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Ali jasseim

Ali jasseim

2 weeks ago

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Hello WeMasterTrade Team,

I would like to suggest adding a Commitments of Traders (COT) Reports section to the existing Market Insight area.

The purpose is to make official COT data easier to access and read directly within WeMasterTrade, without requiring traders to open external pages and manually search through long, text based reports.

Data Source

The data would come from the official U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which publishes weekly Commitments of Traders reports.

Official source: https://www.cftc.gov/MarketReports/CommitmentsofTraders/index.htm

The integration could use the CFTC’s public reporting data and API to retrieve the relevant reports, with the source and reporting date clearly displayed.

Available Report Categories

The section could provide the following market groups:

  1. Agriculture

  2. Petroleum and Products

  3. Natural Gas and Products

  4. Electricity

  5. Metals and Other

For each category, users could select either Disaggregated Futures Only or Disaggregated Futures and Options Combined, then choose Long Format or Short Format, following the formats provided by the CFTC.

How the Information Could Be Displayed

Instead of displaying charts, I suggest presenting the results as clearly organised text and tables.

For example, a user could select Metals and Other, choose Long Format under Disaggregated Futures Only, and open the Gold report.

The page could display the information as follows:

Market: Gold, Commodity Exchange Inc. (COMEX)

CFTC Contract Code: 088691

Report Date: October 6, 2026

Report Type: Disaggregated Commitments of Traders, Futures Only

Open Interest: 396,109 contracts

Positions by Trader Category

Producer/Merchant/Processor/User (Long: 18,860 | Short: 38,361)

Swap Dealers (Long: 14,604 | Short: 239,630 | Spreading: 22,338)

Managed Money (Long: 127,101 | Short: 16,114 | Spreading: 31,396)

Other Reportables (Long: 118,302 | Short: 18,954 | Spreading: 13,044)

Nonreportable Positions (Long: 50,464 | Short: 16,272)

Changes Since the Previous Report

Previous Report Date: September 29, 2026

Open Interest Change: -10,347 contracts

Managed Money Long Positions: -4,610 contracts

Managed Money Short Positions: +4,721 contracts

These figures are an example taken from the official CFTC report. The same structure could be used for other available markets and report formats.

Why This Could Be Useful

COT reports provide information about the positions held by different categories of market participants. Traders can use this information as additional context when studying commodities and other relevant futures markets.

Making the reports available inside Market Insight would save users time and give them a more convenient way to access this information alongside the tools already available on WeMasterTrade.

I would also suggest displaying the reporting date, the previous reporting date, and a direct link to the original CFTC report. Since COT data is published weekly rather than in real time, this would help users understand how current the information is.

The initial implementation could focus on the five categories listed above, with additional report types considered later if needed.

Thank you for considering the suggestion. <:

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