COT reports: Short positions held by all reporting traders in 5-year Treasury futures: UST 5Y NOTE - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: 5-year Tresasury notes COT reports (CFTC)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to the Commitments of Traders (COT) reports published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), short positions held by all reporting traders in 5-year Treasury futures of the kind "UST 5Y NOTE - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE" stood at 6,168,099 contracts on 31 March 2026, compared to 6,207,032 on 24 March 2026.
Sample. There are 691 observations in the weekly time series shown in the chart above. The series covers the span of time extending from January 2013 to March 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some descriptive statistics calculated on the whole sample: positions reached their lowest level of 1,142,544 contracts on 18 June 2013; they achieved a maximum of 7,175,734 on 26 August 2025; they had an average value of 3,514,078.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of contracts |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | 6369628.0 |
| 2026-03-24 | 6207032.0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 6168099.0 |
Hint. Our metadata often comprise references to the original sources of the data we provide. You can use these references to search for additional information needed in your research.
Not for investment purposes. Data and analyses distributed on FetchSeries are not meant for investment purposes or as a basis for financial-decision making. Users should seek expert advice and do independent analysis before pledging money to any investment.
Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Short positions held by all reporting traders in futures on 5-year Treasury notes |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Unit | Number of contracts |
| Source | Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) |
| Source type | Government agency |
| Data licence | Public domain information |
| Other information | Specific future: UST 5Y NOTE - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LW1 |
Series in the same data set
Discover the other time series included in this data set.