US CFTC Speculative Net Positions
US CFTC speculative net positions for leveraged funds and managed money.
| Indicator | 22-09-2026 | 15-09-2026 | 08-09-2026 | 01-09-2026 | 25-08-2026 | 18-08-2026 | 11-08-2026 | 04-08-2026 | 28-07-2026 | 21-07-2026 | 14-07-2026 | 07-07-2026 | 30-06-2026 | 23-06-2026 | 16-06-2026 | 09-06-2026 | 02-06-2026 | 26-05-2026 | 19-05-2026 | 12-05-2026 | 05-05-2026 | 28-04-2026 | 21-04-2026 | 14-04-2026 | 07-04-2026 | 31-03-2026 | 24-03-2026 | 17-03-2026 | 10-03-2026 | 03-03-2026 | 24-02-2026 | |
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| Interest rate9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Federal funds interest rate (30-day) | 116,547 | 173,421 | 1,543 | -91,028 | -106,026 | -60,085 | -17,451 | -42,437 | -263,963 | -314,258 | -333,379 | -273,170 | -155,935 | -59,793 | 22,592 | -8,441 | -21,339 | 42,479 | 94,147 | 153,033 | 171,413 | 194,371 | 162,915 | 166,909 | 100,570 | 161,574 | 266,669 | 170,108 | 86,691 | 50,986 | -32,130 | |
| 3-month SOFR interest rate | -2,444,986 | -2,774,148 | -2,803,445 | -2,605,980 | -2,596,865 | -2,530,893 | -2,559,816 | -2,532,086 | -2,445,938 | -2,694,174 | -2,786,954 | -2,872,406 | -2,943,898 | -2,786,248 | -2,399,900 | -2,449,864 | -2,103,389 | -1,724,797 | -1,610,423 | -1,530,754 | -1,343,025 | -924,352 | -910,028 | -783,332 | -625,987 | -660,012 | -875,793 | -937,414 | -1,025,174 | -1,230,320 | -1,219,191 | |
| 1-month SOFR interest rate | -339,697 | -382,057 | -319,535 | -390,389 | -326,436 | -327,510 | -335,907 | -336,449 | -278,504 | -273,088 | -270,352 | -283,695 | -368,275 | -384,997 | -398,323 | -353,259 | -312,151 | -406,978 | -313,361 | -313,900 | -280,264 | -266,221 | -236,266 | -246,184 | -235,635 | -289,849 | -433,427 | -407,319 | -383,062 | -387,482 | -415,431 | |
| 2-year Treasury bond | -1,350,740 | -1,294,575 | -1,290,479 | -1,268,034 | -1,232,753 | -1,243,004 | -1,359,521 | -1,334,181 | -1,564,294 | -1,595,128 | -1,671,766 | -1,756,528 | -1,748,875 | -1,787,552 | -1,704,817 | -1,680,942 | -1,813,011 | -1,772,557 | -1,878,632 | -1,947,829 | -2,034,475 | -2,118,008 | -2,105,973 | -2,079,200 | -2,147,829 | -2,168,752 | -2,299,260 | -2,086,476 | -1,927,605 | -2,048,812 | -2,067,446 | |
| 5-year Treasury bond | -1,858,062 | -1,986,928 | -2,066,289 | -2,202,688 | -2,111,810 | -2,169,814 | -2,147,744 | -2,211,439 | -2,108,638 | -2,131,428 | -2,156,750 | -2,174,862 | -2,146,290 | -2,165,573 | -2,214,610 | -2,230,356 | -2,257,595 | -2,071,353 | -2,306,447 | -2,349,205 | -2,450,841 | -2,408,372 | -2,408,586 | -2,455,118 | -2,440,079 | -2,563,554 | -2,585,724 | -2,917,569 | -3,085,919 | -3,103,943 | -3,047,562 | |
| 10-year Treasury bond | -1,926,947 | -1,868,126 | -1,938,754 | -2,062,502 | -2,134,339 | -2,229,013 | -2,163,714 | -2,231,670 | -2,155,739 | -2,064,805 | -2,079,653 | -2,004,023 | -1,969,851 | -1,938,747 | -2,082,236 | -1,979,511 | -1,963,094 | -2,005,980 | -1,952,737 | -1,956,942 | -2,003,848 | -2,095,799 | -2,040,275 | -2,009,971 | -1,975,685 | -1,955,731 | -1,848,765 | -1,934,928 | -1,878,928 | -1,922,569 | -1,987,780 | |
