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HSC Fin Basis

Weekly CFTC positioning for HSC Fin Basis on ICE OTC: the disaggregated report (managed money, producers, swap dealers), futures only.

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In the 2026-10-20 report, managed money was net short 103,995 contracts in HSC Fin Basis while swap dealers were net long 96,590, so the two camps are positioned against each other. The COT Index sits at 93%, near the top of its one-year range. Week over week, managed money added 19,809 net contracts.

-103,995

Managed money, net

contracts

96,590

Swap dealers, net

contracts

879,071

Open interest

contracts

93%

COT index, 1 year

top of range

As of 2026-10-20. Positions as of the Tuesday report date; published by the CFTC on Friday.

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Recent Reports

DateOIManaged money, netSwap dealers, net
2026-10-20879,071-103,99596,590
2026-10-13873,065-123,80497,547
2026-10-06829,806-108,12687,110
2026-09-29898,405-126,269102,381
2026-09-22878,027-126,386102,526
2026-09-15855,146-112,63698,992
2026-09-08839,234-100,81890,910
2026-09-01906,654-123,980106,575
2026-08-25896,328-124,575104,436
2026-08-18879,854-117,41199,280
2026-08-11868,239-111,75392,258
2026-08-04912,983-105,70199,650
2026-07-28902,960-98,332105,649
2026-07-21894,161-99,882106,648
2026-07-14890,354-106,622105,273
2026-07-07893,125-105,415108,036
2026-06-23958,030-106,335113,024
2026-06-16937,662-103,008102,780
2026-06-09925,021-101,64396,684
2026-06-02977,295-118,822105,017
2026-05-26972,743-124,716109,659
2026-05-19959,695-130,203103,479
2026-05-12907,745-133,98869,623
2026-05-05881,393-142,76056,641
2026-04-28936,793-102,77349,433
2026-04-21916,873-109,79137,498
2026-04-14900,269-109,60716,384
2026-04-07853,306-114,87859,827
2026-03-31911,943-132,55674,828
2026-03-24889,907-139,82073,269
2026-03-17868,792-137,20868,434
2026-03-10846,331-138,55766,695
2026-03-03870,511-150,99265,047
2026-02-24842,427-142,87372,378
2026-02-17832,199-129,44669,902
2026-02-10814,578-145,47433,704
2026-02-03836,015-150,38249,173
2026-01-27783,802-143,71865,720
2026-01-20770,061-142,86370,267
2026-01-13756,345-168,48065,056
2026-01-06742,476-165,60563,671
2025-12-30813,198-164,51976,921
2025-12-23799,197-173,43568,607
2025-12-16777,373-147,66267,041
2025-12-09761,116-145,64870,894
2025-12-02837,763-159,59694,908
2025-11-25826,395-147,559109,009
2025-11-18796,876-141,176109,621
2025-11-10772,711-143,743103,437
2025-11-04841,710-175,997114,072
2025-10-28822,983-168,19591,202
2025-10-21788,383-157,36381,321

What the latest data says

As of 20 October 2026, managed money net position in HSC Fin Basis is net short 103,995 contracts, up 22,391 contracts over the last four weeks. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from -175,997 contracts (4 November 2025) to -98,332 contracts (28 July 2026). The latest reading sits at the top of that range.

What this data is

CFTC positioning (COT) for HSC Fin Basis

Every Friday at 3:30 pm Eastern the CFTC publishes who held what in US futures markets as of the previous Tuesday. Large traders are grouped by what they do, not who they are, and the report shows each group's long, short and spread positions. That's the Commitments of Traders report, published weekly for futures on currencies, rates, equity indices, energy, metals and agriculture.

Financial futures use the Traders in Financial Futures format: dealers and intermediaries, asset managers and institutional investors, leveraged funds, and other reportables. Commodities use the disaggregated format: producers, merchants, processors and users; swap dealers; managed money; and other reportables. Positions too small to report are shown as nonreportable in both.

This page follows HSC Fin Basis only. The full list and the cross-market view live on the CFTC positioning (COT) hub.

Source and updates

Source
CFTC Commitments of Traders (Traders in Financial Futures and Disaggregated reports)
Credit
CFTC.
Updates
Weekly. Positions as of Tuesday, published by the CFTC on Friday at 3:30 pm Eastern and added here the same evening. Latest report 2026-10-20.
History
17 August 2010.
This series
844 weekly reports on file, 2010-08-17 to 2026-10-20.Disaggregated format, futures only, ICE OTC.
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How to read it

  • Look at the net position of the speculative category (leveraged funds or managed money) relative to its own history, not its absolute size.
  • When speculators and the structural side (asset managers or producers) sit at opposite ends of their own ranges, the two groups are positioned against each other.
  • Open interest is the denominator. A net long that grew while open interest shrank is a crowd getting smaller, not more confident.

Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does this data update?
The CFTC publishes every Friday at 3:30 pm ET with positions as of the Tuesday before. The new week shows here the same evening.
What does a negative net position mean?
More short contracts than long among that trader category. It describes positioning, not a price prediction.
Which categories does the HSC Fin Basis report use?
The disaggregated format: producers, merchants, processors and users; swap dealers; managed money; other reportables; and nonreportable positions.
What is the COT Index?
Where the speculative category's current net position sits in its one-year range: 100% is its highest net position of the year, 0% its lowest.

Data on this page is provided for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. See our editorial policy.