# CFTC Commitments of Traders (COT) Scraper — Futures Positioning (`compute-edge/cftc-commitments-of-traders-scraper`) Actor

Extract weekly CFTC Commitments of Traders reports. Get commercial and non-commercial long/short positions, open interest, and computed net positioning for any futures market — gold, crude oil, wheat, currencies, equity indexes. Filter by market, commodity, and date.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/compute-edge/cftc-commitments-of-traders-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Compute Edge](https://apify.com/compute-edge) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

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# README

## CFTC Commitments of Traders (COT) Scraper

Extract the **CFTC Commitments of Traders report** — the weekly snapshot of who holds long and short positions in every major US futures market — as clean, analysis-ready JSON.

Every Friday the Commodity Futures Trading Commission publishes positioning data for hundreds of futures markets: gold, silver, crude oil, natural gas, wheat, corn, the E-mini S&P 500, Treasury futures, and all major currency pairs. The COT report breaks open interest down into **commercial hedgers**, **non-commercial speculators (managed money)**, and small non-reportable traders. Shifts in this positioning are among the most-watched sentiment signals in commodities and macro trading — extreme speculative net-longs often precede reversals.

This Actor pulls the data straight from the CFTC's public reporting API (Legacy Futures-Only report), trims the 130-column raw feed down to the ~20 fields analysts actually use, converts everything to proper numbers, and computes **net positioning** for you.

### Who uses this data?

- **Commodity and futures traders** tracking speculative extremes and commercial hedging flows
- **Quant funds** feeding positioning factors into systematic models
- **Macro analysts** monitoring currency and rates positioning
- **Agricultural hedgers** watching managed-money flows in grain markets
- **Financial media and newsletter writers** producing weekly COT recaps

### Data fields

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `reportDate` | Report week (Tuesday as-of date) |
| `market` / `exchange` | Market name and exchange, split from the combined CFTC field |
| `commodity` | Commodity name (GOLD, WHEAT, CRUDE OIL…) |
| `openInterest` | Total open interest, all contracts |
| `nonCommercialLong` / `nonCommercialShort` / `nonCommercialSpread` | Speculator positions |
| `commercialLong` / `commercialShort` | Hedger positions |
| `netNonCommercial` | Computed: speculator net position (long − short) |
| `netCommercial` | Computed: hedger net position (long − short) |
| `totalReportableLong` / `totalReportableShort` | All reportable positions |
| `nonReportableLong` / `nonReportableShort` | Small-trader positions |
| `changeInOpenInterest` | Week-over-week open interest change |
| `tradersTotal` | Number of reportable traders |
| `contractUnits` | Contract size definition |

### How to scrape CFTC COT data

1. Leave the input empty to get the **newest reports across all markets**, or set a **Market Filter** (e.g. `GOLD`) / **Commodity Filter** (e.g. `WHEAT`).
2. Optionally set **Report Date After** (e.g. `2026-01-01`) to build a historical time series.
3. Set **Max Results** and click **Start**.
4. Download the dataset as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

### Input example

```json
{
    "marketFilter": "GOLD",
    "reportDateAfter": "2025-01-01",
    "maxResults": 200
}
````

### Output example

```json
{
    "reportDate": "2026-06-02",
    "market": "GOLD",
    "exchange": "COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC.",
    "commodity": "GOLD",
    "openInterest": 444231,
    "nonCommercialLong": 252111,
    "nonCommercialShort": 72044,
    "netNonCommercial": 180067,
    "commercialLong": 122001,
    "commercialShort": 312400,
    "netCommercial": -190399
}
```

### Pricing

You pay a small fee per result plus standard Apify compute. A 500-record run completes in seconds at the smallest memory setting.

### FAQ

**How often is the data updated?** The CFTC publishes COT data every Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET, reporting positions as of the prior Tuesday.

**Which COT report is this?** The Legacy Futures-Only report — the longest-running series, ideal for historical comparisons. Each weekly record per market is one result.

**Can I build a full history for one market?** Yes — set a market filter, a `reportDateAfter` far in the past, and a high `maxResults`; the data goes back decades.

### Legal disclaimer

This Actor extracts publicly available data published by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, a US government agency. The data is in the public domain. This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the CFTC. Nothing in this dataset constitutes investment advice.

# Actor input Schema

## `marketFilter` (type: `string`):

Filter by market/exchange name (case-insensitive partial match). Examples: 'GOLD', 'CRUDE OIL', 'E-MINI S\&P', 'EURO FX'.

## `commodityFilter` (type: `string`):

Filter by commodity name (case-insensitive partial match). Examples: 'WHEAT', 'NATURAL GAS', 'SILVER'.

## `reportDateAfter` (type: `string`):

Only include reports on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Example: '2026-01-01'.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of report records to return (newest first).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "marketFilter": "",
  "commodityFilter": "",
  "reportDateAfter": "",
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("compute-edge/cftc-commitments-of-traders-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("compute-edge/cftc-commitments-of-traders-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call compute-edge/cftc-commitments-of-traders-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=compute-edge/cftc-commitments-of-traders-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

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