# CFTC COT Report - Managed Money (Hedge Funds) (`pepeschuster/cftc-cot-managed-money-api`) Actor

Weekly CFTC Disaggregated COT with the Managed Money (hedge fund) net position for any commodity, any date range.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/pepeschuster/cftc-cot-managed-money-api.md
- **Developed by:** [Pepe Schuster](https://apify.com/pepeschuster) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$5.00 / 1,000 cot data rows

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## CFTC COT Managed Money API (Disaggregated)

**Weekly CFTC Disaggregated COT with the Managed Money (hedge fund) net position for any commodity, any date range.**

Query the CFTC Disaggregated COT report and get the weekly Managed Money (speculator) long/short/net, plus Producer/Merchant positioning and open interest. No account, no API key, and no proxies — this Actor reads a stable public API and returns clean, structured data you can download as **JSON, CSV, or Excel**, or pull straight from the Apify API.

### Features

- ⚡ **Fast & reliable** — hits a stable public endpoint, so runs don't get blocked or break on layout changes.
- 🎯 **Clean structured output** — every result is a flat record with consistent fields (`date`, `market`, `openInterest`, `managedMoneyNet`, `producerNet`).
- 🔁 **Batch & schedulable** — pass multiple queries in one run, or schedule it for a always-fresh feed.
- 🔌 **Integrates everywhere** — export JSON/CSV/Excel or connect via the API, webhooks, Zapier, Make, Google Sheets, and 5,000+ integrations.

### Who it's for

Commodity traders and analysts tracking hedge-fund (Managed Money) positioning.

**Common use cases**

- Market, competitor, and trend research
- Feeding dashboards, spreadsheets, and internal tools
- Enriching datasets and powering AI / RAG / automation workflows

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `markets` | array | Commodity search terms (e.g. 'GOLD', 'WTI', 'NATURAL GAS'). **Required.** |
| `fromDate` | string | Start date YYYY-MM-DD. |
| `toDate` | string | End date YYYY-MM-DD (default today). |
| `maxItems` | integer | Cap the number of records returned (0 = provider default). |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "markets": [
    "GOLD",
    "CRUDE OIL"
  ],
  "fromDate": "2015-01-01",
  "toDate": "",
  "maxItems": 25
}
```

### Output

One record per result. **Example output:**

```json
{
  "date": "2024-01-15",
  "market": "...",
  "openInterest": "...",
  "managedMoneyNet": "...",
  "producerNet": "..."
}
```

Fields: `date`, `market`, `openInterest`, `managedMoneyNet`, `producerNet`. Download as JSON, CSV, XML, or Excel — or fetch programmatically from the dataset API.

### Pricing

This Actor uses **pay-per-result**: you're billed only for the records you actually get. No monthly fee, and empty runs cost nothing — so it's dramatically cheaper than manual research or bloated data subscriptions.

### FAQ

**Do I need an API key or login?** No — it uses a public endpoint.
**How fresh is the data?** It's fetched live on every run, so it's as current as the source.
**Can I run it automatically?** Yes — schedule it (hourly / daily / weekly) or trigger it via API or webhook.
**How do I get more results?** Increase `maxItems`, or pass several queries in a single run.
**What formats can I export?** JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS, or via the API.

### Notes

This Actor reads a public API. Please use it responsibly and within the data provider's terms of service.

# Actor input Schema

## `markets` (type: `array`):

Commodity search terms (e.g. 'GOLD', 'WTI', 'NATURAL GAS').

## `fromDate` (type: `string`):

Start date YYYY-MM-DD.

## `toDate` (type: `string`):

End date YYYY-MM-DD (default today).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Cap the number of records returned. 0 = provider default per query.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "markets": [
    "GOLD",
    "CRUDE OIL"
  ],
  "fromDate": "2015-01-01",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 = {
    "markets": [
        "GOLD",
        "CRUDE OIL"
    ],
    "fromDate": "2015-01-01",
    "toDate": ""
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("pepeschuster/cftc-cot-managed-money-api").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 = {
    "markets": [
        "GOLD",
        "CRUDE OIL",
    ],
    "fromDate": "2015-01-01",
    "toDate": "",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("pepeschuster/cftc-cot-managed-money-api").call(run_input=run_input)

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "markets": [
    "GOLD",
    "CRUDE OIL"
  ],
  "fromDate": "2015-01-01",
  "toDate": ""
}' |
apify call pepeschuster/cftc-cot-managed-money-api --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,pepeschuster/cftc-cot-managed-money-api"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/qm0ENl6oBIaP5YBOz/builds/8MWmkyrkbAWwuNnZO/openapi.json