Commitments of Traders positioning for 42 futures markets as reported by the CFTC for Tuesday May 20, 2025: Commercial, Non-Commercial and Non-Reportable positioning indexes on raw and OI-normalized bases, index momentum, WILLCO, sentiment and open-interest readings, with each model's setup verdict.
Raw 3-leg 95/5 full setups: Nasdaq (bullish), S&P 500 (bullish), Orange Juice (bullish). NPF 2-leg 80/20 full setups: Swiss Franc (bearish), Nasdaq (bullish), S&P 500 (bullish), Orange Juice (bullish), Sugar (bullish).
| Positioning · Raw 3-leg 95/5 | Positioning · NPF 2-leg 80/20 | Index Momentum | Friction & Flow | Open Interest | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asset Class | Asset | Tape Bias | Signals | Comm Index | NonComm Index | NonRept Index | Comm Index | NonRept Index | Comm Move | NonComm Move | NonRept Move | WILLCO | NonComm Sentiment | OI Z | Max Pain Pull |
| Crypto | Bitcoin | Bullish | 4-YR BUY EXTREME | 100 | 10 | 51 | 96 | 42 | +59 | -70 | +51 | 96 | 0 | +0.57 | – |
| Crypto | Ethereum | Neutral | 47 | 55 | 45 | 65 | 20 | +34 | -35 | +41 | 65 | 15 | +1.84 | – | |
| Currencies | Australian Dollar | Neutral | 65 | 34 | 48 | 74 | 43 | -7 | +3 | +17 | 74 | 58 | -0.81 | – | |
| Currencies | British Pound | Neutral | 39 | 47 | 98 | 33 | 99 | -24 | +13 | +48 | 33 | 64 | -0.40 | – | |
| Currencies | Canadian Dollar | Neutral | 32 | 68 | 58 | 49 | 40 | -19 | +13 | +38 | 49 | 61 | -1.08 | – | |
| Currencies | Euro | Bearish | MACRO BEAR SETUP | 25 | 66 | 92 | 25 | 87 | -25 | +13 | +51 | 25 | 93 | +1.78 | – |
| Currencies | Japanese Yen | Bearish | 8 | 95 | 68 | 9 | 70 | +8 | -5 | -23 | 9 | 93 | +1.26 | – | |
| Currencies | Mexican Peso | Bearish | 55 | 45 | 53 | 14 | 70 | -19 | +16 | +41 | 14 | 89 | -1.01 | – | |
| Currencies | New Zealand | Neutral | 61 | 37 | 43 | 80 | 36 | -20 | +18 | +21 | 80 | 94 | -0.14 | – | |
| Currencies | Swiss Franc | Bearish | 7 | 91 | 91 | 10 | 90 | -43 | +42 | +35 | 10 | 96 | -1.26 | – | |
| Currencies | US Dollar | Bullish | 95 | 11 | 20 | 91 | 24 | +19 | -15 | -22 | 91 | 3 | -0.84 | – | |
| Energies | Crude Oil | Neutral | 77 | 28 | 3 | 74 | 2 | -23 | +28 | -14 | 74 | 52 | +0.83 | – | |
| Energies | Gasoline | Neutral | MACD SELL | 40 | 55 | 58 | 45 | 61 | -20 | +7 | +51 | 45 | 66 | +0.41 | – |
| Energies | Heating Oil | Neutral | 32 | 52 | 87 | 34 | 86 | -27 | +11 | +37 | 34 | 54 | -0.73 | – | |
| Energies | Natural Gas | Neutral | 52 | 48 | 30 | 59 | 32 | +14 | -4 | -29 | 59 | 30 | -0.89 | – | |
| Equities | DOW | Bearish | 65 | 69 | 0 | 61 | 0 | -21 | +43 | +0 | 61 | 100 | -0.44 | – | |
| Equities | Nasdaq | Bullish | 100 | 20 | 0 | 100 | 0 | +48 | -46 | +0 | 100 | 20 | +0.46 | – | |
