COT · Historical archive
12 May 2026
A reconstructed cross-market positioning table from the 2026 COT record.
Metals
GoldPositioning reversal25th18.5%+5K
SilverPositioning reversal33rd12.2%+5.3K
CopperHistorical extreme98th25.3%+10.4K
PlatinumPositioning reversal82nd23.9%+3.8K
PalladiumPositioning reversal81st-10.4%−14
Energy
Crude Oil (WTI)Neutral range49th4.3%−2.4K
Natural Gas (Henry Hub)Crowded short8th-7.3%−12.4K
Gasoline (RBOB)Positioning reversal70th19.3%−2.7K
Heating Oil / ULSDPositioning reversal42nd3.5%−2.2K
Agriculture
CornCrowded long96th11.8%−44.4K
Wheat (SRW)Neutral range94th-3.2%−9.1K
SoybeansPositioning reversal97th17.4%−6.8K
Coffee CPositioning reversal28th11.4%−6K
Sugar No. 11Positioning reversal23rd-8.5%+13.7K
Cotton No. 2Crowded long94th11.6%+8.4K
CocoaPositioning reversal7th-5.6%+2.9K
Live CattleNeutral range84th27.3%−11.1K
Lean HogsCrowded short37th9.4%−10.2K
Currencies
Euro FXPositioning reversal69th2.2%+6.2K
British PoundPositioning reversal63rd13.2%+11.3K
Japanese YenPositioning reversal25th-17.2%−9.5K
Swiss FrancCrowded short25th-8.1%−1.1K
Canadian DollarPositioning reversal63rd-15.0%+10.1K
Australian DollarPositioning reversal97th19.3%−749
Mexican PesoPositioning reversal93rd30.7%−2.3K
Equity indices
S&P 500Positioning reversal13th-20.7%−30.6K
Nasdaq-100Crowded short1st-23.3%−17.4K
Dow Jones (DJIA)Positioning reversal17th-16.1%+596
Russell 2000Neutral range30th-14.1%−5.3K
VIX FuturesPositioning reversal19th-11.8%−8.8K
Rates
SOFR 3-MonthCrowded short1st-11.5%−187.7K
10-Year T-NotePositioning reversal32nd-33.4%+46.9K
Ultra T-BondPositioning reversal3rd-37.1%+2.4K
Crypto
Bitcoin (CME)Positioning reversal66th-47.0%+668
Ether (CME)Positioning reversal29th-32.8%+3.2K