| 10-year Treasury bond (long maturity) | -395,678 | -399,246 | -426,360 | -423,357 | -372,157 | -353,477 | -361,727 | -419,861 | -400,210 | -380,604 | -378,565 | -351,500 | -311,282 | -248,756 | -233,985 | -260,130 | -285,323 | -239,726 | -276,150 | -250,455 | -278,881 | -221,789 | -222,540 | -289,328 | -329,894 | -322,118 | -339,355 | -317,384 | -299,394 | -214,119 | -167,615 | |
| Long-term Treasury bond | -162,052 | -211,735 | -276,965 | -303,045 | -302,994 | -361,383 | -364,824 | -376,226 | -389,522 | -391,386 | -365,688 | -365,483 | -341,922 | -350,946 | -310,313 | -281,933 | -280,062 | -320,746 | -326,383 | -296,196 | -285,473 | -223,829 | -216,160 | -205,518 | -184,861 | -175,610 | -297,969 | -276,999 | -294,732 | -357,991 | -385,510 | |
| Long-term Treasury bond (ultra-long maturity) | -824,343 | -813,426 | -864,271 | -878,489 | -848,988 | -861,357 | -853,397 | -849,690 | -862,638 | -899,165 | -910,452 | -920,648 | -909,902 | -925,550 | -938,774 | -935,158 | -909,397 | -871,013 | -886,063 | -873,229 | -875,583 | -883,277 | -893,352 | -897,352 | -861,595 | -847,325 | -832,142 | -836,178 | -841,046 | -742,467 | -769,557 | |
| Stock index9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S&P 500 (all contract sizes combined) | -375,616 | -311,831 | -362,087 | -334,436 | -328,532 | -289,435 | -286,505 | -333,099 | -302,372 | -329,314 | -370,589 | -364,959 | -362,599 | -374,569 | -523,882 | -459,690 | -503,509 | -459,415 | -402,312 | -429,355 | -398,805 | -400,613 | -405,927 | -414,525 | -240,873 | -230,392 | -341,661 | -347,577 | -358,096 | -411,358 | -477,391 | |
| S&P 500 (E-mini contract) | -375,574 | -293,143 | -341,104 | -317,564 | -315,204 | -281,402 | -280,446 | -329,999 | -297,476 | -322,865 | -365,002 | -361,875 | -360,469 | -373,468 | -515,520 | -451,586 | -500,732 | -457,780 | -401,554 | -432,438 | -405,875 | -407,490 | -412,321 | -420,356 | -244,483 | -233,412 | -344,127 | -340,507 | -349,989 | -406,340 | -475,380 | |
| Nasdaq-100 (all contract sizes combined) | -35,670 | -13,052 | -36,884 | -18,034 | -44,316 | -67,709 | -96,727 | -100,640 | -76,960 | -90,587 | -80,323 | -68,479 | -79,944 | -57,403 | -51,468 | -56,754 | -74,838 | -70,676 | -65,822 | -73,737 | -56,339 | -55,663 | -54,238 | -58,892 | -45,034 | -41,577 | -42,626 | -41,041 | -33,944 | -32,581 | -24,257 | |
| Nasdaq-100 (mini contract) | -30,683 | -6,387 | -31,872 | -14,092 | -41,232 | -61,771 | -89,125 | -78,333 | -58,298 | -74,690 | -64,163 | -55,013 | -68,617 | -51,062 | -28,154 | -34,306 | -53,650 | -51,679 | -45,371 | -52,042 | -36,100 | -35,950 | -39,000 | -49,667 | -38,828 | -37,103 | -39,379 | -31,462 | -25,167 | -21,789 | -16,554 | |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average (combined) | -4,109 | -1,598 | -3,473 | -1,735 | -1,635 | 3,737 | -1,207 | 1,986 | 2,141 | -3,451 | -2,778 | -1,806 | -9,978 | -9,025 | -9,898 | -9,172 | -13,898 | -16,197 | -14,578 | -14,001 | -14,597 | -11,668 | -8,835 | -11,842 | -7,406 | -6,818 | -3,059 | -366 | -310 | -1,871 | -6,440 | |
