Every Friday. What shifted in institutional positioning this week — in 5 minutes.

Raw CFTC data, turned readable — no CSV, no calculations.

Weekly Top Movers Top 10 · signal priority + amplitude
01 Ethereum CME — Asset Managers
↕ Flip
Net -536 ↕ 16%
02 S&P 500 — Asset Managers
◈ Extreme
Net +1.06M L +4.2% 100%
03 Corn — Commercials
◈ Extreme⏬ Heavy Hedging
Net -557K S -10.3% 96%
04 Dollar Index — Asset Managers
👁️ Intensity Divergence
Net +8K S +16.1% 78%
05 Euro — Asset Managers
Net +314K L +3.1% 62%
06 Silver (COMEX) — Commercials
◈ Extreme
Net +16K L +37.1% 44%
07 Sterling — Asset Managers
Net -95K L +30.0% 33%

Every week, institutions report their futures positions to the CFTC.

COTflow decodes what changed — who's building, who's reducing, what just hit an extreme — across 24 markets.

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No forecast. No signal service. Institutional positioning, decoded weekly.

Two panels. Your 5-minute read.

The overview that tells you where to look — before you drill into anything.

Major Weekly Events

Every Friday, the 10 biggest institutional moves ranked by signal type and amplitude.

You see what matters first, automatically
— without scanning 24 markets yourself.

Major Weekly Events Assets where institutions made a significant move this week
01 Ethereum CME — Asset Managers
↕ Flip
Net -536
02 S&P 500 — Asset Managers
◈ Extreme
Net +1.06M
03 Corn — Commercials
◈ Extreme⏬ Heavy Hedging
Net -557K
04 Dollar Index — Asset Managers
👁️ Intensity Divergence
Net +8K
05 Crude Oil WTI — Commercials
∆ +9% COM
Net -312K
06 Silver (COMEX) — Commercials
◈ Extreme
Net +16K
07 Japanese Yen — Asset Managers
∆ +19% AM
Net -71K
08 Euro — Asset Managers
∆ +18% AM
Net +314K
09 Copper — Swap Dealers
∆ +16% SD
Net +44K
10 Sterling — Asset Managers
∆ -11% AM
Net -95K
Institutional Regimes Active positioning states · ranked by duration
01 Natural Gas
◈ Extreme Positioning · ~4 months
02 S&P 500
⚡ Conviction◈ Extreme Positioning · ~3 months
03 Gold (COMEX)
◈ Extreme Positioning · ~3 months
04 Silver (COMEX)
◈ Extreme Positioning · ~7 weeks
05 Dollar Index
⚡ Conviction◈ Extreme Unwinding · ~6 weeks
06 NASDAQ
≠ Persistent Divergence · ~5 weeks
07 Bitcoin CME
◈ Extreme Unwinding · ~2 weeks

Institutional Regimes

Markets currently in a persistent positioning regime, ranked by duration.

A 3-month extreme tells a different story than one that just fired.

The Regimes panel shows which stories are still active — so you don't miss the slow-building ones.

Every asset, fully decoded.

One click from the overview. Everything you need to read an asset in under a minute.

Canadian Dollar · TFF · Week of May 26, 2026
Asset Managers (institutionals) PRIMARY
LONG70 098-22.4%
SHORT96 066+21.8%
NET-25 968↕ Flip
Leveraged Funds (trend followers)
LONG28 050+9.8%
SHORT70 244+4.4%
NET-42 194↑ +1.2% Building
Open Interest 319 627 +1.5% vs prev. week
↕ Regime change — Asset Managers flip short
Market Structure

No significant price movement against positioning change this week.

COT Index24%
Directionbearish · 1 week
AlignmentAM & LF aligned short · 1 week
This Week
↕ Flip
Asset Managers flip short, first week of new direction
Last Events
1 week ago◈ Extreme
"Asset Managers at a 1-year low in long exposure"
5 weeks ago◈ Extreme
"first covering from a high"
7 weeks ago↕ Flip
"Asset Managers flip short"
①COT Data Long, short, and net positions for both institutional actors. The weekly delta shows exactly how much changed.
②Market Structure COT Index: where positioning sits on its 52-week scale. Direction and alignment confirm the regime.
③This Week The signal that fired, if any. Tagged automatically — no interpretation needed.
④Last Events Recent positioning history. Context that puts this week in perspective.
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What gets flagged automatically

COTflow runs a detection pass across all 24 markets every Friday. It applies deterministic rules — no opinion — no interpretation.

The flags you see are the ones that earned it.

