Every week, the biggest players in the futures market reveal their positions. In the final episode of Futures Unlocked, Irina Pchelintceva decodes the Commitments of Traders (COT) report and shows how she uses it to stop fighting the move. In this episode: • What the COT report is, when it comes out, and why it lags by three days • The three groups of traders: commercials (hedgers), large speculators and small speculators • Where to find the report and how to calculate net positioning • Why the weekly change matters as much as the level, and what open interest tells you • Trend confirmation with a crude oil example • The contrarian approach: spotting crowded trades at extremes, with a live sugar short • Your weekly COT checklist The COT report gives you context, not an entry. Combine it with your price action and fundamentals. Not financial advice. For educational purposes only. Futures are leveraged and you can lose more than your initial investment. |
