positioned in US futures markets, from hedge funds to producers and banks.

When is the next COT report?

Each Tuesday's positions are published on Friday at 3:30 PM ET, or later in weeks with a US holiday. The next report is due Mon 16 Nov at 3:30 PM ET (20:30 UTC).

Why are Solana and XRP shown without a COT index?

Their US futures have reported positions only since 2025. The index needs 3 years (156 weekly reports), so it appears once there is enough history.

Which trader group is shown?

Managed money for gold, silver and WTI oil; leveraged funds for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, the US 500 and the US 100: in each case the group most often read as speculative positioning.