Dow Jones COT Report
The Commitment of Traders (COT) report shows how the largest traders are positioned in Dow Jones futures each week. The CFTC splits open interest into speculators (managed money) and commercial hedgers, so you can see who is leaning which way. Tracking when Dow Jones speculative positioning reaches an extreme, and how speculators line up against commercials, is one of the most widely followed sentiment tools in futures.
What drives Dow Jones positioning
In equity index futures, asset managers and dealers hedge exposure while leveraged funds trade direction, so an extreme in Dow Jones speculative positioning often marks a sentiment extreme. Dow Jones positioning tracks cyclical and value-leaning large caps and the broad economic cycle.
How to read the Dow Jones COT report
In Dow Jones, read the 52-week z-score by trader type, since asset-manager hedges and leveraged-fund directional bets move differently: a high positive net reading is crowded long, a deeply negative one crowded short. The positioning regime distinguishes a trending tape from a stretched, reversal-prone one. The Dow's speculative positioning is thinner than the S&P's, so weigh extremes alongside the broader index reads. New to this? Start with how to read the COT report.
COTInsight scores Dow Jones on nine analytical layers every week, the moment the CFTC data lands: the 52-week z-score, the 3-year COT Index, regime classification, price-versus-positioning divergence, open-interest trend and more, with up to ten years of history so you can see how today compares to every prior extreme.
Dow Jones COT report FAQ
Which CFTC report covers Dow Jones?
Dow Jones positioning comes from the CFTC Traders in Financial Futures (TFF) report, which splits Dow Jones positioning into Dealer/Intermediary, Asset Manager, Leveraged Funds and Other Reportables. COTInsight reads it directly from the CFTC every week.
When is the Dow Jones COT report updated?
The CFTC releases the Commitments of Traders report every Friday at 3:30pm ET, reflecting positions as of the prior Tuesday. COTInsight recomputes the Dow Jones z-score, COT Index and regime the moment the data lands.
Is Dow Jones COT positioning bullish or bearish right now?
The COT report is a positioning and sentiment gauge, not a direct buy or sell signal: it shows whether speculators are crowded long or short in Dow Jones. COTInsight scores this week's Dow Jones reading on a 52-week z-score, a 3-year COT Index and a positioning regime. Start a free 7-day trial to see the current reading.
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