Commitments of traders over the past nine years - both open interest and net positions have soared to levels close to previous highs. This mirrors a general resurgence in investor interest in gold.

The Commitments of Traders (COT) report provides a breakdown of open interest for commodity markets in which 20 or more traders hold positions equal to or above the reporting levels established by ...

The Commitment of Traders (COT) report offers traders insight into where certain types of traders are positioned in the commodity markets.

Traders use the Commitments of Traders (COT) reports to gain perspective on the commodity market, as it provides insight into where the market’s biggest participants are moving their money.

The Commitments of Traders reports don’t actually provide us with anything tradable – usually – but act as confirmation of what we already know about market activity. Again, usually.

The Commitments of Traders or COT report is a weekly report showing the positions of futures market participants. Learn how to use the COT report.

CoT_body_Picture_1.png, Track The Largest Traders With The Commitment of Traders (CoT) Report. Courtesy of CFTC. It may be helpful to think of the CoT report as a sentiment indicator with a lot ...

Until recently, no other regulator or exchange published data on traders and positions in comparable detail. By default, therefore, the COT report has become the cornerstone of research into how ...

The first half of the year saw significant oil price volatility influenced by U.S. trade policies, OPEC+ production decisions ...

As a result, the weekly Commitments of Traders report that is produced by CFTC staff will be delayed until all trades can be reported. A report will be published upon receipt and validation of data ...