==================================================================================================== COT POSITION SUMMARY REPORT ==================================================================================================== Data as of: 2026-10-20 Report generated: 2026-10-24 12:01 Contracts tracked: 38 Key markets: 17 MARKET SENTIMENT SUMMARY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bullish (>75th %ile): 12 Bearish (<25th %ile): 14 Neutral: 12 ==================================================================================================== METALS ==================================================================================================== Market OI Comm Net Comm % Spec Net Spec % Div %ile Signal ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOLD * 402,279 -235,582 -58.6% +35,717 +8.9% 12 Lean Bear SILVER * 113,992 -37,176 -32.6% +17,381 +15.2% 79 Lean Bull COPPER * 327,119 -64,296 -19.7% +6,899 +2.1% 50 Neutral PLATINUM 70,511 -15,694 -22.3% +2,532 +3.6% 85 Lean Bull PALLADIUM 24,916 +8,123 +32.6% +1,010 +4.1% 54 Neutral ==================================================================================================== ENERGY ==================================================================================================== Market OI Comm Net Comm % Spec Net Spec % Div %ile Signal ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CRUDE OIL * 1,835,144 -116,158 -6.3% +26,833 +1.5% 85 Lean Bull NATURAL GAS * 405,527 -262,882 -64.8% +710 +0.2% 7 STRONG BEAR GASOLINE 337,457 -81,044 -24.0% +11,455 +3.4% 10 STRONG BEAR HEATING OIL 269,131 -30,397 -11.3% +17,369 +6.5% 39 Neutral ==================================================================================================== STOCK INDICES ==================================================================================================== Market OI Comm Net Comm % Spec Net Spec % Div %ile Signal ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S&P 500 * 1,935,470 +33,922 +1.8% +108,749 +5.6% 53 Neutral NASDAQ 100 * 272,462 -63,576 -23.3% +12,850 +4.7% 1 STRONG BEAR DOW JONES 90,022 -8,113 -9.0% +1,388 +1.5% 51 Neutral RUSSELL 2000 466,789 +34,521 +7.4% +7,388 +1.6% 68 Neutral VIX 433,778 +98,577 +22.7% -2,068 -0.5% 100 STRONG BULL ==================================================================================================== FIXED INCOME ==================================================================================================== Market OI Comm Net Comm % Spec Net Spec % Div %ile Signal ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T-BONDS * 1,785,457 +20,686 +1.2% +47,733 +2.7% 74 Neutral 10Y NOTES * 5,868,295 +930,819 +15.9% +33,474 +0.6% 84 Lean Bull 2Y NOTES 4,533,571 +815,655 +18.0% +41,128 +0.9% 7 STRONG BEAR 5Y NOTES 6,715,851 +1,038,989 +15.5% +35,120 +0.5% 5 STRONG BEAR ==================================================================================================== CURRENCIES ==================================================================================================== Market OI Comm Net Comm % Spec Net Spec % Div %ile Signal ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EUR/USD * 877,940 +104,895 +11.9% +29,629 +3.4% 99 STRONG BULL USD/JPY * 379,141 -71,087 -18.7% +1,209 +0.3% 29 Neutral GBP/USD * 254,060 +95,508 +37.6% -15,088 -5.9% 97 STRONG BULL USD/CHF 136,451 +34,017 +24.9% -15,867 -11.6% 19 Lean Bear USD/CAD 383,635 +86,848 +22.6% -12,139 -3.2% 29 Neutral AUD/USD 333,010 +114,925 +34.5% +12,367 +3.7% 63 Neutral NZD/USD 131,413 +60,422 +46.0% -2,273 -1.7% 72 Neutral USD/MXN 278,165 -17,826 -6.4% +803 +0.3% 92 STRONG BULL ==================================================================================================== GRAINS ==================================================================================================== Market OI Comm Net Comm % Spec Net Spec % Div %ile Signal ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORN * 1,835,658 -261,080 -14.2% -25,609 -1.4% 10 STRONG BEAR SOYBEANS * 1,093,612 -221,638 -20.3% -24,958 -2.3% 10 Lean Bear WHEAT * 516,379 +29,782 +5.8% -512 -0.1% 19 Lean Bear SOYBEAN OIL 570,462 -93,393 -16.4% +11,766 +2.1% 19 Lean Bear SOYBEAN MEAL 635,401 -229,210 -36.1% +23,210 +3.7% 3 STRONG BEAR ==================================================================================================== SOFTS ==================================================================================================== Market OI Comm Net Comm % Spec Net Spec % Div %ile Signal ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COFFEE * 170,911 -21,763 -12.7% +1,631 +1.0% 84 Lean Bull SUGAR * 1,210,639 -286,564 -23.7% +57,748 +4.8% 5 STRONG BEAR COCOA 178,141 +5,363 +3.0% +1,714 +1.0% 77 Lean Bull COTTON 401,293 -100,837 -25.1% +6,316 +1.6% 25 Lean Bear ==================================================================================================== MEATS ==================================================================================================== Market OI Comm Net Comm % Spec Net Spec % Div %ile Signal ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIVE CATTLE 289,575 -22,995 -7.9% -7,735 -2.7% 93 STRONG BULL LEAN HOGS 291,717 +76,013 +26.1% +717 +0.2% 100 STRONG BULL FEEDER CATTLE 62,145 +3,286 +5.3% -2,799 -4.5% 59 Neutral ==================================================================================================== ACTIONABLE SIGNALS (Extreme Readings) ==================================================================================================== STRONG BULLISH (Commercials accumulating, Retail selling) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIX Div: 100 Comm: +22.7% Spec: -0.5% LEAN HOGS Div: 100 Comm: +26.1% Spec: +0.2% EUR/USD Div: 99 Comm: +11.9% Spec: +3.4% GBP/USD Div: 97 Comm: +37.6% Spec: -5.9% LIVE CATTLE Div: 93 Comm: -7.9% Spec: -2.7% USD/MXN Div: 92 Comm: -6.4% Spec: +0.3% STRONG BEARISH (Commercials distributing, Retail buying) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NASDAQ 100 Div: 1 Comm: -23.3% Spec: +4.7% SOYBEAN MEAL Div: 3 Comm: -36.1% Spec: +3.7% 5Y NOTES Div: 5 Comm: +15.5% Spec: +0.5% SUGAR Div: 5 Comm: -23.7% Spec: +4.8% NATURAL GAS Div: 7 Comm: -64.8% Spec: +0.2% 2Y NOTES Div: 7 Comm: +18.0% Spec: +0.9% GASOLINE Div: 10 Comm: -24.0% Spec: +3.4% CORN Div: 10 Comm: -14.2% Spec: -1.4% ==================================================================================================== LEGEND ==================================================================================================== * = Key market (in watchlist) OI = Open Interest Comm Net = Commercial net position (long - short) Comm % = Commercial net as % of open interest Spec Net = Small speculator net position Spec % = Small speculator net as % of open interest Div %ile = Divergence percentile (100=most bullish historically) STRONG BULL = Divergence >= 90th percentile Lean Bull = Divergence >= 75th percentile Neutral = Divergence 25th-75th percentile Lean Bear = Divergence <= 25th percentile STRONG BEAR = Divergence <= 10th percentile ==================================================================================================== © 2026 csfox.com. 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