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Butter (Cash Settled) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange

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Signal state

Neutral-4

Generated market from CFTC archives.

Signal layer

Score breakdown

How the +100 to -100 conviction score is calculated

Macro Score

+9 pts

Target Exposure

-4%

Market History

Net Positioning History

Historical net positioning (Longs minus Shorts) for the reference trader group.

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Butter (Cash Settled) - Chicago Mercantile ExchangeManaged Money — 6 Month Positioning Report
Report DateLong PositionsShort PositionsChange in LongsChange in ShortsNet PositionsNet Change% OI Long% OI ShortOpen Interest
Max19278+19+102-28+920.1%1.1%32,410
Min028-15-73-278-1020.0%0.1%23,446
13 Per. Avg2146-1+15-144-160.0%0.6%25,281
Mar 24, 20260278+0+55-278-550.0%1.1%24,920
Mar 17, 20260223+0+102-223-1020.0%0.9%24,173
Mar 10, 20260121+0+93-121-930.0%0.5%23,446
Mar 3, 2026028+0-65-28+650.0%0.1%28,405
Feb 24, 2026093+0-67-93+670.0%0.4%26,708
Feb 17, 20260160+0+31-160-310.0%0.7%23,989
Feb 10, 20260129+0-35-129+350.0%0.5%23,640
Feb 3, 20260164+0+37-164-370.0%0.6%27,067
Jan 27, 20260127+0-47-127+470.0%0.5%25,511
Jan 20, 20260174+0-2-174+20.0%0.7%24,598
Jan 13, 20260176-15+45-176-600.0%0.7%24,371
Jan 6, 202615131+0+37-116-370.1%0.5%23,712
Dec 30, 20251594-4+5-79-90.1%0.3%28,109
Dec 23, 20251989+19-73-70+920.1%0.3%28,283
Dec 16, 20250162+0+3-162-30.0%0.6%26,764
Dec 9, 20250159+0+17-159-170.0%0.6%26,209
Dec 2, 20250142+0+15-142-150.0%0.5%30,563
Nov 25, 20250127+0+39-127-390.0%0.4%30,433
Nov 18, 2025088+0-11-88+110.0%0.3%29,312
Nov 10, 2025099+0+11-99-110.0%0.4%28,067
Nov 4, 2025088+0+11-88-110.0%0.3%32,410
Oct 28, 2025077+0-54-77+540.0%0.3%30,125
Oct 21, 20250131+0-26-131+260.0%0.4%28,843
Oct 14, 20250157+0+24-157-240.0%0.6%26,841
Oct 7, 20250133+0-51-133+510.0%0.5%24,608
Sep 30, 20250184+0+0-184+00.0%0.7%27,912

COT report

Longs vs shorts by trader category — week by week

Browse the official CFTC report week by week to see how each trader group's positioning has shifted. The WoW Δ column shows the net contract change from the prior week.

Mar 24, 2026(Latest)
Open interest: 24,920 contractsWeek 1 of 26
Trader typeLongShortNetLong % OIShort % OINet % OIWoW Δ Net

Managed Money

Reference group used for the main bias model

0278-278+0.0%+1.1%-1.1%-55

Other Reportables

3023,192-2,890+1.2%+12.8%-11.6%-471

Swap Dealers

4,3292,2252,104+17.4%+8.9%+8.4%-122

Nonreportable

1,154494660+4.6%+2.0%+2.6%-78

Producer Merchant

13,48313,079404+54.1%+52.5%+1.6%+726

Interpretation layer

Why the terminal reads this market the way it does

The platform turns the underlying scores into a readable narrative: pressure, confirmation, macro support, and crowding.

Positioning pressure

Positioning is neutral this week. This week's COT print is less bullish than the prior week.

Trend check

Price trend is flat, so momentum is not adding much confirmation yet.

Macro check

Macro conditions are mostly neutral right now.

Crowding

Positioning looks balanced rather than crowded.

Current positioning

Positioning is neutral this week. Positioning looks balanced rather than crowded. Managed Money is currently net short by 278 contracts.

Macro regime

Macro conditions are mostly neutral for Butter (Cash Settled) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

Replay summary

Mixed regime. Positioning is neutral this week. Price trend is flat, so momentum is not adding much confirmation yet. Macro conditions are mostly neutral right now.