Commitments of Traders positioning for 42 futures markets as reported by the CFTC for Tuesday May 19, 2026: Commercial and Speculator positioning indexes on raw and OI-normalized bases, index momentum, WILLCO, sentiment and open-interest readings, with each model's setup verdict.
Raw CLS 95/5 full setups: Soybean Meal (bearish), Gold (bullish). NPF CS 80/20 full setups: Australian Dollar (bearish), New Zealand (bullish), 30-Year Note (bullish), Soybean Meal (bearish), Soybean Oil (bearish), Silver (bearish), Cotton (bearish), Orange Juice (bullish).
| Positioning · Raw CLS 95/5 | Positioning · NPF CS 80/20 | Index Momentum | Friction & Flow | Open Interest | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asset Class | Asset | Tape Bias | Signals | Comm Index | Lrg Index | Sml Index | Comm Index | Sml Index | Comm Move | Lrg Move | Sml Move | WILLCO | Inst Sentiment | OI Z | Max Pain Pull |
| Crypto | Bitcoin | Bearish | 1 | 91 | 54 | 5 | 50 | +1 | -9 | +27 | 5 | 72 | -1.12 | – | |
| Crypto | Ethereum | Bearish | MACD SELL | 10 | 92 | 17 | 0 | 24 | -18 | +15 | -20 | 0 | 100 | +0.53 | – |
| Currencies | Australian Dollar | Bearish | 1 | 100 | 88 | 5 | 81 | -5 | +6 | -8 | 5 | 100 | +2.20 | – | |
| Currencies | British Pound | Neutral | 66 | 36 | 39 | 69 | 35 | +3 | -4 | +10 | 69 | 28 | +0.66 | – | |
| Currencies | Canadian Dollar | Neutral | 37 | 66 | 48 | 37 | 46 | -10 | +13 | -9 | 37 | 41 | +1.60 | – | |
| Currencies | Euro | Neutral | 58 | 43 | 44 | 50 | 34 | -12 | +16 | -16 | 50 | 22 | +0.57 | – | |
| Currencies | Japanese Yen | Bullish | MACD SELL | 95 | 5 | 63 | 91 | 54 | -5 | +5 | +4 | 91 | 7 | +1.15 | – |
| Currencies | Mexican Peso | Neutral | 40 | 58 | 90 | 38 | 82 | -5 | +5 | +7 | 38 | 14 | +0.58 | – | |
| Currencies | New Zealand | Neutral | 77 | 26 | 16 | 81 | 17 | +10 | -8 | -22 | 81 | 31 | +0.94 | – | |
| Currencies | Swiss Franc | Neutral | 93 | 38 | 0 | 45 | 3 | +37 | -26 | +0 | 45 | 31 | +1.40 | – | |
| Currencies | US Dollar | Neutral | 48 | 43 | 100 | 45 | 96 | +12 | -17 | +16 | 45 | 47 | +0.98 | – | |
| Energies | Crude Oil | Neutral | 34 | 69 | 52 | 32 | 54 | +13 | -14 | -1 | 32 | 47 | +0.16 | – | |
| Energies | Gasoline | Neutral | 63 | 30 | 65 | 49 | 82 | +13 | -12 | -8 | 49 | 0 | -1.15 | – | |
| Energies | Heating Oil | Neutral | 88 | 8 | 82 | 52 | 90 | -1 | -6 | +23 | 52 | 12 | -1.44 | – | |
| Energies | Natural Gas | Bullish | 93 | 10 | 62 | 93 | 63 | +9 | -6 | -17 | 93 | 35 | +0.43 | – | |
| Equities | DOW | Neutral | MACD BUY | 55 | 50 | 40 | 59 | 34 | -4 | +4 | -27 | 59 | 9 | +1.06 | – |
| Equities | Nasdaq | Neutral | 79 | 20 | 38 | 79 | 38 | -9 | +2 | +38 | 79 | 36 | +0.48 | – | |
| Equities | Russell | Neutral | 56 | 51 | 24 | 53 | 25 | +5 | -9 | +20 | 53 | 31 | +0.46 | – | |