◈ Positioning Extreme

COT Index at a 52-week boundary. A vigilance signal, not a reversal. The real signal is the first week of reduction.

↕ Flip

Primary actor net changed sign this week. Regime shift — the most significant weekly event.

∆ Move

Primary actor repositioned significantly this week. Surfaces the most active institutional hands and which direction they moved.

💧 Conviction Erosion

Primary actor reducing for 2+ consecutive weeks. Tracked as context and surfaced in the COTflow Insight — signals a potential regime shift building.

🤝 Institutional Alignment

Both institutional actors positioned on the same side. Tracked as context — particularly meaningful in crypto where structural alignment is rare.

👁️ Intensity Divergence

Asset Managers reducing conviction while the established trend continues — strength fading. Forex only.

🚀 Institutional Reversal

Asset Managers flip net short on the Dollar Index — a global risk-on signal. DXY only.

⏬ Heavy Hedging / ↘ Hedging Easing

Commercials at a multi-year short extreme (heavy hedging) or covering from that extreme (easing). Commodities only.

⛖ Institutional Divergence

Asset Managers reducing while Leveraged Funds build — late-cycle positioning divergence. Indices only.

≠ Persistent Divergence

⛖ divergence sustained 3+ weeks. A standing late-cycle de-risking regime. Indices only.

🏦 Institutional Entry

Asset Managers flip long with OI surging on CME crypto — the dominant bullish crypto signal. Crypto only.

These highlights describe positioning facts — not trade recommendations. COTflow tells you what's there. You decide what to do with it.

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Five minutes is enough. Open it once a week, get current, close it.

01
Check the Weekly Top Movers 📊
Flips, extremes, divergences. Sorted by signal priority. Ten seconds of context.
02
Scan what's flagged 🔍
Extremes, alignments, erosion. Surfaced automatically — you don't go hunting.
03
Drill into what matters 🎯
Chart, history, AM/LF breakdown. One click away.

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Asset Profile

7 years of institutional history for any tracked asset. How often extremes occur, how long they last, where current positioning sits in historical context. Every past episode is one click away.

2 years agonow
◈ Extreme ↕ Flip ⏬ Heavy Hedging
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Wayback

Step back to any past week. See the full dashboard as it stood then — signals, positioning, and context exactly as they were. Free includes 3 months of history on 5 assets. Premium unlocks the complete archive.

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  • Download the CFTC CSV — 200+ columns, no context
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About the product

What is the Commitment of Traders (COT) report?

The CFTC publishes weekly positioning data showing how Commercials (hedgers), Managed Money (speculators), Asset Managers, and Leveraged Funds are positioned in futures markets. The data is public — but raw, late on Friday, buried in CSV columns. COTflow does the parsing.

Is this a signal service?

No. COTflow surfaces what large players are doing. It doesn't tell you when to buy or sell. You combine it with your own price analysis, risk management, and strategy.

Who maintains this?

Built and maintained by Travis, a discretionary trader who uses it every Friday. Last data update: —.

Compared to alternatives

Can't I just use TradingView scripts?

Yes — with 6 separate scripts, no multi-asset view, and no weekly delta. If you like assembling tools, TradingView works. If you want the read done, COTflow does it.

COTbase covers 60+ markets.

COTbase is built for analysts who need everything. COTflow covers the markets most discretionary traders actually follow — with a UX built for a 5-minute weekly read, not a deep dive.

Can't I get this data free on Tradingster or COTbase?

Yes — the data is public and free. What you're paying for is the processing, the weekly delta, the automatic highlights, and the time you don't spend in a spreadsheet.

Using COTflow

How often is the data updated?

The CFTC releases new data every Friday at 15:30 EDT. The dashboard refreshes automatically afterwards — nothing to do on your side.

Do I need to know how to interpret COT signals?

The COTflow Playbook explains every highlight, every label, and every market-specific reading rule. Designed for traders who can read a chart but haven't worked with COT data before.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes — one click, no retention prompts. Cancellation is immediate; access ends at the next billing cycle.

About

Who built this

Hi, I'm Travis. I've been trading Forex and Indices for a few years, using COT data as part of my weekly analysis.

Every Friday evening, the same routine: download the CFTC CSV, figure out which report applies to which market, build the charts. An hour and a half, minimum.

I built COTflow because nothing on the market fit — COTbase is too dense, Tradingster shows raw data, TradingView scripts don't aggregate across markets. So I built what I actually needed.

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Trader analyzing COT charts at dusk
Forex & Indices trader
1–3 years using COT
Built for personal use first