COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by money managers in wheat futures: WHEAT-SRW - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: Wheat futures 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), compensated (spread) positions held by money managers in wheat futures of the kind "WHEAT-SRW - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE" were 101,826 contracts on 19 May 2026, versus 98,409 on 12 May.
Sample. The weekly time series plotted above has a total of 1,041 data points. The series covers the span of time stretching from June 2006 to May 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some statistics computed on the whole sample: positions had a mean of 54,575 contracts; they reached a trough of 15,241 on 30 December 2008; they reached a maximum of 156,644 on 27 January 2026.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of contracts |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | 93708.0 |
| 2026-05-12 | 98409.0 |
| 2026-05-19 | 101826.0 |
Heads-up. One of the advantages of using FetchSeries is that we publish complete metadata. Check it below to delve deeper into the properties of the time series that you are exploring.
Not for investment purposes. Data series and other information published on FetchSeries are not suitable for investment purposes or as a basis for financial-decision making. Users should obtain professional advice and do independent analysis before making any financial commitments.
Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Compensated (spread) positions held by money managers in wheat futures |
| 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: WHEAT-SRW - 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.