COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by swap dealers 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 swap dealers in wheat futures of the kind "WHEAT-SRW - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE" were 8,451 contracts on 19 May 2026, versus 7,518 on 12 May 2026.
Sample. There are 1,041 observations overall in the weekly time series displayed in the graph above. The period covered by the series stretches from June 2006 to May 2026.
History. Here are a few summary statistics we calculated on the full sample: positions recorded a bottom of 2,962 contracts on 19 December 2006; they attained a maximum of 57,568 on 30 October 2018; they averaged 15,595.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of contracts |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | 5964.0 |
| 2026-05-12 | 7518.0 |
| 2026-05-19 | 8451.0 |
Heads-up. Our metadata often include links to the original sources of the data series we publish. You can use these links to search for additional information needed in your research.
Not for investment purposes. Data and analyses found on FetchSeries are not suitable for investment purposes or as a basis for making financial decisions. Users should obtain expert advice and perform their own independent due diligence before taking any financial risk.
Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Compensated (spread) positions held by swap dealers 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.