2026-05-08 Potential Setups

Position data as of: 2026-05-05 - Published: May 08, 2026

Methodology
Combined: Sums positions for Large & Small Speculators and displays extremes.
Strict: Opposite extremes between Commercials & Speculators (Divergence).
Loose: Any extreme of any market participant (Broader sentiment trends).

Speculators combined (26 assets)

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Market Years Commercials Speculators
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 0.5 4 96
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 1 4 96
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 2 4 96
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 3 4 96
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 4 4 96
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 5 4 96
BBG COMMODITY 0.5 97 3
BBG COMMODITY 1 97 3
BBG COMMODITY 2 97 3
BBG COMMODITY 3 97 3
BRAZILIAN REAL 2 8 92
BRENT LAST DAY 0.5 0 100
CANOLA 0.5 8 92
COCOA 1 91 9
COCOA 2 93 7
COCOA 3 93 7
COCOA 4 93 7
COCOA 5 93 7
COPPER- #1 0.5 3 97
COPPER- #1 1 1 99
COPPER- #1 2 1 99
COPPER- #1 3 1 99
COPPER- #1 4 1 99
COPPER- #1 5 1 99
CORN 0.5 0 100
CORN 1 0 100
CORN 2 0 100
CORN 3 0 100
COTTON NO. 2 0.5 0 100
COTTON NO. 2 1 0 100
COTTON NO. 2 2 0 100
ETHER CASH SETTLED 0.5 100 0
LEAN HOGS 0.5 100 0
LEAN HOGS 1 100 0
LIVE CATTLE 2 10 90
LUMBER 0.5 91 9
LUMBER 1 98 2
LUMBER 2 98 2
LUMBER 3 98 2
LUMBER 4 98 2
LUMBER 5 98 2
NASDAQ MINI 0.5 93 7
NASDAQ MINI 1 93 7
NASDAQ MINI 2 91 9
NIKKEI STOCK AVERAGE YEN DENOM 0.5 6 94
NIKKEI STOCK AVERAGE YEN DENOM 1 6 94
NIKKEI STOCK AVERAGE YEN DENOM 2 5 95
NZ DOLLAR 0.5 93 7
NZ DOLLAR 1 98 2
NZ DOLLAR 2 96 4
NZ DOLLAR 3 96 4
NZ DOLLAR 4 96 4
NZ DOLLAR 5 96 4
OATS 0.5 96 4
PALLADIUM 0.5 100 0
SILVER 0.5 0 100
SOYBEAN MEAL 0.5 5 95
SOYBEAN MEAL 1 4 96
SOYBEAN MEAL 2 5 95
SOYBEAN MEAL 3 5 95
SOYBEAN OIL 0.5 0 100
SOYBEAN OIL 1 0 100
SOYBEAN OIL 2 0 100
SOYBEAN OIL 3 0 100
SOYBEANS 1 9 91
SOYBEANS 2 6 94
SOYBEANS 3 5 95
SOYBEANS 4 5 95
UST 2Y NOTE 4 94 6
UST 2Y NOTE 5 95 5
UST 5Y NOTE 0.5 0 100
UST 5Y NOTE 1 0 100
UST BOND 0.5 100 0
UST BOND 1 100 0
UST BOND 2 100 0
VIX FUTURES 0.5 3 97
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR
Yrs Comm Specs
0.5 4 96
1 4 96
2 4 96
3 4 96
4 4 96
5 4 96
BBG COMMODITY
Yrs Comm Specs
0.5 97 3
1 97 3
2 97 3
3 97 3
BRAZILIAN REAL
Yrs Comm Specs
2 8 92
BRENT LAST DAY
Yrs Comm Specs
0.5 0 100
CANOLA
Yrs Comm Specs
0.5 8 92
COCOA
Yrs Comm Specs
1 91 9
2 93 7
3 93 7
4 93 7
5 93 7
COPPER- #1
Yrs Comm Specs
0.5 3 97
1 1 99
2 1 99
3 1 99
4 1 99
5 1 99
CORN
Yrs Comm Specs
0.5 0 100
1 0 100
2 0 100
3 0 100
COTTON NO. 2
Yrs Comm Specs
0.5 0 100
1 0 100
2 0 100
ETHER CASH SETTLED
Yrs Comm Specs
0.5 100 0
LEAN HOGS
Yrs Comm Specs
0.5 100 0
1 100 0
LIVE CATTLE
Yrs Comm Specs
2 10 90
LUMBER
Yrs Comm Specs
0.5 91 9
1 98 2
2 98 2
3 98 2
4 98 2
5 98 2
NASDAQ MINI
Yrs Comm Specs
0.5 93 7
1 93 7
2 91 9
NIKKEI STOCK AVERAGE YEN DENOM
Yrs Comm Specs
0.5 6 94
1 6 94
2 5 95
NZ DOLLAR
Yrs Comm Specs
0.5 93 7
1 98 2
2 96 4
3 96 4
4 96 4
5 96 4
OATS
Yrs Comm Specs
0.5 96 4
PALLADIUM
Yrs Comm Specs
0.5 100 0
SILVER
Yrs Comm Specs
0.5 0 100
SOYBEAN MEAL
Yrs Comm Specs
0.5 5 95
1 4 96
2 5 95
3 5 95
SOYBEAN OIL
Yrs Comm Specs
0.5 0 100
1 0 100
2 0 100
3 0 100
SOYBEANS
Yrs Comm Specs
1 9 91
2 6 94
3 5 95
4 5 95
UST 2Y NOTE
Yrs Comm Specs
4 94 6
5 95 5
UST 5Y NOTE
Yrs Comm Specs
0.5 0 100
1 0 100
UST BOND
Yrs Comm Specs
0.5 100 0
1 100 0
2 100 0
VIX FUTURES
Yrs Comm Specs
0.5 3 97

