COT report · positions as of 13 October 2026 · published 16 Oct
COT report: what changed in the week of 13 October 2026
In the CFTC report for positions as of 13 October 2026, published 16 October, the biggest change was in the Dow: speculators sold 8,749 contracts net, 32.6% of its one-year range, leaving them net long at 10,873. Read on WatchTower Terminal from the CFTC's own figures.
The biggest changes
The Dow: speculators sold 8,749 contracts net, taking them to 10,873 (net long), a move of 32.6% of the past year's range.
Dow Jones COT positioningThe New Zealand dollar: speculators sold 10,832 contracts net, taking them to −11,619 (net short), a move of 28.2% of the past year's range.
New Zealand Dollar COT positioningThe Mexican peso: speculators sold 11,363 contracts net, taking them to 63,564 (net long), a move of 24.9% of the past year's range.
Mexican Peso COT positioningThe euro: speculators sold 23,740 contracts net, taking them to −68,001 (net short), a move of 19.1% of the past year's range, and the most short reading of the year.
Euro COT positioningThe Swiss franc: speculators sold 3,591 contracts net, taking them to −14,941 (net short), a move of 17.2% of the past year's range.
Swiss Franc COT positioning
At a one-year extreme: Euro (most short), Palladium (most short).
Every market, week of 13 October
| Market | Net speculative position | Change on the week | Where in its year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Dollar | 50,591 net long | −3,5424% of range | 78%inside the range |
| British Pound | 10,313 net long | −2,1194.3% of range | 24%inside the range |
| Canadian Dollar | −88,112 net short | −8,48712% of range | 20%inside the range |
| Copper | 61,058 net long | −760.2% of range | 55%inside the range |
| Dow Jones | 10,873 net long | −8,74932.6% of range | 67%inside the range |
| Euro | −68,001 net short | −23,74019.1% of range | 0%near the year’s most short |
| Gold | 107,089 net long | −3,8987.1% of range | 32%inside the range |
| Japanese Yen | −33,673 net short | −8,6306.2% of range | 59%inside the range |
| Mexican Peso | 63,564 net long | −11,36324.9% of range | 42%inside the range |
| Nasdaq 100 | 75,323 net long | +1,5253.6% of range | 60%inside the range |
| New Zealand Dollar | −11,619 net short | −10,83228.2% of range | 57%inside the range |
| Nikkei 225 | 6,452 net long | −1321.4% of range | 83%inside the range |
| Palladium | −10,699 net short | −1,31411.2% of range | 0%near the year’s most short |
| Platinum | 7,043 net long | −1,4329.3% of range | 38%inside the range |
| S&P 500 | 915,835 net long | +9,2205.2% of range | 21%inside the range |
| Silver | 5,619 net long | −1,9099% of range | 5%near the year’s most short |
| Swiss Franc | −14,941 net short | −3,59117.2% of range | 7%near the year’s most short |
| US Dollar | 2,076 net long | +1,2123.6% of range | 79%inside the range |
| WTI Crude | 40,574 net long | −13,0248.8% of range | 52%inside the range |
Net speculative position is non-commercial longs minus shorts, in contracts, from the CFTC Commitments of Traders report for positions as of 13 October 2026, published 16 October 2026. "Where in its year" puts the position between the lowest (0%) and highest (100%) net reading of the past 52 weeks. Contract sizes differ by market, so the change is also given as a share of that range.
Questions
What changed most in the COT report of 13 October 2026?
The Dow: speculators sold 8,749 contracts net, taking them to 10,873 (net long), a move of 32.6% of the past year's range. The New Zealand dollar: speculators sold 10,832 contracts net, taking them to −11,619 (net short), a move of 28.2% of the past year's range. The Mexican peso: speculators sold 11,363 contracts net, taking them to 63,564 (net long), a move of 24.9% of the past year's range.
Which markets are at a positioning extreme?
As of 13 October 2026, speculators were at their most short of the past year in the euro, most short of the past year in palladium.
When is the COT report released?
The CFTC publishes the Commitments of Traders report on Friday afternoon (3:30pm New York time), for positions as of the Tuesday before. This week's positions were taken on 13 October 2026 and published on 16 October 2026.
How should the COT report be read?
As a picture of how speculative money is positioned, not as a timing tool. A position near its one-year extreme says the trade is crowded, which matters most when the story behind it changes. WatchTower Terminal folds the level and the weekly flow into each market's composite score.
In WatchTower Terminal the COT positioning panel carries three years of history per market, beside retail positioning; the terminal is $10 for the first month. Nothing here is financial advice.