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Oats - Chicago Board Of Trade

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Signal state

Bullish+31

Generated market from CFTC archives.

Signal layer

Score breakdown

How the +100 to -100 conviction score is calculated

Macro Score

+46 pts

Target Exposure

+31%

Market History

Net Positioning History

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

Compare Markets
Oats - Chicago Board Of TradeManaged Money — 6 Month Positioning Report
Report DateLong PositionsShort PositionsChange in LongsChange in ShortsNet PositionsNet Change% OI Long% OI ShortOpen Interest
Max8851,937+664+562885+1,91319.7%37.5%6,895
Min00-332-1,249-1,937-8680.0%0.0%3,805
13 Per. Avg1101,183+54-124-1,072+1782.4%26.3%4,545
May 26, 20267010+37+0701+3714.6%0.0%4,790
May 19, 20266640+664-1,249664+1,91314.7%0.0%4,525
Feb 3, 202601,249+0-105-1,249+1050.0%30.1%4,142
Jan 27, 202601,354+0+37-1,354-370.0%32.3%4,198
Jan 20, 202601,317+0+176-1,317-1760.0%32.2%4,092
Jan 13, 202601,141+0-553-1,141+5530.0%27.4%4,158
Dec 23, 202501,694+0-32-1,694+320.0%37.5%4,512
Dec 16, 202501,726+0+445-1,726-4450.0%37.2%4,644
Dec 9, 202501,281-70+3-1,281-730.0%31.3%4,097
Dec 2, 2025701,278+70-80-1,208+1501.7%31.8%4,020
Nov 25, 202501,358+0-18-1,358+180.0%30.2%4,493
Nov 18, 202501,376+0-226-1,376+2260.0%26.7%5,148
Nov 10, 202501,602+0-12-1,602+120.0%25.6%6,270
Nov 4, 202501,614+0-192-1,614+1920.0%25.6%6,301
Oct 28, 202501,806+0-131-1,806+1310.0%26.6%6,786
Oct 21, 202501,937+0+179-1,937-1790.0%28.9%6,700
Oct 14, 202501,758+0+160-1,758-1600.0%26.2%6,715
Oct 7, 202501,598+0+223-1,598-2230.0%23.2%6,895
Sep 30, 202501,375+0+205-1,375-2050.0%23.9%5,740
Sep 23, 202501,170+0+194-1,170-1940.0%22.2%5,270
Sep 16, 20250976+0+414-976-4140.0%20.9%4,675
Sep 9, 20250562-306+562-562-8680.0%13.4%4,190
Nov 19, 20243060-247+0306-2478.0%0.0%3,805
Nov 12, 20245530-332+0553-33213.1%0.0%4,212
Nov 5, 20248850+99-136885+23519.7%0.0%4,497
Oct 29, 2024786136+0+0650+018.7%3.2%4,212

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.

May 26, 2026(Latest)
Open interest: 4,790 contractsWeek 1 of 26
Trader typeLongShortNetLong % OIShort % OINet % OIWoW Δ Net

Managed Money

Reference group used for the main bias model

7010701+14.6%+0.0%+14.6%+37

Producer Merchant

1,1693,344-2,175+24.4%+69.8%-45.4%+78

Nonreportable

1,752809943+36.6%+16.9%+19.7%-114

Other Reportables

768362406+16.0%+7.6%+8.5%-3

Swap Dealers

1260126+2.6%+0.0%+2.6%+2

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

The market is leaning bullish. This week looks steady versus the recent range.

Trend check

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

Macro check

Macro conditions are supporting the current positioning.

Crowding

Positioning is noticeable but not yet extreme.

Current positioning

The market is leaning bullish. Positioning is noticeable but not yet extreme. Managed Money is currently net long by 701 contracts.

Macro regime

Macro currents are clearly supportive for Oats - Chicago Board Of Trade, with the broader regime reinforcing the current bias.

Replay summary

Constructive bullish regime. The market is leaning bullish. Price trend is flat, so momentum is not adding much confirmation yet. Macro conditions are supporting the current positioning.

Risk layer

Veto reasons and caution flags

These are the conditions that reduce conviction even when the raw positioning signal looks strong.

Price trend does not confirm positioning.