WHEAT-SRW COT report
WHEAT-SRW - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE positioning from the CFTC Legacy report. Net positions equal long contracts minus short contracts. Commercial, non-commercial and non-reportable classifications describe participants; they are not buy or sell signals.
Positions as of 2026-10-27. Open interest: 525558 contracts. This is the latest stored observation, not live trading data.
How are traders positioned?
| Category | Long | Short | Net contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-commercial | 119487 | 170249 | -50762 |
| Commercial | 207540 | 156512 | 51028 |
| Non-reportable | 35820 | 36086 | -266 |
Non-commercial percentile: 59 across 99 stored observations. This is the share of sampled net positions at or below the latest value, not a price forecast.
Position history in contracts
| Observation date | Non-commercial net |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | -50762 |
| 2026-10-20 | -29270 |
| 2026-10-13 | -17606 |
| 2026-10-06 | -16048 |
| 2026-09-29 | -16462 |
| 2026-09-22 | -7360 |
| 2026-09-15 | 1228 |
| 2026-09-08 | 10470 |
| 2026-09-01 | 24703 |
| 2026-08-25 | -6779 |
| 2026-08-18 | -18765 |
| 2026-08-11 | -24910 |
| 2026-08-04 | -14759 |
| 2026-07-28 | -1992 |
| 2026-07-21 | -7009 |
| 2026-07-14 | -16339 |
| 2026-07-07 | -49730 |
| 2026-06-30 | -55004 |
| 2026-06-23 | -48411 |
| 2026-06-16 | -50812 |
| 2026-06-09 | -57853 |
| 2026-06-02 | -40762 |
| 2026-05-26 | -9458 |
| 2026-05-19 | 263 |
| 2026-05-12 | -14421 |
| 2026-05-05 | -16668 |
| 2026-04-28 | 866 |
| 2026-04-21 | -25537 |
| 2026-04-14 | -18366 |
| 2026-04-07 | -18707 |
| 2026-03-31 | -9415 |
| 2026-03-24 | -17088 |
| 2026-03-17 | -25668 |
| 2026-03-10 | -29165 |
| 2026-03-03 | -26008 |
| 2026-02-24 | -16088 |
| 2026-02-17 | -55058 |
| 2026-02-10 | -71258 |
| 2026-02-03 | -65496 |
| 2026-01-27 | -79390 |
| 2026-01-20 | -93730 |
| 2026-01-13 | -86025 |
| 2026-01-06 | -88091 |
| 2025-12-30 | -70991 |
| 2025-12-23 | -71832 |
| 2025-12-16 | -50166 |
| 2025-12-09 | -29072 |
| 2025-12-02 | -26431 |
| 2025-11-25 | -35366 |
| 2025-11-18 | -29287 |
| 2025-11-10 | -35898 |
| 2025-11-04 | -49186 |
| 2025-10-28 | -49829 |
| 2025-10-21 | -80232 |
| 2025-10-14 | -84679 |
| 2025-10-07 | -70634 |
| 2025-09-30 | -75095 |
| 2025-09-23 | -81682 |
| 2025-09-16 | -72159 |
| 2025-09-09 | -82139 |
| 2025-09-02 | -71636 |
| 2025-08-26 | -78782 |
| 2025-08-19 | -93618 |
| 2025-08-12 | -89046 |
| 2025-08-05 | -78565 |
| 2025-07-29 | -69685 |
| 2025-07-22 | -53909 |
| 2025-07-15 | -65521 |
| 2025-07-08 | -61840 |
| 2025-07-01 | -69636 |
| 2025-06-24 | -71192 |
| 2025-06-17 | -84582 |
| 2025-06-10 | -93863 |
| 2025-06-03 | -97074 |
| 2025-05-27 | -98755 |
| 2025-05-20 | -99626 |
| 2025-05-13 | -118100 |
| 2025-05-06 | -107537 |
| 2025-04-29 | -116808 |
| 2025-04-22 | -93969 |
| 2025-04-15 | -88326 |
| 2025-04-08 | -91924 |
| 2025-04-01 | -102800 |
| 2025-03-25 | -82548 |
| 2025-03-18 | -76479 |
| 2025-03-11 | -78073 |
| 2025-03-04 | -84842 |
| 2025-02-25 | -62051 |
| 2025-02-18 | -36772 |
| 2025-02-11 | -55941 |
| 2025-02-04 | -67355 |
| 2025-01-28 | -91111 |
| 2025-01-21 | -73009 |
| 2025-01-14 | -82209 |
| 2025-01-07 | -79474 |
| 2024-12-31 | -76464 |
| 2024-12-24 | -87266 |
| 2024-12-17 | -79340 |
| 2024-12-10 | -59290 |
Historical AI commentary — 2026-07-07
This commentary is dated separately from the positioning table. It may describe an earlier market environment.
SUMMARY: Wheat shows a mixed positioning picture with Producer/Merchant shorts at a 91st percentile extreme while Managed Money shorts sit near the 33rd percentile, indicating the market is in a transitional regime. The 1-year PCA analysis suggests a potential short-term pullback followed by a modest recovery, with historical similar weeks showing a 60% chance of positive returns over 12 weeks....
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