Week 21, 2026
Corn leads heavy selling across commodities
Report date: Tue 26th May 26
Released: Fri 29th May 26
Legacy Futures Only Report
Good Morning. This is your weekly COT Digest. Speculators liquidated longs and added shorts in corn in size this week. Coffee posted the only notable buying, but that was the smaller side of the tape.
Top Buyers This Week
Coffee
Short covering while still net long, +0.73% of the book.
| Commodity | Contracts | Long | Short | Net Long | 52w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Coffee
Spot -3.1% from the report date close (Tue 26 May) to the release close (Fri 29 May) |
2.02%
(90,517)
|
-0.42%
|
-2.37%
|
0.73%
|
10th |
Top Sellers This Week
Corn
This is a second week of long liquidation and new shorts. Long liquidation and new shorts while still net long, -7.18% of the book. Spot continued the selling from the report date close to the release close, -2.3%.
Silver
This is a second week of selling. Long liquidation and new shorts while still net long, -5.5% of the book. Spot continued the selling from the report date close to the release close, -0.6%.
Brent Crude
This is a second week of selling. Long liquidation and new shorts while still net short, -5.43% of the book. Spot continued the selling from the report date close to the release close, -8.5%.
Wheat
New shorts while still net short, -3.4% of the book.
Cotton
Long liquidation and new shorts while still net long, -2.63% of the book.
| Commodity | Contracts | Long | Short | Net Short | 52w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Corn
Spot -2.3% from the report date close (Tue 26 May) to the release close (Fri 29 May) |
-1.03%
(741,448)
|
-8.42%
|
3.85%
|
-7.18%
|
85th |
|
Silver
Spot -0.6% from the report date close (Tue 26 May) to the release close (Fri 29 May) |
0.99%
(43,293)
|
-5.3%
|
6.2%
|
-5.5%
|
38th |
|
Brent Crude
Spot -8.5% from the report date close (Tue 26 May) to the release close (Fri 29 May) |
2.33%
(149,034)
|
-2.85%
|
7.25%
|
-5.43%
|
37th |
|
Wheat
Spot -3.9% from the report date close (Tue 26 May) to the release close (Fri 29 May) |
2.33%
(297,830)
|
0.64%
|
7.44%
|
-3.4%
|
94th |
|
Cotton
Spot -1.6% from the report date close (Tue 26 May) to the release close (Fri 29 May) |
0.56%
(183,694)
|
-1.16%
|
7.15%
|
-2.63%
|
94th |
|
Gold
Spot -0.2% from the report date close (Tue 26 May) to the release close (Fri 29 May) |
-6.81%
(247,148)
|
-4.89%
|
-9.26%
|
-2.13%
|
33rd |
|
Soybeans
Spot +0.1% from the report date close (Tue 26 May) to the release close (Fri 29 May) |
0.43%
(365,985)
|
-1.12%
|
5.69%
|
-2.07%
|
63rd |
|
Copper
Spot 0.0% from the report date close (Tue 26 May) to the release close (Fri 29 May) |
3.21%
(138,306)
|
-1.68%
|
3.28%
|
-2.05%
|
96th |
|
Crude Oil WTI
Spot -7.0% from the report date close (Tue 26 May) to the release close (Fri 29 May) |
0.04%
(595,178)
|
-1.61%
|
2.54%
|
-1.94%
|
52nd |
|
Natural Gas
Spot +13.7% from the report date close (Tue 26 May) to the release close (Fri 29 May) |
2.54%
(664,211)
|
0.05%
|
2.63%
|
-1.68%
|
8th |
Other Notable Moves
Gold saw long liquidation while spot continued the selling, -0.2%.
Soybeans saw long liquidation and new shorts while spot did not continue the selling; it moved the other way, +0.1%.
Natural gas added new shorts while spot did not continue the selling; it moved the other way, +13.7%.
Quick Read
Corn led the week with long liquidation and new shorts while still net long.
Brent crude added to selling with spot continuing lower by 8.5%.
Natural gas added new shorts while spot moved sharply higher.
Disclaimer: COT data reflects positioning and sentiment, not trade timing or price predictions.
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