Soybeans COT Report
The Commitment of Traders (COT) report shows how the largest traders are positioned in Soybeans 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 Soybeans 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 Soybeans positioning
In grains, commercials are farmers, elevators and grain merchants hedging the crop, so Soybeans positioning carries a strong seasonal and weather signature that speculative flows amplify. Soybean positioning keys off Chinese import demand, South American harvests, the US growing season and the crush into meal and oil.
How to read the Soybeans COT report
For Soybeans, the 52-week z-score frames how far managed money has pushed positioning from its seasonal norm: high positive is crowded long, deeply negative is crowded short. Because grain flows carry a strong seasonal and weather signature, read the score together with the positioning regime to see whether the move is trending or overextended. Because China demand and the South American crop dominate, watch the export-sales pace alongside the z-score. If COT is new to you, start with how to read the COT report.
COTInsight scores Soybeans 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.
Soybeans COT report FAQ
Which CFTC report covers Soybeans?
Soybeans positioning comes from the CFTC Disaggregated Commitments of Traders report, which splits Soybeans open interest into Producer/Merchant/Processor/User and Swap Dealer hedgers on one side and Managed Money and Other Reportables on the other. COTInsight reads it directly from the CFTC every week.
When is the Soybeans 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 Soybeans z-score, COT Index and regime the moment the data lands.
Is Soybeans 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 Soybeans. COTInsight scores this week's Soybeans 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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