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Speculators separated (strict) (7 assets)

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Market Years Commercials Large Speculators Small Speculators
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 2 4 97 91
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 3 4 97 92
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 4 4 97 92
BRENT LAST DAY 0.5 0 100 93
COTTON NO. 2 0.5 0 100 100
COTTON NO. 2 1 0 100 100
COTTON NO. 2 2 0 100 100
PALLADIUM 0.5 100 0 0
SOYBEAN MEAL 0.5 5 94 91
SOYBEAN MEAL 1 4 95 91
SOYBEAN OIL 0.5 0 99 92
UST BOND 0.5 100 0 0
UST BOND 1 100 0 3
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
2 4 L: 97 / S: 91
3 4 L: 97 / S: 92
4 4 L: 97 / S: 92
BRENT LAST DAY
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 0 L: 100 / S: 93
COTTON NO. 2
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 0 L: 100 / S: 100
1 0 L: 100 / S: 100
2 0 L: 100 / S: 100
PALLADIUM
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 100 L: 0 / S: 0
SOYBEAN MEAL
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 5 L: 94 / S: 91
1 4 L: 95 / S: 91
SOYBEAN OIL
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 0 L: 99 / S: 92
UST BOND
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 100 L: 0 / S: 0
1 100 L: 0 / S: 3

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Speculators separated (loose) (36 assets)