| Equities | Russell | Bearish | 65 | 65 | 1 | 64 | 1 | -8 | +31 | -18 | 64 | 81 | -0.61 | – | |
| Equities | S&P 500 | Bullish | 96 | 11 | 13 | 96 | 15 | -4 | -25 | +13 | 97 | 13 | -0.49 | – | |
| Fixed Income | 10-Year Note | Neutral | 68 | 35 | 58 | 61 | 56 | -22 | +27 | -42 | 61 | 60 | +2.21 | – | |
| Fixed Income | 2-Year Note | Neutral | MACD BUY | 64 | 37 | 34 | 58 | 27 | +12 | -12 | -2 | 58 | 21 | +0.62 | – |
| Fixed Income | 30-Year Note | Neutral | 33 | 58 | 71 | 24 | 63 | +17 | -19 | -7 | 24 | 23 | +0.93 | – | |
| Fixed Income | 5-Year Note | Bullish | 4-YR BUY EXTREME | 100 | 2 | 65 | 91 | 56 | +6 | +2 | -21 | 91 | 3 | +2.59 | – |
| Grains | Corn | Neutral | 63 | 35 | 75 | 58 | 68 | +25 | -25 | +23 | 58 | 0 | +0.33 | – | |
| Grains | Soybean | Bearish | 35 | 63 | 78 | 35 | 83 | -19 | +17 | +22 | 35 | 83 | +0.92 | – | |
| Grains | Soybean Meal | Bullish | 97 | 0 | 61 | 95 | 58 | +7 | -6 | +0 | 95 | 0 | +0.44 | – | |
| Grains | Soybean Oil | Bearish | 27 | 75 | 58 | 28 | 57 | -8 | +8 | +5 | 28 | 93 | +1.55 | – | |
| Grains | Wheat | Neutral | BEAR TREND | 64 | 44 | 0 | 51 | 0 | -23 | +28 | -63 | 51 | 23 | +0.85 | – |
| Live Stock | Feeder Cattle | Bearish | 4-YR SELL EXTREME | 0 | 99 | 42 | 0 | 33 | -38 | +66 | -40 | 0 | 99 | +0.27 | – |
| Live Stock | Lean Hogs | Neutral | 41 | 58 | 34 | 37 | 37 | -59 | +58 | -66 | 37 | 58 | +2.16 | – | |
| Live Stock | Live Cattle | Neutral | 61 | 40 | 30 | 76 | 37 | +24 | -13 | -67 | 76 | 40 | +0.97 | – | |
| Metals | Copper | Neutral | 52 | 51 | 32 | 40 | 39 | -2 | -4 | +32 | 40 | 38 | -0.80 | – | |
| Metals | Gold | Bullish | 95 | 2 | 100 | 90 | 100 | -5 | +2 | +0 | 90 | 2 | -1.08 | – | |
| Metals | Palladium | Neutral | 66 | 33 | 64 | 74 | 56 | -13 | +14 | -7 | 74 | 49 | +0.82 | – | |
| Metals | Platinum | Neutral | STRUCTURAL BULL | 54 | 69 | 0 | 53 | 0 | -46 | +69 | -100 | 53 | 69 | +0.62 | – |
| Metals | Silver | Neutral | 51 | 50 | 51 | 17 | 56 | -14 | +20 | +3 | 17 | 33 | -1.27 | – | |
| Softs | Cocoa | Bearish | STRUCTURAL BULL | 0 | 100 | 60 | 3 | 51 | -91 | +94 | +33 | 3 | 45 | +0.92 | – |
| Softs | Coffee | Neutral | 85 | 18 | 56 | 50 | 61 | -15 | +18 | +56 | 50 | 11 | -0.66 | – | |
| Softs | Cotton | Neutral | 45 | 60 | 11 | 55 | 15 | -10 | +11 | +2 | 55 | 63 | -0.58 | – | |
| Softs | Lumber | Bullish | 71 | 34 | 27 | 80 | 31 | +22 | -21 | +4 | 80 | 9 | -0.08 | – | |
| Softs | Orange Juice | Bullish | 100 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 1 | +0 | +0 | +1 | 100 | 0 | -0.43 | – | |
| Softs | Sugar | Bullish | 85 | 20 | 11 | 84 | 12 | +9 | -5 | -23 | 84 | 71 | -1.15 | – | |
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