Soybeans COT Report

Latest data as of 1997-12-30. Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only.

Large speculators were net short 23,360 contracts in Soybeans futures as of 1997-12-30, up 5,725 from the prior week. Commercial hedgers were net short 23,980 contracts, with total open interest of 690,840 contracts. The COT index stands at 25.1.

Open interest690,840
Non-commercial long60,045
Non-commercial short83,405
Non-commercial net-23,360
Commercial long323,650
Commercial short347,630
Commercial net-23,980
WoW change in non-commercial net5,725
COT index25.1

Last 52 weeks

DateOpen interestNon-commercial netCommercial net
1997-12-300-23,360-23,980
1997-12-230-29,085-27,985
1997-12-190-34,565-8,890
1997-12-160-3,755-54,435
1997-12-09037,305-83,575
1997-12-02040,990-93,700
1997-11-25046,790-98,490
1997-11-18046,235-86,020
1997-11-11073,050-98,270
1997-11-04064,360-81,080
1997-10-28048,076-61,231
1997-10-21024,960-35,955
1997-10-140-16,33047,825
1997-10-070-66,27091,360
1997-09-300-121,675186,710
1997-09-230-124,680192,070
1997-09-160-96,125172,325
1997-09-090-87,015166,665
1997-09-020-101,235141,250
1997-08-260-103,640138,075
1997-08-190-88,305115,975
1997-08-120-69,37589,800
1997-08-050-43,64059,695
1997-07-290-58,53057,775
1997-07-220-73,63090,665
1997-07-150-52,79060,865
1997-07-080-55,90575,315
1997-07-010-51,87554,500
1997-06-24036,275-65,315
1997-06-17081,895-126,700
1997-06-10092,810-123,880
1997-06-030133,900-196,545
1997-05-270123,595-165,970
1997-05-200148,085-215,975
1997-05-130195,460-287,340
1997-05-060218,955-313,395
1997-04-290206,815-287,810
1997-04-220166,800-248,585
1997-04-150177,025-259,780
1997-04-080216,955-305,025
1997-04-010265,110-338,020
1997-03-250261,275-343,980
1997-03-180269,770-355,790
1997-03-110262,190-340,435
1997-03-040229,565-292,265
1997-02-250205,835-272,250
1997-02-180212,920-265,555
1997-02-110164,060-240,710
1997-02-040174,295-229,970
1997-01-280192,920-247,745
1997-01-210172,645-222,355
1997-01-140125,555-171,755

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Frequently asked questions

What is the COT report?
The Commitments of Traders (COT) report is a weekly publication by the CFTC that breaks down open interest in futures markets by trader category, including non-commercial (speculator) and commercial (hedger) positions.
When is the COT report released?
The COT report is released every Friday at 3:30 pm ET, with positions measured as of the prior Tuesday.
What does non-commercial net mean?
Non-commercial net is the number of long contracts held by large speculators minus their short contracts. A positive value means speculators are net long; a negative value means they are net short.