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Market Years Commercials Large Speculators Small Speculators
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 0.5 4 96 79
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 1 4 97 87
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 2 4 97 91
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 3 4 97 92
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 4 4 97 92
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 5 4 97 87
BBG COMMODITY 0.5 97 3 55
BBG COMMODITY 1 97 3 55
BBG COMMODITY 2 97 3 55
BBG COMMODITY 3 97 3 55
BRAZILIAN REAL 2 8 92 29
BRENT LAST DAY 0.5 0 100 93
BRENT LAST DAY 1 37 57 95
BRITISH POUND 2 88 8 51
BRITISH POUND 3 88 8 51
CANOLA 0.5 8 92 87
COCOA 0.5 81 12 97
COCOA 1 91 6 39
COCOA 2 93 5 39
COCOA 3 93 5 39
COCOA 4 93 5 39
COCOA 5 93 5 39
COPPER- #1 0.5 3 96 12
COPPER- #1 1 1 98 65
COPPER- #1 2 1 98 71
COPPER- #1 3 1 99 71
COPPER- #1 4 1 99 73
COPPER- #1 5 1 99 73
CORN 0.5 0 100 1
CORN 1 0 100 1
CORN 2 0 99 27
CORN 3 0 99 34
COTTON NO. 2 0.5 0 100 100
COTTON NO. 2 1 0 100 100
COTTON NO. 2 2 0 100 100
COTTON NO. 2 3 11 88 93
DJIA x $5 0.5 22 75 98
DJIA x $5 1 22 61 99
DJIA x $5 2 37 53 93
DJIA x $5 3 29 58 93
DJIA x $5 4 28 59 95
DJIA x $5 5 28 59 93
ETHER CASH SETTLED 0.5 100 0 82
ETHER CASH SETTLED 5 51 57 10
GASOLINE RBOB 0.5 47 30 97
GASOLINE RBOB 1 27 58 98
GASOLINE RBOB 2 21 67 98
GASOLINE RBOB 3 21 67 98
GASOLINE RBOB 4 21 67 98
GASOLINE RBOB 5 21 67 98
LEAN HOGS 0.5 100 0 100
LEAN HOGS 1 100 0 88
LIVE CATTLE 2 10 80 64
LUMBER 0.5 91 12 32
LUMBER 1 98 3 24
LUMBER 2 98 3 36
LUMBER 3 98 3 40
LUMBER 4 98 3 21
LUMBER 5 98 3 21
NASDAQ MINI 0.5 93 6 37
NASDAQ MINI 1 93 6 53
NASDAQ MINI 2 91 16 43
NIKKEI STOCK AVERAGE YEN DENOM 0.5 6 92 77
NIKKEI STOCK AVERAGE YEN DENOM 1 6 94 77
NIKKEI STOCK AVERAGE YEN DENOM 2 5 94 62
NIKKEI STOCK AVERAGE YEN DENOM 3 16 94 62
NIKKEI STOCK AVERAGE YEN DENOM 4 19 90 55
NY HARBOR ULSD 0.5 54 10 86
NY HARBOR ULSD 2 21 60 91
NY HARBOR ULSD 3 31 51 91
NY HARBOR ULSD 4 31 51 91
NY HARBOR ULSD 5 31 51 91
NZ DOLLAR 0.5 93 10 27
NZ DOLLAR 1 98 3 26
NZ DOLLAR 2 96 3 33
NZ DOLLAR 3 96 3 45
NZ DOLLAR 4 96 3 46
NZ DOLLAR 5 96 3 45
OATS 0.5 96 19 0
OATS 1 78 36 5
OATS 2 78 36 5
PALLADIUM 0.5 100 0 0
ROUGH RICE 0.5 15 58 94
ROUGH RICE 1 14 58 94
RUSSELL E-MINI 0.5 44 67 6
SILVER 0.5 0 69 100
SILVER 1 42 40 100
SILVER 2 49 35 100
SILVER 3 35 52 100
SILVER 4 22 66 100
SILVER 5 22 66 100
SO AFRICAN RAND 0.5 50 39 91
SO AFRICAN RAND 1 65 25 91
SO AFRICAN RAND 2 51 43 92
SOYBEAN MEAL 0.5 5 94 91
SOYBEAN MEAL 1 4 95 91
SOYBEAN MEAL 2 5 95 51
SOYBEAN MEAL 3 5 95 51
SOYBEAN OIL 0.5 0 99 92
SOYBEAN OIL 1 0 99 81
SOYBEAN OIL 2 0 99 81
SOYBEAN OIL 3 0 99 80
SOYBEAN OIL 4 14 92 41
SOYBEANS 1 9 92 29
SOYBEANS 2 6 95 43
SOYBEANS 3 5 95 39
SOYBEANS 4 5 95 60
SWISS FRANC 0.5 48 84 7
SWISS FRANC 1 77 52 7
USD INDEX 0.5 26 74 90
UST 2Y NOTE 1 86 17 9
UST 2Y NOTE 2 88 13 9
UST 2Y NOTE 3 88 13 9
UST 2Y NOTE 4 94 5 64
UST 2Y NOTE 5 95 5 64
UST 5Y NOTE 0.5 0 100 18
UST 5Y NOTE 1 0 100 15
UST BOND 0.5 100 0 0
UST BOND 1 100 0 3
UST BOND 2 100 0 34
VIX FUTURES 0.5 3 97 31
WHEAT-SRW 0.5 15 78 100
WHEAT-SRW 1 11 84 100
WHEAT-SRW 2 11 85 100
WHEAT-SRW 3 11 85 100
WHEAT-SRW 4 31 64 96
WHEAT-SRW 5 33 58 96
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 4 L: 96 / S: 79
1 4 L: 97 / S: 87
2 4 L: 97 / S: 91
3 4 L: 97 / S: 92
4 4 L: 97 / S: 92
5 4 L: 97 / S: 87
BBG COMMODITY
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 97 L: 3 / S: 55
1 97 L: 3 / S: 55
2 97 L: 3 / S: 55
3 97 L: 3 / S: 55
BRAZILIAN REAL
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
2 8 L: 92 / S: 29
BRENT LAST DAY
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 0 L: 100 / S: 93
1 37 L: 57 / S: 95
BRITISH POUND
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
2 88 L: 8 / S: 51
3 88 L: 8 / S: 51
CANOLA
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 8 L: 92 / S: 87
COCOA
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 81 L: 12 / S: 97
