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managed-money net futures positioning in corn, soybeans, and wheat — released each friday for the previous tuesday. the smart/dumb money tell, rolled weekly.

commodity mm net w/w z-score w/w z signal
cornZC +211,337 -82,005 +0.78σ -0.40σ neutral
soybeansZS +184,229 -13,808 +1.40σ -0.15σ extended
wheatZW -16,154 -13,065 +0.91σ -0.32σ neutral
cornZC
mm net +211,337 · z +0.78σ · neutral
+850k0-850kjun 16dec 18jun 21nov 23may 26managed moneyproducer/merchantswap dealersother reportables
net positions by trader category · 520 weeks · as of 26 may 26
+1σ-1σ+2σ-2σ+3σ-3σ0jun 21aug 22nov 23feb 25may 26
managed-money net · 260-week rolling z-score · bands at ±1σ/±2σ/±3σ
soybeansZS
mm net +184,229 · z +1.40σ · extended
+450k0-450kjun 16dec 18jun 21nov 23may 26managed moneyproducer/merchantswap dealersother reportables
net positions by trader category · 520 weeks · as of 26 may 26
+1σ-1σ+2σ-2σ+3σ-3σ0jun 21aug 22nov 23feb 25may 26
managed-money net · 260-week rolling z-score · bands at ±1σ/±2σ/±3σ
wheatZW
mm net -16,154 · z +0.91σ · neutral
+200k0-200kjun 16dec 18jun 21nov 23may 26managed moneyproducer/merchantswap dealersother reportables
net positions by trader category · 520 weeks · as of 26 may 26
+1σ-1σ+2σ-2σ+3σ-3σ0jun 21aug 22nov 23feb 25may 26
managed-money net · 260-week rolling z-score · bands at ±1σ/±2σ/±3σ

last eight weeks

report date ZC ZS ZW
net z net z net z
26 may 26 +211,337 +0.78σ +184,229 +1.40σ -16,154 +0.91σ
19 may 26 +293,342 +1.18σ +198,037 +1.55σ -3,089 +1.24σ
12 may 26 +295,620 +1.19σ +208,023 +1.66σ -18,484 +0.85σ
5 may 26 +344,641 +1.43σ +213,514 +1.73σ -9,033 +1.08σ
28 apr 26 +265,572 +1.05σ +176,910 +1.35σ +11,725 +1.59σ
21 apr 26 +182,213 +0.64σ +187,573 +1.46σ -8,384 +1.10σ
14 apr 26 +152,618 +0.49σ +168,081 +1.26σ -5,550 +1.16σ
7 apr 26 +210,976 +0.76σ +181,305 +1.40σ -4,382 +1.19σ
data: cftc disaggregated commitments of traders (publicreporting.cftc.gov) rebuilt 1 jun 2026 · latest report 26 may 2026
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