Covering the September 25, 2026 session · COT 22 Sep
The complex had 7 of 18 markets higher on the 2026-09-25 close. The complex had 11 markets lower. Positioning is as of the 2026-09-22 Commitments of Traders report.
close25 Sep
COT report22 Sep
built28 Sep 11:46 UTC
All 23 markets
Market
Last
1d
1w
Net (MM)
z 52w
Energy
WTI Crude Oil
92.41
-2.33%
-7.87%
101,828
+1.04
Brent Crude Oil
97.44
—
—
5,008
-1.72
RBOB Gasoline
3.19
-10.58%
-9.64%
96,038
+1.84
Heating Oil (ULSD)
4.46
-5.67%
-11.78%
9,437
-0.64
Natural Gas
3.23
-2.18%
+10.75%
-65,547
+0.33
Precious Metals
Gold
4,261.05
-0.13%
-2.00%
127,389
+0.81
Silver
65.02
+2.26%
-3.01%
13,309
-0.11
Platinum
1,768.80
+0.87%
-1.36%
9,928
-0.08
Palladium
1,256.75
-1.02%
-4.47%
-6,006
-1.51
Base Metals
Copper
6.77
+0.71%
+2.28%
82,522
+1.77
Grains
Corn
5.28
+0.14%
+0.14%
404,097
+1.92
Wheat (SRW)
7.03
-0.53%
-1.54%
-12,016
+0.89
Wheat (HRW)
7.62
-0.65%
-2.78%
40,635
+1.25
Soybeans
13.19
+0.11%
+1.19%
265,159
+1.61
Soybean Oil
0.68
—
—
92,137
+0.41
Soybean Meal
371.00
—
—
191,087
+1.93
Softs
Sugar No. 11
0.18
-0.34%
+0.92%
216,629
+2.55
Coffee C
2.78
+1.00%
-5.58%
15,806
-1.54
Cocoa
5,603.00
+0.23%
+5.18%
-16,406
-1.29
Cotton No. 2
0.79
-0.75%
+1.98%
76,182
+1.36
Livestock
Live Cattle
2.22
—
—
49,090
-2.12
Feeder Cattle
3.32
-1.67%
-0.48%
8,005
-1.64
Lean Hogs
0.69
—
—
-42,140
-1.42
Cross-section of 23 commodity markets | n 23 | WTI Crude Oil last 92.41 1d -2.33% net 101828 z 1.0384706485039596 | Brent Crude Oil last 97.44 1d None% net 5008 z -1.716301314475725 | RBOB Gasoline last 3.1875 1d -10.58% net 96038 z 1.8433662729166245 | Heating Oil (ULSD) last 4.4621 1d -5.67% net 9437 z -0.6394086812761283 | Natural Gas last 3.225 1d -2.18% net -65547 z 0.3300811636948499 | Gold last 4261.05 1d -0.13% net 127389 z 0.8119807279886249 | Silver last 65.015 1d 2.26% net 13309 z -0.10753030382732534 | Platinum last 1768.8 1d 0.87% net 9928 z -0.07722358048979774 | Palladium last 1256.75 1d -1.02% net -6006 z -1.51219758264586 | Copper last 6.766 1d 0.71% net 82522 z 1.7661926652729185 | Corn last 5.2825 1d 0.14% net 404097 z 1.9201344660054647 | Wheat (SRW) last 7.0325 1d -0.53% net -12016 z 0.8920878355657852 | Wheat (HRW) last 7.62 1d -0.65% net 40635 z 1.2468278670149149 | Soybeans last 13.19 1d 0.11% net 265159 z 1.6081404802669987 | Soybean Oil last 0.6784 1d None% net 92137 z 0.4084730898558562 | Soybean Meal last 371.0 1d None% net 191087 z 1.927310988961292 | Sugar No. 11 last 0.1752 1d -0.34% net 216629 z 2.5541265348038578 | Coffee C last 2.781 1d 1.0% net 15806 z -1.5404056214852702 | Cocoa last 5603.0 1d 0.23% net -16406 z -1.2920390489244922 | Cotton No. 2 last 0.7891 1d -0.75% net 76182 z 1.3606963675141135 | Live Cattle last 2.2215 1d None% net 49090 z -2.1162021352073017 | Feeder Cattle last 3.31975 1d -1.67% net 8005 z -1.6381535478259401 | Lean Hogs last 0.69025 1d None% net -42140 z -1.4188502817813045
Net position is managed money longs minus shorts, in contracts; a positive number is a net long. Net positions are as of the 22 Sep report; prices are the 25 Sep close.