1 91 L: 6 / S: 39
2 93 L: 5 / S: 39
3 93 L: 5 / S: 39
4 93 L: 5 / S: 39
5 93 L: 5 / S: 39
COPPER- #1
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 3 L: 96 / S: 12
1 1 L: 98 / S: 65
2 1 L: 98 / S: 71
3 1 L: 99 / S: 71
4 1 L: 99 / S: 73
5 1 L: 99 / S: 73
CORN
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 0 L: 100 / S: 1
1 0 L: 100 / S: 1
2 0 L: 99 / S: 27
3 0 L: 99 / S: 34
COTTON NO. 2
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 0 L: 100 / S: 100
1 0 L: 100 / S: 100
2 0 L: 100 / S: 100
3 11 L: 88 / S: 93
DJIA x $5
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 22 L: 75 / S: 98
1 22 L: 61 / S: 99
2 37 L: 53 / S: 93
3 29 L: 58 / S: 93
4 28 L: 59 / S: 95
5 28 L: 59 / S: 93
ETHER CASH SETTLED
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 100 L: 0 / S: 82
5 51 L: 57 / S: 10
GASOLINE RBOB
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 47 L: 30 / S: 97
1 27 L: 58 / S: 98
2 21 L: 67 / S: 98
3 21 L: 67 / S: 98
4 21 L: 67 / S: 98
5 21 L: 67 / S: 98
LEAN HOGS
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 100 L: 0 / S: 100
1 100 L: 0 / S: 88
LIVE CATTLE
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
2 10 L: 80 / S: 64
LUMBER
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 91 L: 12 / S: 32
1 98 L: 3 / S: 24
2 98 L: 3 / S: 36
3 98 L: 3 / S: 40
4 98 L: 3 / S: 21
5 98 L: 3 / S: 21
NASDAQ MINI
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 93 L: 6 / S: 37
1 93 L: 6 / S: 53
2 91 L: 16 / S: 43
NIKKEI STOCK AVERAGE YEN DENOM
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 6 L: 92 / S: 77
1 6 L: 94 / S: 77
2 5 L: 94 / S: 62
3 16 L: 94 / S: 62
4 19 L: 90 / S: 55
NY HARBOR ULSD
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 54 L: 10 / S: 86
2 21 L: 60 / S: 91
3 31 L: 51 / S: 91
4 31 L: 51 / S: 91
5 31 L: 51 / S: 91
NZ DOLLAR
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 93 L: 10 / S: 27
1 98 L: 3 / S: 26
2 96 L: 3 / S: 33
3 96 L: 3 / S: 45
4 96 L: 3 / S: 46
5 96 L: 3 / S: 45
OATS
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 96 L: 19 / S: 0
1 78 L: 36 / S: 5
2 78 L: 36 / S: 5
PALLADIUM
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 100 L: 0 / S: 0
ROUGH RICE
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 15 L: 58 / S: 94
1 14 L: 58 / S: 94
RUSSELL E-MINI
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 44 L: 67 / S: 6
SILVER
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 0 L: 69 / S: 100
1 42 L: 40 / S: 100
2 49 L: 35 / S: 100
3 35 L: 52 / S: 100
4 22 L: 66 / S: 100
5 22 L: 66 / S: 100
SO AFRICAN RAND
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 50 L: 39 / S: 91
1 65 L: 25 / S: 91
2 51 L: 43 / S: 92
SOYBEAN MEAL
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 5 L: 94 / S: 91
1 4 L: 95 / S: 91
2 5 L: 95 / S: 51
3 5 L: 95 / S: 51
SOYBEAN OIL
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 0 L: 99 / S: 92
1 0 L: 99 / S: 81
2 0 L: 99 / S: 81
3 0 L: 99 / S: 80
4 14 L: 92 / S: 41
SOYBEANS
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
1 9 L: 92 / S: 29
2 6 L: 95 / S: 43
3 5 L: 95 / S: 39
4 5 L: 95 / S: 60
SWISS FRANC
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 48 L: 84 / S: 7
1 77 L: 52 / S: 7
USD INDEX
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 26 L: 74 / S: 90
UST 2Y NOTE
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
1 86 L: 17 / S: 9
2 88 L: 13 / S: 9
3 88 L: 13 / S: 9
4 94 L: 5 / S: 64
5 95 L: 5 / S: 64
UST 5Y NOTE
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 0 L: 100 / S: 18
1 0 L: 100 / S: 15
UST BOND
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 100 L: 0 / S: 0
1 100 L: 0 / S: 3
2 100 L: 0 / S: 34
VIX FUTURES
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 3 L: 97 / S: 31
WHEAT-SRW
Yrs Comm Specs
(Large / Small)
0.5 15 L: 78 / S: 100
1 11 L: 84 / S: 100
2 11 L: 85 / S: 100
3 11 L: 85 / S: 100
4 31 L: 64 / S: 96
5 33 L: 58 / S: 96

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