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CORRECTED AND COMBINED
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We correct for past contract size changes (eg. one wheat contract used to represent 1,000 bushels of wheat - now 5,000 bushels), and combine mini and normal contracts. Most other Commitments of Traders data services use uncorrected, raw COT data! |
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MARKET COMPLEXES
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Our subscribers get extra 'markets' to analyze. These are the complexes that we made up from combining COT positions from more markets into one. We do that by creating the USD equivalent of COT positions and add them up. These data can help you analyze better the following markets and/or market groups: Soybeans, Wheat, Grains, Agriculture, Livestock, Metals, Stock indexes, Interest rates and the US Dollar! |
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FUTURES AND OPTIONS
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We analyze Futures only as well as Futures and Options COT data! We are the only providers who analyze both data sets simultaneously! |
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ALL REPORTS
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Besides the normal (legacy) COT data, we analyze Disaggregated, Traders in Financial Futures and CIT data as well! There are no other sources on the web currently, that offer such deep and wide service on charting and analyzing COT data. |
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FRESH
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We update our charts and tables in couple of hours after the release of the COT reports. Where available we manually look through all volume and OI estimates to provide more relevant data for your weekend Volume and OI analysis. CME provides preliminary figures for all their markets, while ICE provides only 'Estimated Volume' data, open interest in case of futures traded on ICE are not updated over the weekend. |
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CHANGES
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We compare recent changes in net COT data to their all-time and 52-week ranges. By this comparison you get a relative perspective on how big was the current week's change in traders' positioning. This analysis technique is more effective than just measuring raw changes. For example: a change of +2,500 contracts in Commercial positions is a big move - relative to a 10,000 contract range (+25.00%). However, it is considered a small change, if the range is 100,000 contracts (only +2.50%). |
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EXTREMES
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We track the extremes of net COT data, since those are the most effective trading signals according to most COT research (check out the Resources section). COT Indexes are widely known, show the position of the current COT reading compared to a previous time period. Our subscribers can calculate their own COT Indexes using 1-2-3-4-5 year lookback periods on all trader groups! COTbase designed another extreme tracking measure, that shows how many reports ago did the current reading occur. In case the current reading in COT moves has never occurred before, our system will issue an 'All-time' extreme signal. |
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VOLUME AND OPEN INTEREST
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We include a volume and open interest scoring system, both in the COT analysis table for convenience and also under a separate tab. Under COT analysis you get the scores for the past week; under the VOL/OI analysis tab you can set the lookback period for which you would like to get the scores. The higher the scores the more bullish is the market - negative scores show bearish signals. |
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HIGHLIGHTS
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We collect the important COT and Volume/Open interest signals on one page to show which markets are the best long and short candidates. |
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INTELLIGENT SORTING
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The COT analysis table sorts data by their absolute values. The reason for this is that traders are interested in the greatest changes in data, not necessarily in their direction, since on futures markets it is just as easy to go long as to go short. Our subscribers can sort the results by any research criteria, even for example: changes in Small speculators positions compared to their 52-week ranges. |
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FILTERING
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You can filter markets that you are not interested in. |
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PAST REPORTS
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Subscribers can analyze past reports as well! |