CFTC data shows Bitcoin futures speculators net long 2,418 contracts

Large speculators in CME Bitcoin futures held a net long position of 2,418 contracts for the week of October 20, 2026, according to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s latest Commitments of Traders report. That is a slight pullback from the prior week’s 2,534 contracts. The report, released October 23, also showed speculators paring bets against most US Treasury futures. Meanwhile, the euro sat deep in net short territory. What the Bitcoin numbers show The CFTC publishes its Commitments of Traders, or COT, data every Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET. Each release reflects positions as of the preceding Tuesday. The 2,418-contract figure covers non-commercial speculators in CME Bitcoin futures. It blends standard and micro contracts under the legacy reporting format. A standard CME Bitcoin contract represents 5 BTC, while a micro contract represents just 0.1 BTC. For context, the week ending October 13 showed large speculators net long 2,534 contracts, with total open interest of 20,752 contracts. Open interest measures the total number of outstanding contracts that have not been closed out. The more granular Traders in Financial Futures breakdown told a split story for that October 13 ...