| Russell 2000 (small-cap stocks) | -107,982 | -97,203 | -110,147 | -109,499 | -97,700 | -99,786 | -95,158 | -85,145 | -74,620 | -73,468 | -88,112 | -72,262 | -84,358 | -56,428 | -84,570 | -74,454 | -73,340 | -68,212 | -67,429 | -60,631 | -55,354 | -65,275 | -55,818 | -50,736 | -36,746 | -39,430 | -49,320 | -53,978 | -43,360 | -36,591 | -36,615 | |
| VIX volatility index | -15,015 | -16,504 | -23,270 | -26,258 | -30,143 | -19,093 | -12,127 | 3,773 | -12,289 | 3,098 | 10,189 | 5,112 | -2,017 | -18,863 | -13,295 | -35,290 | -33,033 | -49,336 | -51,904 | -47,579 | -38,803 | -40,321 | -42,383 | -29,822 | -44,959 | -42,246 | -40,460 | -64,625 | -64,803 | -31,212 | -29,380 | |
| Ex-US developed equities (MSCI EAFE) | 29,183 | 29,303 | 24,214 | 26,699 | 21,712 | 14,375 | 15,238 | 2,437 | -14,948 | -21,369 | -15,468 | -7,976 | -6,305 | 239 | -12,820 | -11,886 | -14,012 | -24,935 | -30,334 | -16,786 | -6,204 | -16,967 | -9,731 | 815 | -28,531 | -45,219 | -22,512 | -20,645 | -4,443 | 14,028 | -9,853 | |
| Emerging market equities (MSCI EM) | 47,512 | 43,381 | 44,775 | 43,761 | 32,322 | 38,932 | 26,299 | 3,116 | -12,882 | 3,489 | 14,029 | 40,476 | 66,565 | 73,475 | 45,810 | 67,501 | 82,616 | 40,516 | 39,914 | 72,219 | 42,285 | -142 | 25,537 | 11,265 | 8,787 | -34,228 | 46,956 | 60,113 | 47,855 | 42,584 | -40,835 | |
| Currencies7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Euro | -26,694 | -28,156 | -33,285 | -38,173 | -38,359 | -57,716 | -60,600 | -52,205 | -65,198 | -56,671 | -53,691 | -45,461 | -32,644 | -15,410 | -8,926 | -17,388 | 12,027 | 7,296 | 16,317 | 18,003 | 11,846 | 11,594 | 20,317 | 25,382 | 882 | 3,947 | -13,538 | -6,952 | 5,231 | 29,632 | 36,797 | |
| Japanese yen | 7,423 | 23,170 | -49,098 | -102,188 | -77,042 | -67,971 | -53,070 | -60,825 | -101,990 | -96,185 | -90,461 | -90,083 | -115,400 | -97,092 | -96,772 | -99,844 | -88,063 | -70,508 | -64,945 | -62,440 | -52,897 | -75,802 | -68,497 | -54,445 | -51,110 | -46,182 | -54,852 | -65,429 | -49,219 | -34,225 | -26,317 | |
| British pound | 13,239 | 18,878 | 34,627 | 43,167 | 47,909 | 42,877 | 40,670 | 38,174 | 41,097 | 33,236 | 28,541 | 17,979 | 16,273 | 7,567 | 16,836 | 22,312 | 27,353 | 28,829 | 31,369 | 37,302 | 26,049 | 28,882 | 29,137 | 22,331 | 26,533 | 29,932 | 15,716 | 11,768 | 20,102 | 34,506 | 40,151 | |
| Canadian dollar | -46,861 | -39,022 | -55,448 | -68,750 | -72,092 | -88,897 | -92,005 | -101,748 | -102,495 | -98,377 | -92,771 | -85,957 | -88,101 | -83,377 | -65,053 | -58,623 | -44,601 | -38,095 | -38,654 | -37,663 | -47,758 | -53,828 | -64,215 | -61,404 | -44,144 | -42,910 | -31,700 | -37,852 | -37,159 | -41,371 | -34,101 | |
| Australian dollar | 58,726 | 61,135 | 49,779 | 49,662 | 54,061 | 52,108 | 48,541 | 40,637 | 27,618 | 24,788 | 27,222 | 29,683 | 31,777 | 39,111 | 41,538 | 42,292 | 58,800 | 60,234 | 61,178 | 55,851 | 56,600 | 47,855 | 48,325 | 43,642 | 45,901 | 52,569 | 49,145 | 45,359 | 46,568 | 54,635 | 64,653 | |