| Equities | S&P 500 | Neutral | 73 | 36 | 51 | 73 | 41 | +49 | -62 | +51 | 73 | 35 | +0.45 | – | |
| Fixed Income | 10-Year Note | Bullish | 68 | 41 | 32 | 47 | 28 | -5 | +3 | +22 | 47 | 9 | +1.82 | – | |
| Fixed Income | 2-Year Note | Neutral | BEAR TREND | 81 | 24 | 0 | 69 | 0 | -19 | +24 | -5 | 69 | 36 | +2.17 | – |
| Fixed Income | 30-Year Note | Bullish | STRUCTURAL BEAR | 100 | 0 | 12 | 100 | 12 | +42 | -47 | -38 | 100 | 0 | +0.38 | – |
| Fixed Income | 5-Year Note | Bearish | 7 | 100 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -10 | +13 | -9 | 4 | 100 | +0.87 | – | |
| Grains | Corn | Bearish | MACRO BEAR SETUP | 16 | 82 | 49 | 13 | 50 | -9 | +10 | +6 | 13 | 84 | +1.42 | – |
| Grains | Soybean | Bearish | MACRO BEAR SETUP | 11 | 91 | 22 | 11 | 39 | -1 | +1 | +8 | 11 | 88 | +2.13 | – |
| Grains | Soybean Meal | Bearish | MACRO BEAR SETUP | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 89 | -7 | +5 | +27 | 0 | 100 | +1.36 | – |
| Grains | Soybean Oil | Bearish | 4 | 94 | 94 | 5 | 95 | +4 | -6 | -6 | 5 | 90 | +0.72 | – | |
| Grains | Wheat | Bearish | 3 | 98 | 23 | 4 | 21 | -11 | +11 | -62 | 4 | 99 | +0.38 | – | |
| Live Stock | Feeder Cattle | Neutral | 50 | 8 | 100 | 42 | 100 | +15 | -92 | +100 | 41 | 8 | -1.33 | – | |
| Live Stock | Lean Hogs | Bullish | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | +13 | -12 | +0 | 100 | 0 | -0.51 | – | |
| Live Stock | Live Cattle | Neutral | 50 | 46 | 100 | 73 | 100 | +50 | -54 | +100 | 73 | 46 | +2.02 | – | |
| Metals | Copper | Bearish | 2 | 99 | 64 | 1 | 68 | -37 | +39 | -9 | 1 | 99 | +1.08 | – | |
| Metals | Gold | Neutral | 100 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 29 | +0 | +4 | -40 | 79 | 23 | -0.82 | – | |
| Metals | Palladium | Neutral | 27 | 75 | 54 | 31 | 68 | +7 | -8 | -3 | 31 | 0 | +0.06 | – | |
| Metals | Platinum | Neutral | 34 | 68 | 16 | 29 | 30 | -21 | +15 | +16 | 29 | 68 | -0.54 | – | |
| Metals | Silver | Neutral | 81 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 100 | -17 | +5 | +30 | 0 | 66 | -1.33 | – | |
| Softs | Cocoa | Neutral | 27 | 76 | 39 | 29 | 40 | -73 | +76 | +17 | 29 | 76 | -0.69 | – | |
| Softs | Coffee | Bullish | STRUCTURAL BEAR | 100 | 0 | 17 | 100 | 21 | +70 | -75 | -3 | 100 | 31 | +1.76 | – |
| Softs | Cotton | Bearish | 7 | 94 | 79 | 6 | 80 | +7 | -6 | -12 | 6 | 94 | +0.62 | – | |
| Softs | Lumber | Bullish | 90 | 10 | 49 | 95 | 45 | -2 | +1 | +20 | 95 | 38 | +0.50 | – | |
| Softs | Orange Juice | Bullish | STRUCTURAL BEAR | 100 | 0 | 13 | 100 | 17 | +100 | -100 | +13 | 100 | 31 | +1.45 | – |
| Softs | Sugar | Bearish | 57 | 42 | 51 | 63 | 44 | -7 | +4 | +13 | 63 | 93 | +1.11 | – | |
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