UST 10Y NOTE · CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE · CFTC code 043602 · week ending 2026-08-11
Leveraged Money holds a net position of −2,163,714 contracts, or 39.6% of the 5,458,890 contracts of open interest, leaving the category net short. That is within the normal range of the last three years (z = −0.72 and sits at 36 on a 0–100 scale of its three-year range). In contracts, the net position moved +67,956 while open interest moved +193,443 — new longs entering, with fresh money taking the long side as open interest grew alongside the position. That is +2.75pp as a share of open interest.
Leveraged Money · blue above the line is net long, red below is net short
The denominator. Positioning shares mean little without knowing whether the market itself is growing or shrinking.
Shaded beyond ±2σ. Measures how unusual today's share is for this market.
Rank within the 3-year range. Shaded below 10 and above 90.
Change in the net share week over week, in percentage points of open interest.
Net share of open interest by trader group. The groups net to zero — every long is someone's short.
The classic Commercial / Large Speculator split is not offered for financial futures. The CFTC's financial taxonomy (Dealer, Asset Manager, Leveraged Money) is a different cut rather than a subdivision of the legacy one, and no combination of its categories reproduces the legacy figures, so presenting one would be a guess.
| Week | Open interest | Net | Net % OI | Δ pp | Z | COT Idx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | 5,458,890 | −2,163,714 | -39.64% | 2.75 | -0.72 | 36 |
| 2026-08-04 | 5,265,447 | −2,231,670 | -42.38% | -1.81 | -1.23 | 25 |
| 2026-07-28 | 5,313,478 | −2,155,739 | -40.57% | -1.41 | -0.92 | 32 |
| 2026-07-21 | 5,272,703 | −2,064,805 | -39.16% | 0.19 | -0.68 | 38 |
| 2026-07-14 | 5,284,601 | −2,079,653 | -39.35% | -1.65 | -0.72 | 37 |
| 2026-07-07 | 5,315,630 | −2,004,023 | -37.70% | -0.17 | -0.44 | 44 |
| 2026-06-30 | 5,248,455 | −1,969,851 | -37.53% | -0.76 | -0.42 | 45 |
| 2026-06-23 | 5,271,748 | −1,938,747 | -36.78% | 2.33 | -0.30 | 48 |
| 2026-06-16 | 5,324,590 | −2,082,236 | -39.11% | -1.41 | -0.71 | 38 |
| 2026-06-09 | 5,251,295 | −1,979,511 | -37.70% | -0.82 | -0.47 | 44 |
| 2026-06-02 | 5,323,279 | −1,963,094 | -36.88% | -4.80 | -0.34 | 48 |
| 2026-05-26 | 6,254,472 | −2,005,980 | -32.07% | 1.40 | 0.48 | 67 |