Energy
Energy was softer, 4 of 4 lower.
Energy was softer, 4 of 4 lower. RBOB Gasoline fell 10.58%, with the book net long.
Energy — session changeEnergy — one-session change | n 4 | Range: -10.58% to -2.18% | WTI Crude Oil -2.33%, RBOB Gasoline -10.58%, Heating Oil (ULSD) -5.67%, Natural Gas -2.18%Energy — positioning, 52-week zEnergy — managed-money net, 52-week z | n 5 | WTI Crude Oil +1.04, Brent Crude Oil -1.72, RBOB Gasoline +1.84, Heating Oil (ULSD) -0.64, Natural Gas +0.33
WTI Crude Oil trimmed a extended net long; Brent Crude Oil trimmed a heavily short net long; RBOB Gasoline added to a extended net long.
WTI Crude Oil — price and positioningWTI Crude Oil price against managed-money net, 2025-09-25 to 2026-09-25 | price n 252 daily, range 55.27 to 112.95 $/bbl | net n 52 weekly | price sampled monthly: 2025-09-25 64.98, 2025-10-24 61.50, 2025-11-24 58.84, 2025-12-24 58.35, 2026-01-27 62.39, 2026-02-26 65.21, 2026-03-27 99.64, 2026-04-28 99.93, 2026-05-28 88.90, 2026-06-29 70.75, 2026-07-29 84.46, 2026-08-27 83.53, 2026-09-25 92.41 | net sampled monthly: 2025-09-30 14,053, 2025-10-28 -8,600, 2025-11-25 -37,010, 2025-12-23 11,360, 2026-01-20 47,500, 2026-02-17 63,785, 2026-03-17 96,371, 2026-04-14 98,368, 2026-05-12 72,801, 2026-06-09 94,725, 2026-07-07 64,041, 2026-08-04 86,958, 2026-09-01 94,281, 2026-09-22 101,828Brent Crude Oil — price and positioningBrent Crude Oil price against managed-money net, 2025-09-25 to 2026-09-25 | price n 258 daily, range 58.92 to 118.35 $/bbl | net n 52 weekly | price sampled monthly: 2025-09-25 69.42, 2025-10-24 65.94, 2025-11-24 63.37, 2025-12-23 62.38, 2026-01-23 65.88, 2026-02-23 71.49, 2026-03-24 104.49, 2026-04-23 105.07, 2026-05-22 103.54, 2026-06-23 77.08, 2026-07-22 94.07, 2026-08-20 93.78, 2026-09-18 103.87, 2026-09-25 97.44 | net sampled monthly: 2025-09-30 6,116, 2025-10-28 11,353, 2025-11-25 13,947, 2025-12-23 14,950, 2026-01-20 14,220, 2026-02-17 10,836, 2026-03-17 13,317, 2026-04-14 14,323, 2026-05-12 15,063, 2026-06-09 7,755, 2026-07-07 12,356, 2026-08-04 6,691, 2026-09-01 5,307, 2026-09-22 5,008RBOB Gasoline — price and positioningRBOB Gasoline price against managed-money net, 2025-09-25 to 2026-09-25 | price n 253 daily, range 1.68 to 3.77 $/gal | net n 52 weekly | price sampled monthly: 2025-09-25 2.00, 2025-10-24 1.92, 2025-11-24 1.90, 2025-12-24 1.75, 2026-01-27 1.87, 2026-02-26 2.03, 2026-03-27 3.25, 2026-04-28 3.56, 2026-05-28 3.19, 2026-06-29 3.06, 2026-07-29 3.40, 2026-08-27 3.38, 2026-09-25 3.19 | net sampled monthly: 2025-09-30 53,565, 2025-10-28 50,255, 2025-11-25 89,653, 2025-12-23 52,651, 2026-01-20 60,994, 2026-02-17 77,784, 2026-03-17 78,523, 2026-04-14 56,451, 2026-05-12 62,935, 2026-06-09 64,125, 2026-07-07 71,249, 2026-08-04 69,885, 2026-09-01 89,215, 2026-09-22 96,038Heating Oil (ULSD) — price and positioningHeating Oil (ULSD) price against managed-money net, 2025-09-25 to 2026-09-25 | price n 252 daily, range 2.06 to 5.26 $/gal | net n 52 weekly | price sampled monthly: 2025-09-25 2.43, 2025-10-24 2.40, 2025-11-24 2.41, 2025-12-24 2.16, 2026-01-27 2.65, 2026-02-26 2.61, 2026-03-27 4.50, 2026-04-28 3.97, 2026-05-28 3.62, 2026-06-29 3.33, 2026-07-29 4.37, 2026-08-27 4.28, 2026-09-25 4.46 | net sampled monthly: 2025-09-30 32,767, 2025-10-28 26,431, 2025-11-25 21,954, 2025-12-23 3,161, 2026-01-20 -443, 2026-02-17 12,880, 2026-03-17 24,319, 2026-04-14 16,582, 2026-05-12 9,770, 2026-06-09 9,507, 2026-07-07 4,786, 2026-08-04 11,097, 2026-09-01 20,344, 2026-09-22 9,437Natural Gas — price and positioningNatural Gas price against managed-money net, 2025-09-25 to 2026-09-25 | price n 252 daily, range 2.52 to 7.46 $/MMBtu | net n 52 weekly | price sampled monthly: 2025-09-25 2.90, 2025-10-24 3.30, 2025-11-24 4.55, 2025-12-24 4.24, 2026-01-27 6.95, 2026-02-26 2.83, 2026-03-27 3.10, 2026-04-28 2.56, 2026-05-28 3.29, 2026-06-29 3.18, 2026-07-29 2.73, 2026-08-27 2.91, 2026-09-25 3.23 | net sampled monthly: 2025-09-30 -31,166, 2025-10-28 -41,704, 2025-11-25 -65,346, 2025-12-23 -106,407, 2026-01-20 -77,101, 2026-02-17 -26,765, 2026-03-17 -44,628, 2026-04-14 -114,095, 2026-05-12 -120,065, 2026-06-09 -122,617, 2026-07-07 -60,295, 2026-08-04 -126,933, 2026-09-01 -89,481, 2026-09-22 -65,547
Corn trimmed a extended net long; Wheat (HRW) trimmed a extended net long; Soybeans added to a extended net long; Soybean Meal added to a extended net long.
Corn — price and positioningCorn price against managed-money net, 2025-09-25 to 2026-09-25 | price n 252 daily, range 4.02 to 5.43 $/bu | net n 52 weekly | price sampled monthly: 2025-09-25 4.26, 2025-10-24 4.23, 2025-11-24 4.24, 2025-12-24 4.51, 2026-01-27 4.26, 2026-02-26 4.33, 2026-03-27 4.62, 2026-04-28 4.65, 2026-05-28 4.56, 2026-06-29 4.02, 2026-07-29 4.49, 2026-08-27 5.10, 2026-09-25 5.28 | net sampled monthly: 2025-09-30 -129,357, 2025-10-28 -82,925, 2025-11-25 -6,801, 2025-12-23 1,792, 2026-01-20 -95,867, 2026-02-17 -42,313, 2026-03-17 230,888, 2026-04-14 152,618, 2026-05-12 295,620, 2026-06-09 -1,306, 2026-07-07 -14,999, 2026-08-04 144,821, 2026-09-01 401,003, 2026-09-22 404,097Wheat (SRW) — price and positioningWheat (SRW) price against managed-money net, 2025-09-25 to 2026-09-25 | price n 252 daily, range 4.97 to 7.67 $/bu | net n 52 weekly | price sampled monthly: 2025-09-25 5.27, 2025-10-24 5.12, 2025-11-24 5.22, 2025-12-24 5.22, 2026-01-27 5.23, 2026-02-26 5.72, 2026-03-27 6.05, 2026-04-28 6.49, 2026-05-28 6.24, 2026-06-29 5.70, 2026-07-29 6.61, 2026-08-27 7.43, 2026-09-25 7.03 | net sampled monthly: 2025-09-30 -96,239, 2025-10-28 -73,331, 2025-11-25 -56,406, 2025-12-23 -98,174, 2026-01-20 -113,560, 2026-02-17 -69,567, 2026-03-17 -11,874, 2026-04-14 -5,550, 2026-05-12 -18,484, 2026-06-09 -77,593, 2026-07-07 -60,432, 2026-08-04 -24,870, 2026-09-01 14,904, 2026-09-22 -12,016Wheat (HRW) — price and positioningWheat (HRW) price against managed-money net, 2025-09-25 to 2026-09-25 | price n 252 daily, range 4.81 to 8.28 $/bu | net n 52 weekly | price sampled monthly: 2025-09-25 5.12, 2025-10-24 5.01, 2025-11-24 5.07, 2025-12-24 5.34, 2026-01-27 5.33, 2026-02-26 5.51, 2026-03-27 6.33, 2026-04-28 6.97, 2026-05-28 6.65, 2026-06-29 6.00, 2026-07-29 7.25, 2026-08-27 8.04, 2026-09-25 7.62 | net sampled monthly: 2025-09-30 -54,133, 2025-10-28 -52,208, 2025-11-25 -22,630, 2025-12-23 -25,356, 2026-01-20 -13,013, 2026-02-17 -11,095, 2026-03-17 11,322, 2026-04-14 19,455, 2026-05-12 36,707, 2026-06-09 -3,998, 2026-07-07 8,729, 2026-08-04 31,496, 2026-09-01 48,826, 2026-09-22 40,635Soybeans — price and positioningSoybeans price against managed-money net, 2025-09-25 to 2026-09-25 | price n 252 daily, range 10.02 to 13.28 $/bu | net n 52 weekly | price sampled monthly: 2025-09-25 10.12, 2025-10-24 10.42, 2025-11-24 11.23, 2025-12-24 10.63, 2026-01-27 10.67, 2026-02-26 11.48, 2026-03-27 11.59, 2026-04-28 11.73, 2026-05-28 11.95, 2026-06-29 11.09, 2026-07-29 11.78, 2026-08-27 12.56, 2026-09-25 13.19 | net sampled monthly: 2025-09-30 -31,593, 2025-10-28 120,019, 2025-11-25 225,470, 2025-12-23 112,261, 2026-01-20 14,624, 2026-02-17 158,981, 2026-03-17 195,221, 2026-04-14 168,081, 2026-05-12 208,023, 2026-06-09 97,859, 2026-07-07 69,579, 2026-08-04 132,524, 2026-09-01 234,920, 2026-09-22 265,159Soybean Oil — price and positioningSoybean Oil price against managed-money net, 2025-09-25 to 2026-09-25 | price n 252 daily, range 0.48 to 0.79 $/lb | net n 52 weekly | price sampled monthly: 2025-09-25 0.50, 2025-10-24 0.50, 2025-11-24 0.50, 2025-12-24 0.49, 2026-01-27 0.54, 2026-02-26 0.61, 2026-03-27 0.67, 2026-04-28 0.73, 2026-05-28 0.77, 2026-06-29 0.69, 2026-07-29 0.69, 2026-08-27 0.68, 2026-09-25 0.68 | net sampled monthly: 2025-09-30 -707, 2025-10-28 -118, 2025-11-25 -20,116, 2025-12-23 -62,052, 2026-01-20 -26,402, 2026-02-17 36,709, 2026-03-17 119,610, 2026-04-14 150,217, 2026-05-12 159,537, 2026-06-09 128,746, 2026-07-07 84,919, 2026-08-04 79,033, 2026-09-01 99,823, 2026-09-22 92,137Soybean Meal — price and positioningSoybean Meal price against managed-money net, 2025-09-25 to 2026-09-25 | price n 252 daily, range 264.70 to 376.10 $/short ton | net n 52 weekly | price sampled monthly: 2025-09-25 268.60, 2025-10-24 294.10, 2025-11-24 314.20, 2025-12-24 304.70, 2026-01-27 294.00, 2026-02-26 317.60, 2026-03-27 315.30, 2026-04-28 333.40, 2026-05-28 334.10, 2026-06-29 304.70, 2026-07-29 315.30, 2026-08-27 330.20, 2026-09-25 371.00 | net sampled monthly: 2025-09-30 -111,470, 2025-10-28 -51,144, 2025-11-25 58,277, 2025-12-23 -18,268, 2026-01-20 -42,806, 2026-02-17 -3,144, 2026-03-17 80,912, 2026-04-14 131,556, 2026-05-12 116,163, 2026-06-09 55,447, 2026-07-07 18,722, 2026-08-04 77,830, 2026-09-01 157,179, 2026-09-22 191,087
Softs were mixed, 2 of 4 higher. Coffee C rose 1.00%, with the book net long.