| Swiss franc | -16,457 | -14,964 | -13,440 | -10,298 | -8,825 | -9,071 | -11,432 | -10,084 | -9,647 | -8,897 | -9,500 | -7,218 | -9,666 | -13,816 | -12,366 | -10,785 | -9,949 | -4,823 | -4,845 | -7,708 | -6,634 | -5,174 | -3,766 | -3,421 | -97 | 1,490 | 235 | 513 | 4,280 | 4,456 | 3,863 | |
| Mexican peso | 79,188 | 90,008 | 82,101 | 74,362 | 68,904 | 65,330 | 76,282 | 67,707 | 63,807 | 54,463 | 53,799 | 54,924 | 55,314 | 56,531 | 49,274 | 50,978 | 56,065 | 49,710 | 55,593 | 57,858 | 60,183 | 49,189 | 45,220 | 48,344 | 54,606 | 52,803 | 54,787 | 46,946 | 52,866 | 54,787 | 45,617 | |
| Energy4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WTI Crude Oil | 101,828 | 106,279 | 111,731 | 94,281 | 84,020 | 87,479 | 79,916 | 86,958 | 92,943 | 63,979 | 61,974 | 64,041 | 81,282 | 82,872 | 96,228 | 94,725 | 90,765 | 79,924 | 98,219 | 72,801 | 70,791 | 80,331 | 99,887 | 98,368 | 78,700 | 73,347 | 94,336 | 96,371 | 92,122 | 68,385 | 67,700 | |
| Natural Gas (Henry Hub) | -65,547 | -100,205 | -96,742 | -89,481 | -71,673 | -100,080 | -110,630 | -126,933 | -105,826 | -102,756 | -105,709 | -60,295 | -64,808 | -82,722 | -84,909 | -122,617 | -114,854 | -134,426 | -96,303 | -120,065 | -107,489 | -97,245 | -100,574 | -114,095 | -86,033 | -67,616 | -54,155 | -44,628 | -62,982 | -76,252 | -75,875 | |
| RBOB Gasoline | 96,038 | 83,171 | 92,848 | 89,215 | 79,652 | 74,081 | 69,851 | 69,885 | 73,877 | 73,707 | 68,725 | 71,249 | 71,924 | 71,095 | 67,420 | 64,125 | 67,773 | 67,062 | 61,674 | 62,935 | 65,703 | 61,800 | 58,127 | 56,451 | 59,177 | 63,483 | 71,252 | 78,523 | 76,098 | 85,285 | 88,820 | |
| Low Sulphur Gasoil (New York Harbor) | 9,437 | 12,700 | 15,359 | 20,344 | 16,641 | 15,883 | 13,574 | 11,097 | 11,246 | 13,381 | 10,705 | 4,786 | 8,481 | 6,408 | 9,519 | 9,507 | 11,997 | 7,689 | 11,023 | 9,770 | 11,779 | 12,499 | 13,866 | 16,582 | 17,766 | 19,425 | 19,571 | 24,319 | 20,439 | 23,352 | 22,876 | |
| Metals5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold | 127,389 | 133,116 | 134,972 | 136,771 | 144,747 | 141,648 | 137,662 | 130,766 | 119,795 | 124,831 | 120,779 | 116,161 | 120,091 | 115,395 | 113,721 | 105,863 | 112,179 | 97,446 | 93,540 | 98,015 | 94,254 | 89,752 | 92,976 | 95,141 | 90,032 | 92,814 | 91,621 | 102,043 | 98,399 | 97,917 | 95,974 | |
| Silver | 13,309 | 13,124 | 14,386 | 12,598 | 14,073 | 11,695 | 11,158 | 11,974 | 9,182 | 11,282 | 11,501 | 13,201 | 13,782 | 11,741 | 12,885 | 10,403 | 10,444 | 10,055 | 11,564 | 15,761 | 10,843 | 10,606 | 8,868 | 11,270 | 10,398 | 11,266 | 11,158 | 9,647 | 10,289 | 7,766 | 8,523 | |
| Copper | 82,522 | 65,106 | 82,154 | 72,882 | 76,271 | 78,648 | 79,027 | 75,758 | 65,008 | 71,515 | 60,185 | 58,784 | 59,703 | 66,547 | 69,008 | 69,204 | 75,747 | 70,500 | 74,188 | 74,488 | 63,473 | 60,937 | 59,585 | 52,333 | 38,393 | 39,172 | 35,284 | 46,558 | 47,676 | 48,494 | 51,027 | |
