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Soybeans: speculative net positioning in 98th percentile of 3-year range

Positioning extremeFact · rule-generatedPublished 3 Oct 2026Soybeans data

Non-commercial traders were net long 256,872 Soybeans futures contracts as of 2026-09-29, the 98th percentile across 156 weekly reports.

Each statement cites its observations

Facts

  1. 01

    Report date 2026-09-29. Non-commercial long 345,383, short 88,511, net +256,872 contracts.

    Observations: 135055, 135053, 135051, 135056, 135052

  2. 02

    Open interest 1,090,227 contracts; non-commercial net equals 23.6% of open interest.

    Observations: 135055, 135053, 135051, 135056, 135052

  3. 03

    Percentile rank 97.8 over 156 weeks.

    Observations: 135055, 135053, 135051, 135056, 135052

Underlying observations

Provenance

IDMetricPeriodValueStatusClassObservedSource
135055Commercial long
Soybeans
2026-09-29486,862VerifiedPublic2026-10-03 13:16 UTCU.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (opens in a new tab)
cot-legacy/1.0.0
135056Commercial short
Soybeans
2026-09-29719,837VerifiedPublic2026-10-03 13:16 UTCU.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (opens in a new tab)
cot-legacy/1.0.0
135052Non-commercial long
Soybeans
2026-09-29345,383VerifiedPublic2026-10-03 13:16 UTCU.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (opens in a new tab)
cot-legacy/1.0.0
135053Non-commercial short
Soybeans
2026-09-2988,511VerifiedPublic2026-10-03 13:16 UTCU.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (opens in a new tab)
cot-legacy/1.0.0
135051Open interest
Soybeans
2026-09-291,090,227VerifiedPublic2026-10-03 13:16 UTCU.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (opens in a new tab)
cot-legacy/1.0.0

Source: U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Commitments of Traders (Legacy, futures only). Calculations: EveryIntel. Generated by intelligence-rules/1.0.0; confidence 97%. Findings describe published data; they are not forecasts, investment advice or recommendations. See the methodology.