Softs — session changeSofts — one-session change | n 4 | Range: -0.75% to +1.00% | Sugar No. 11 -0.34%, Coffee C +1.00%, Cocoa +0.23%, Cotton No. 2 -0.75%Softs — positioning, 52-week zSofts — managed-money net, 52-week z | n 4 | Sugar No. 11 +2.55, Coffee C -1.54, Cocoa -1.29, Cotton No. 2 +1.36
Sugar No. 11 trimmed a stretched net long; Coffee C trimmed a heavily short net long; Cocoa added to a heavily short net short; Cotton No. 2 trimmed a extended net long.
Sugar No. 11 — price and positioningSugar No. 11 price against managed-money net, 2025-09-25 to 2026-09-25 | price n 252 daily, range 0.13 to 0.19 $/lb | net n 52 weekly | price sampled monthly: 2025-09-25 0.16, 2025-10-24 0.15, 2025-11-24 0.15, 2025-12-24 0.15, 2026-01-27 0.15, 2026-02-26 0.14, 2026-03-27 0.16, 2026-04-28 0.14, 2026-05-28 0.14, 2026-06-29 0.14, 2026-07-29 0.14, 2026-08-27 0.18, 2026-09-25 0.18 | net sampled monthly: 2025-09-30 -136,098, 2025-10-28 -169,741, 2025-11-25 -196,895, 2025-12-23 -148,742, 2026-01-20 -146,254, 2026-02-17 -231,762, 2026-03-17 -198,139, 2026-04-14 -133,746, 2026-05-12 -95,571, 2026-06-09 -123,713, 2026-07-07 -108,650, 2026-08-04 -87,188, 2026-09-01 233,771, 2026-09-22 216,629Coffee C — price and positioningCoffee C price against managed-money net, 2025-09-25 to 2026-09-25 | price n 252 daily, range 2.44 to 4.23 $/lb | net n 52 weekly | price sampled monthly: 2025-09-25 3.71, 2025-10-24 4.03, 2025-11-24 4.07, 2025-12-24 3.45, 2026-01-27 3.67, 2026-02-26 2.86, 2026-03-27 3.02, 2026-04-28 3.06, 2026-05-28 2.74, 2026-06-29 2.91, 2026-07-29 3.26, 2026-08-27 3.42, 2026-09-25 2.78 | net sampled monthly: 2025-09-30 40,975, 2025-10-28 49,720, 2025-11-25 38,494, 2025-12-23 29,597, 2026-01-20 33,464, 2026-02-17 18,072, 2026-03-17 24,252, 2026-04-14 29,570, 2026-05-12 30,370, 2026-06-09 11,863, 2026-07-07 34,454, 2026-08-04 31,441, 2026-09-01 26,729, 2026-09-22 15,806Cocoa — price and positioningCocoa price against managed-money net, 2025-09-25 to 2026-09-25 | price n 252 daily, range 2,798.00 to 6,998.00 $/mt | net n 52 weekly | price sampled monthly: 2025-09-25 6,925.00, 2025-10-24 6,319.00, 2025-11-24 5,090.00, 2025-12-24 5,966.00, 2026-01-27 4,433.00, 2026-02-26 2,974.00, 2026-03-27 3,165.00, 2026-04-28 3,305.00, 2026-05-28 4,099.00, 2026-06-29 4,895.00, 2026-07-29 5,185.00, 2026-08-27 6,155.00, 2026-09-25 5,603.00 | net sampled monthly: 2025-09-30 6,622, 2025-10-28 1,981, 2025-11-25 -11,088, 2025-12-23 -3,372, 2026-01-20 -11,329, 2026-02-17 -11,874, 2026-03-17 -7,104, 2026-04-14 -14,015, 2026-05-12 -9,912, 2026-06-09 -23,084, 2026-07-07 -5,864, 2026-08-04 -4,670, 2026-09-01 -4,750, 2026-09-22 -16,406Cotton No. 2 — price and