What the dashboards show
Start with the latest report and speculator KPIs across all contracts, then open one contract to see its history. Net positions are put in context against their own history, so a crowded long or short stands out.
- Latest report and changes week on week
- Speculator KPIs across all contracts
- Historical positions and evolution
- Seasonality of positioning
- Estimated P&L and mean entry price per trader group
- Nowcast ahead of Friday's release
Why positioning matters
When speculators are already heavily long or short, there are fewer new buyers or sellers left and the market is exposed to a reversal if the story changes. Knowing whether those positions are in profit or under water adds a second clue: losing positions are the ones most likely to be closed.
Frequently asked questions
- When is the COT report published?
- The CFTC publishes it on Fridays at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time, with positions as of the previous Tuesday. Federal holidays push the release back.
- Which CFTC data does Kommody use?
- The legacy Commitments of Traders report, which splits open interest into commercials (hedgers), non-commercials (large speculators) and small traders, plus the supplemental index-trader data for agricultural markets.