| Platinum | 9,928 | 8,972 | 9,787 | 8,685 | 10,228 | 7,214 | 7,718 | 10,960 | 6,526 | 6,223 | 8,266 | 7,585 | 7,897 | 8,657 | 7,884 | 8,274 | 11,817 | 12,825 | 13,334 | 16,111 | 12,372 | 14,075 | 15,927 | 16,624 | 13,638 | 12,436 | 11,804 | 10,838 | 7,723 | 4,919 | 5,087 | |
| Palladium | -6,006 | -5,688 | -4,339 | -4,619 | -5,499 | -5,317 | -4,947 | -5,458 | -6,173 | -6,617 | -6,227 | -6,381 | -5,969 | -4,724 | -4,319 | -4,460 | -3,491 | -3,772 | -2,733 | -1,948 | -1,938 | -2,336 | -1,786 | -1,808 | -2,541 | -2,012 | -1,512 | -98 | 348 | 637 | 1,084 | |
| Agriculture9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corn | 404,097 | 414,460 | 414,459 | 401,003 | 317,448 | 181,692 | 125,875 | 144,821 | 126,776 | 56,713 | 11,361 | -14,999 | -66,996 | -74,819 | -49,487 | -1,306 | 120,136 | 211,337 | 293,342 | 295,620 | 344,641 | 265,572 | 182,213 | 152,618 | 210,976 | 257,952 | 279,630 | 230,888 | 198,804 | 52,243 | -13,234 | |
| Soybeans | 265,159 | 241,501 | 257,258 | 234,920 | 200,679 | 151,782 | 109,109 | 132,524 | 160,479 | 130,505 | 75,191 | 69,579 | 38,149 | 36,986 | 54,494 | 97,859 | 155,780 | 184,229 | 198,037 | 208,023 | 213,514 | 176,910 | 187,573 | 168,081 | 181,305 | 204,008 | 191,350 | 195,221 | 211,454 | 187,491 | 171,392 | |
| Soybean Meal | 191,087 | 183,111 | 157,689 | 157,179 | 95,953 | 83,315 | 73,690 | 77,830 | 87,696 | 73,476 | 46,576 | 18,722 | 4,740 | 12,359 | 19,460 | 55,447 | 127,232 | 123,593 | 129,611 | 116,163 | 112,236 | 121,059 | 118,063 | 131,556 | 91,543 | 98,882 | 106,257 | 80,912 | 77,568 | 59,104 | 30,401 | |
| Soybean Oil | 92,137 | 101,480 | 91,711 | 99,823 | 85,116 | 91,233 | 79,284 | 79,033 | 107,898 | 120,246 | 107,945 | 84,919 | 91,946 | 103,206 | 122,424 | 128,746 | 150,595 | 139,779 | 154,276 | 159,537 | 166,959 | 164,339 | 167,943 | 150,217 | 148,357 | 129,956 | 118,496 | 119,610 | 103,882 | 68,193 | 57,314 | |
| Soft Red Winter Wheat | -12,016 | -3,674 | 4,873 | 14,904 | -13,597 | -25,328 | -33,400 | -24,870 | -8,163 | -18,399 | -34,887 | -60,432 | -67,561 | -70,433 | -68,968 | -77,593 | -54,640 | -16,154 | -3,089 | -18,484 | -9,033 | 11,725 | -8,384 | -5,550 | -4,382 | 7,781 | -994 | -11,874 | -21,246 | -25,089 | -17,758 | |
| Hard Red Winter Wheat | 40,635 | 44,413 | 48,676 | 48,826 | 42,514 | 31,497 | 25,606 | 31,496 | 31,411 | 26,710 | 13,789 | 8,729 | 4,962 | -758 | 8,363 | -3,998 | 14,235 | 28,129 | 30,791 | 36,707 | 37,981 | 31,249 | 31,405 | 19,455 | 18,760 | 23,800 | 9,518 | 11,322 | 9,934 | 3,435 | 6,300 | |
| Raw Sugar | 216,629 | 225,430 | 238,684 | 233,771 | 198,017 | 138,613 | 43,584 | -87,188 | -116,424 | -102,682 | -102,817 | -108,650 | -158,202 | -186,290 | -154,935 | -123,713 | -118,732 | -89,102 | -83,869 | -95,571 | -111,557 | -174,600 | -174,720 | -133,746 | -55,858 | -40,794 | -73,170 | -198,139 | -202,363 | -238,217 | -232,316 | |
| Arabica Coffee | 15,806 | 20,661 | 22,109 | 26,729 | 31,188 | 31,612 | 32,433 | 31,441 | 33,499 | 33,219 | 32,834 | 34,454 | 27,377 | 20,918 | 14,007 | 11,863 | 19,624 | 22,973 | 24,586 | 30,370 | 34,843 | 32,732 | 27,080 | 29,570 | 27,587 | 30,711 | 29,997 | 24,252 | 18,663 | 16,465 | 16,856 | |
