Commitments of Traders positioning for 42 futures markets as reported by the CFTC for Tuesday April 28, 2026: 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), Wheat (bearish), Cotton (bearish). NPF 2-leg 80/20 full setups: Australian Dollar (bearish), Nasdaq (bullish), 2-Year Note (bullish), Wheat (bearish), Silver (bearish), Cotton (bearish).
| 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 | Bearish | 0 | 97 | 44 | 0 | 47 | +0 | -1 | -10 | 0 | 94 | -1.45 | – | |
| Crypto | Ethereum | Neutral | 30 | 73 | 45 | 3 | 26 | -7 | +7 | -4 | 3 | 58 | +0.17 | – | |
| Currencies | Australian Dollar | Bearish | MACRO BEAR SETUP | 6 | 95 | 93 | 7 | 88 | +6 | -5 | +2 | 7 | 90 | +1.88 | – |
| Currencies | British Pound | Neutral | 62 | 37 | 42 | 71 | 37 | -8 | +7 | +7 | 70 | 34 | +0.24 | – | |
| Currencies | Canadian Dollar | Neutral | 37 | 62 | 72 | 40 | 71 | +20 | -20 | -16 | 40 | 35 | +0.28 | – | |
| Currencies | Euro | Neutral | 55 | 43 | 58 | 46 | 50 | -6 | +5 | +5 | 46 | 23 | +0.36 | – | |
| Currencies | Japanese Yen | Bullish | 100 | 0 | 60 | 99 | 53 | +0 | +0 | +42 | 99 | 0 | +0.76 | – | |
| Currencies | Mexican Peso | Neutral | 35 | 63 | 88 | 33 | 81 | +0 | +0 | -1 | 33 | 21 | +0.58 | – | |
| Currencies | New Zealand | Bullish | 83 | 17 | 36 | 94 | 31 | +36 | -38 | -4 | 94 | 12 | +0.49 | – | |
| Currencies | Swiss Franc | Neutral | 71 | 47 | 11 | 49 | 13 | +57 | -43 | -14 | 49 | 45 | +0.58 | – | |
| Currencies | US Dollar | Bearish | 37 | 57 | 77 | 30 | 80 | -4 | +2 | -6 | 30 | 92 | -0.66 | – | |
| Energies | Crude Oil | Neutral | 26 | 78 | 52 | 24 | 53 | +20 | -14 | -35 | 24 | 76 | +0.37 | – | |
| Energies | Gasoline | Neutral | 57 | 37 | 61 | 38 | 81 | +35 | -28 | -39 | 38 | 5 | -1.39 | – | |
| Energies | Heating Oil | Neutral | 92 | 0 | 84 | 51 | 100 | +48 | -53 | +17 | 51 | 0 | -2.05 | – | |
| Energies | Natural Gas | Bearish | 76 | 28 | 56 | 77 | 58 | -4 | +8 | -18 | 77 | 94 | +0.11 | – | |
| Equities | DOW | Neutral | MACD SELL | 23 | 75 | 91 | 28 | 86 | -3 | -6 | +24 | 28 | 61 | -0.03 | – |
| Equities | Nasdaq | Bullish | 100 | 0 | 33 | 100 | 34 | +39 | -39 | +14 | 100 | 0 | -0.16 | – | |
| Equities | Russell | Neutral | 54 | 56 | 7 | 51 | 7 | -5 | +7 | +7 | 51 | 30 | +0.27 | – | |
| Equities | S&P 500 | Neutral | 48 | 62 | 39 | 48 | 36 | +10 | -16 | +6 | 48 | 61 | -0.29 | – | |
| Fixed Income | 10-Year Note | Neutral | 66 | 37 | 49 | 55 | 48 | +28 | -28 | +21 | 55 | 11 | +0.75 | – | |
| Fixed Income | 2-Year Note | Bullish | 96 | 4 | 11 | 94 | 9 | -4 | +3 | -9 | 94 | 7 | +1.49 | – | |
| Fixed Income | 30-Year Note | Bullish | 82 | 19 | 41 | 82 | 47 | +55 | -62 | -13 | 82 | 0 | -0.38 | – | |
| Fixed Income | 5-Year Note | Bearish | 13 | 94 | 21 | 11 | 22 | -30 | +34 | +6 | 11 | 91 | -0.53 | – | |
| Grains | Corn | Bearish | 17 | 79 | 42 | 10 | 33 | -3 | +2 | -1 | 10 | 92 | +0.99 | – | |
| Grains | Soybean | Bearish | MACD BUYEXHAUSTION | 15 | 87 | 25 | 10 | 33 | +6 | -6 | +9 | 10 | 79 | +0.76 | – |
| Grains | Soybean Meal | Bearish | 6 | 96 | 49 | 3 | 47 | +6 | -4 | -51 | 3 | 95 | +0.20 | – | |
| Grains | Soybean Oil | Bearish | 4-YR SELL EXTREME | 0 | 100 | 76 | 0 | 79 | +0 | +0 | -18 | 0 | 100 | +0.67 | – |
| Grains | Wheat | Bearish | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | -6 | +12 | +28 | 0 | 100 | -1.84 | – | |
| Live Stock | Feeder Cattle | Bullish | 100 | 0 | 67 | 100 | 53 | +51 | -71 | +63 | 100 | 5 | -1.57 | – | |
| Live Stock | Lean Hogs | Bullish | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | +57 | -61 | +80 | 100 | 0 | -1.32 | – | |
| Live Stock | Live Cattle | Bearish | STRUCTURAL BULL | 18 | 81 | 51 | 28 | 63 | -69 | +67 | -2 | 28 | 81 | +1.96 | – |
| Metals | Copper | Bearish | 11 | 94 | 60 | 0 | 69 | -17 | +23 | -13 | 0 | 100 | +0.01 | – | |
| Metals | Gold | Neutral | 99 | 3 | 21 | 63 | 69 | +1 | +2 | -29 | 63 | 3 | -1.25 | – | |
| Metals | Palladium | Neutral | 21 | 82 | 54 | 23 | 66 | +12 | -9 | -21 | 23 | 0 | -0.16 | – | |
| Metals | Platinum | Neutral | 32 | 76 | 0 | 21 | 10 | -24 | +33 | -26 | 21 | 76 | -1.08 | – | |
| Metals | Silver | Neutral | 91 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 100 | -9 | +10 | +11 | 0 | 22 | -1.78 | – | |
| Softs | Cocoa | Bullish | 4-YR BUY EXTREME | 100 | 0 | 64 | 100 | 66 | +7 | -12 | -3 | 100 | 0 | +0.38 | – |
| Softs | Coffee | Bearish | 8 | 97 | 50 | 5 | 51 | -57 | +61 | +5 | 5 | 65 | +-0.00 | – | |
| Softs | Cotton | Bearish | 1 | 99 | 97 | 0 | 98 | +1 | -1 | -3 | 0 | 99 | +0.60 | – | |
| Softs | Lumber | Bullish | MACD BUY | 99 | 2 | 38 | 99 | 37 | +6 | -4 | -28 | 99 | 8 | +1.35 | – |
| Softs | Orange Juice | Neutral | STRUCTURAL BEAR | 72 | 35 | 31 | 72 | 32 | +72 | -65 | -53 | 72 | 55 | -0.14 | – |
| Softs | Sugar | Neutral | 76 | 23 | 45 | 81 | 40 | -12 | +14 | +2 | 81 | 58 | +1.18 | – | |
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