Positioning extremes

Positioning from the CFTC Commitments of Traders report, Legacy futures-only. Markets listed below set a positioning record in one or more trader categories within the last 8 reporting weeks.

In record this week

In record this week
Market	Group	Large specs			Commercials			Small specs
Market		Large specsTilt	Pct	Record	CommercialsTilt	Pct	Record	Small specsTilt	Pct	Record
Natural Gas	energy	-29.6%	17	no record	+21.8%	90	551w long	+15.6%	13	no record
Commercials most long in 551 weeks
British Pound	fx	-54.8%	4	no record	+43.8%	98	496w long	-24.9%	25	no record
Commercials most long in 496 weeks
Euro FX	fx	-23.6%	16	346w short	+11.9%	80	346w long	+18.4%	45	no record
Large specs most short in 346 weeksCommercials most long in 346 weeks
Sugar No. 11	softs	+37.2%	60	106w long	-24.0%	20	150w short	+40.7%	94	275w long
Large specs most long in 106 weeksCommercials most short in 150 weeksSmall specs most long in 275 weeks
Swiss Franc	fx	-28.7%	60	137w long	+24.1%	24	65w short · 8 Sept	-42.4%	28	87w short · 22 Sept
Large specs most long in 137 weeksCommercials were most short in 65 weeks (8 Sept)Small specs were most short in 87 weeks (22 Sept)
UST Bond 30Y	rates	-24.1%	32	no record	+2.8%	59	no record	+12.8%	70	124w short
Small specs most short in 124 weeks
Platinum	metal	+31.9%	53	no record	-29.1%	78	74w long	+34.8%	17	no record
Commercials most long in 74 weeks
Palladium	metal	-31.5%	27	71w short	+51.6%	81	71w long	+21.1%	68	no record
Large specs most short in 71 weeksCommercials most long in 71 weeks

Record set earlier, no longer standing (last 8 weekly reports)

Record set earlier, no longer standing (last 8 weekly reports)
Market	Group	Large specs			Commercials			Small specs
Market		Large specsTilt	Pct	Record	CommercialsTilt	Pct	Record	Small specsTilt	Pct	Record
Gold	metal	+73.5%	93	87w long · 15 Sept	-69.0%	2	610w short · 8 Sept	+51.9%	94	no record
Large specs were most long in 87 weeks (15 Sept)Commercials were most short on record (11.8 years of data, 8 Sept)
Corn	ags	+53.9%	81	225w long · 1 Sept	-17.4%	16	609w short · 1 Sept	-9.8%	59	no record
Large specs were most long in 225 weeks (1 Sept)Commercials were most short on record (11.8 years of data, 1 Sept)
Nasdaq 100	index	+36.1%	84	486w long · 6 Oct	-16.7%	12	326w short · 6 Oct	+19.4%	91	no record
Large specs were most long in 486 weeks (6 Oct)Commercials were most short in 326 weeks (6 Oct)
Russell 2000	index	-21.4%	37	no record	+9.2%	88	477w long · 6 Oct	+23.7%	86	no record
Commercials were most long in 477 weeks (6 Oct)
Wheat SRW	ags	-6.6%	54	219w long · 1 Sept	+4.0%	37	221w short · 1 Sept	+4.0%	86	no record
Large specs were most long in 219 weeks (1 Sept)Commercials were most short in 221 weeks (1 Sept)
UST 5Y Note	rates	-41.8%	37	216w long · 22 Sept	+10.5%	56	204w short · 22 Sept	+3.6%	65	no record
Large specs were most long in 216 weeks (22 Sept)Commercials were most short in 204 weeks (22 Sept)
UST 2Y Note	rates	-39.1%	36	216w long · 29 Sept	+14.4%	66	179w short · 29 Sept	+9.2%	51	190w short · 25 Aug
Large specs were most long in 216 weeks (29 Sept)Commercials were most short in 179 weeks (29 Sept)Small specs were most short in 190 weeks (25 Aug)
Copper	metal	+46.7%	95	no record	-26.6%	17	120w short · 8 Sept	+29.9%	85	no record
Commercials were most short in 120 weeks (8 Sept)
Silver	metal	+49.0%	69	no record	-37.1%	44	no record	+46.5%	78	113w long · 8 Sept
Small specs were most long in 113 weeks (8 Sept)
Brent Crude	energy	-34.5%	48	82w short · 22 Sept	+22.1%	38	no record	+21.6%	80	no record
Large specs were most short in 82 weeks (22 Sept)
Coffee C	softs	+17.4%	43	no record	-8.9%	56	no record	+5.1%	11	81w long · 25 Aug
Small specs were most long in 81 weeks (25 Aug)
Australian Dollar	fx	-37.4%	37	no record	+34.5%	53	no record	+21.0%	83	55w short · 15 Sept
Small specs were most short in 55 weeks (15 Sept)
Cocoa	softs	-11.8%	11	no record	+3.6%	88	no record	+8.7%	18	55w long · 1 Sept
Small specs were most long in 55 weeks (1 Sept)
Japanese Yen	fx	+15.1%	74	53w long · 15 Sept	-14.4%	23	no record	-2.3%	63	no record
Large specs were most long in 53 weeks (15 Sept)