positioningCotton No. 2 price against managed-money net, 2025-09-25 to 2026-09-25 | price n 252 daily, range 0.61 to 0.92 $/lb | net n 52 weekly | price sampled monthly: 2025-09-25 0.64, 2025-10-24 0.64, 2025-11-24 0.61, 2025-12-24 0.64, 2026-01-27 0.64, 2026-02-26 0.63, 2026-03-27 0.69, 2026-04-28 0.77, 2026-05-28 0.77, 2026-06-29 0.72, 2026-07-29 0.78, 2026-08-27 0.91, 2026-09-25 0.79 | net sampled monthly: 2025-09-30 -65,025, 2025-10-28 -73,602, 2025-11-25 -63,430, 2025-12-23 -49,723, 2026-01-20 -51,546, 2026-02-17 -80,705, 2026-03-17 -39,838, 2026-04-14 13,116, 2026-05-12 55,493, 2026-06-09 42,538, 2026-07-07 34,354, 2026-08-04 55,321, 2026-09-01 100,963, 2026-09-22 76,182
Books against the sessionManaged-money 52-week z against one-session change | n 18 | WTI Crude Oil z +1.04 chg -2.33%, RBOB Gasoline z +1.84 chg -10.58%, Heating Oil (ULSD) z -0.64 chg -5.67%, Natural Gas z +0.33 chg -2.18%, Gold z +0.81 chg -0.13%, Silver z -0.11 chg +2.26%, Platinum z -0.08 chg +0.87%, Palladium z -1.51 chg -1.02%, Copper z +1.77 chg +0.71%, Corn z +1.92 chg +0.14%, Wheat (SRW) z +0.89 chg -0.53%, Wheat (HRW) z +1.25 chg -0.65%, Soybeans z +1.61 chg +0.11%, Sugar No. 11 z +2.55 chg -0.34%, Coffee C z -1.54 chg +1.00%, Cocoa z -1.29 chg +0.23%, Cotton No. 2 z +1.36 chg -0.75%, Feeder Cattle z -1.64 chg -1.67%
Managed-money net position expressed as a z-score over 52 weeks, against the session price change. Live cross-section.
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Contract rolls. A continuous front-month series is two different contracts either side of a roll, and the change across that seam measures the calendar spread rather than the tape. Brent Crude Oil: the two closes belong to two different contracts (BZX26.NYM then BZZ26.NYM) — the change is the calendar spread, not a session move. The level shown is current; the change is withheld. Soybean Oil: the two closes belong to two different contracts (ZLV26.CBT then ZLZ26.CBT) — the change is the calendar spread, not a session move. The level shown is current; the change is withheld. Soybean Meal: the two closes belong to two different contracts (ZMV26.CBT then ZMZ26.CBT) — the change is the calendar spread, not a session move. The level shown is current; the change is withheld. Live Cattle: the two closes belong to two different contracts (LEV26.CME then LEZ26.CME) — the change is the calendar spread, not a session move. The level shown is current; the change is withheld. Lean Hogs: the two closes belong to two different contracts (HEV26.CME then HEZ26.CME) — the change is the calendar spread, not a session move. The level shown is current; the change is withheld.