| Cotton | 76,182 | 91,935 | 95,367 | 100,963 | 88,293 | 72,672 | 66,780 | 55,321 | 46,368 | 47,059 | 43,926 | 34,354 | 29,423 | 35,273 | 33,542 | 42,538 | 49,899 | 55,284 | 59,665 | 55,493 | 48,337 | 36,492 | 31,329 | 13,116 | -445 | -9,884 | -33,546 | -39,838 | -67,950 | -74,199 | -66,281 | |
| Livestock3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Live Cattle | 49,090 | 47,696 | 48,905 | 48,851 | 59,729 | 62,967 | 65,949 | 64,966 | 67,025 | 75,681 | 98,135 | 114,908 | 119,440 | 125,583 | 122,805 | 109,072 | 116,107 | 120,542 | 127,747 | 128,954 | 138,018 | 131,560 | 132,816 | 132,839 | 129,416 | 119,553 | 107,593 | 103,143 | 105,910 | 112,044 | 116,963 | |
| Feeder Cattle | 8,005 | 7,211 | 7,448 | 8,436 | 8,886 | 10,261 | 10,902 | 10,400 | 8,987 | 9,345 | 11,286 | 14,566 | 15,607 | 15,695 | 13,356 | 11,392 | 11,299 | 10,963 | 18,819 | 17,909 | 20,521 | 18,608 | 20,348 | 21,951 | 21,115 | 20,847 | 19,562 | 19,374 | 18,712 | 18,941 | 19,634 | |
| Lean Hogs | -42,140 | -37,768 | -29,634 | -34,691 | -36,098 | -28,997 | -24,363 | -19,179 | -19,118 | -27,791 | -43,181 | -40,390 | -38,411 | -33,652 | -28,640 | -24,461 | -19,849 | 1,432 | 22,810 | 29,211 | 38,687 | 46,102 | 54,876 | 78,031 | 88,726 | 85,522 | 93,770 | 109,736 | 120,610 | 117,601 | 111,133 |
Latest reading
10-year Treasury bond stood at −1,926,947 Contracts in Sep 22, 2026. That is −58,821 Contracts from Sep 15, 2026 and +414,897 Contracts from a year earlier. The series on this page is weekly and runs from Jul 20, 2010 to Sep 22, 2026. Source: CFTC (Commitments of Traders).
- Latest
- −1,926,947 Contracts
- Sep 22, 2026
- vs previous period
- −58,821 Contracts
- Sep 15, 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +414,897 Contracts
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About this data
US CFTC speculative net positions for leveraged funds and managed money. It tracks interest rates, equity indices, and currencies weekly from 2010. Published by the CFTC, the series shows long minus short contracts. Extreme positioning often signals potential market turning points.
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- US CFTC speculative net positions measure the difference between long and short contracts held by leveraged funds and managed money across financial futures in the United States.
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- The data is published weekly by the Commodity Futures Trading Corporation and the time series extends from 2010 onwards.
- Which market categories are available in the table?
- The table includes net positioning data for interest rate futures, stock index futures, and major currencies in the United States.
- How should speculative positioning be interpreted?
- A positive net figure indicates a bet on rising prices, while a negative figure points to a bet on falling prices in United States markets.
