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Bitcoin (CME) COT Positioning

As of Aug 25, 2026, commercial hedgers are net short Bitcoin (CME) at -1,790 contracts and added to their position by +658 week over week. Large speculators sit at +1,949 and retail at -159.

Commercial net positioning (trailing weeks)

BITCOIN commercial net positioning over the trailing 60 weeks
Index	Value
1	1880
2	1927
3	1247
4	530
5	1195
6	118
7	758
8	280
9	649
10	56
11	-453
12	-325
13	-78
14	876
15	128
16	-140
17	117
18	31
19	-99
20	161
21	-262
22	-591
23	-347
24	19
25	453
26	626
27	658
28	-134
29	-445
30	-585
31	-968
32	-1117
33	-1707
34	-1120
35	-862
36	-1322
37	-1862
38	-1949
39	-1809
40	-2232
41	-2043
42	-2250
43	-2332
44	-1539
45	-2160
46	-2272
47	-2390
48	-2595
49	-2906
50	-3545
51	-3253
52	-3536

Recent weeks

Week	Commercial net	Large spec net	Retail net
Aug 25, 2026	-1,790	+1,949	-159
Aug 18, 2026	-2,448	+2,736	-288
Aug 11, 2026	-3,555	+3,865	-310
Aug 4, 2026	-3,332	+3,752	-420
Jul 28, 2026	-3,562	+3,904	-342
Jul 21, 2026	-2,986	+3,054	-68
Jul 14, 2026	-2,905	+3,091	-186
Jul 7, 2026	-3,217	+3,500	-283
Jun 30, 2026	-3,536	+3,770

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