# CFTC COT Net Positioning Monitor (`aether_studio/cftc-cot-positioning-monitor`) Actor

Get the latest official CFTC financial and commodity futures positions with weekly changes, derived net positions, strict limits, and source provenance.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/aether\_studio/cftc-cot-positioning-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [AetherPromptStudio](https://apify.com/aether_studio) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.50 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## CFTC COT Positioning Monitor

This Apify Actor retrieves official weekly CFTC Commitments of Traders data and emits normalized, source-backed positioning records. It supports Traders in Financial Futures (TFF) futures-only and Disaggregated futures-only reports.

The output preserves official long, short, and week-over-week change fields, adds derived net positions (`long - short`), a stable record key, retrieval metadata, and source provenance. It makes no trading recommendation or predictive score.

### Why use this Actor?

- **Latest snapshot by default:** one small, predictable run for the newest official report.
- **Two purpose-specific report families:** TFF for currencies, rates, and financial futures; Disaggregated for agriculture and natural resources.
- **Analysis-ready nets:** dealer, asset-manager, leveraged-money, producer/merchant, swap-dealer, managed-money, and other-reportable net positions when applicable.
- **Audit-friendly:** every row includes the official source query, CFTC record ID, retrieval timestamp, and stable record key.
- **Bounded and inexpensive:** source reads are capped at 5,000 records and output at 1,000 records. No browser or proxy is used.

This product is intentionally optimized for current-week monitoring and lean automation. It is not a bulk mirror of every CFTC report family.

### Inputs

- `reportType`: `tff` (default) or `disaggregated`
- `maxResults`: 1–1000 (default 100)
- `commodityNames`: optional case-insensitive partial matches
- `marketNames`: optional case-insensitive partial matches
- `dateFrom`: optional `YYYY-MM-DD`, used when `latestOnly` is false
- `latestOnly`: fetch only the newest official report date (default true)

#### Example: latest financial-futures positions

```json
{
  "reportType": "tff",
  "latestOnly": true,
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

#### Example: latest wheat positioning

```json
{
  "reportType": "disaggregated",
  "commodityNames": ["wheat"],
  "latestOnly": true,
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

### Sources

- [CFTC COT overview](https://www.cftc.gov/MarketReports/CommitmentsofTraders/index.htm)
- [TFF Futures Only API](https://publicreporting.cftc.gov/resource/gpe5-46if.json)
- [Disaggregated Futures Only API](https://publicreporting.cftc.gov/resource/72hh-3qpy.json)

The CFTC usually releases COT reports Friday using positions from the prior Tuesday. Source data can be revised; `retrievedAt` records when this Actor obtained each result. Government information on CFTC.gov is public domain and may be copied with appropriate acknowledgement under the [CFTC web policy](https://www.cftc.gov/WebPolicy/index.htm).

### Scheduling

For weekly monitoring, schedule a run after the CFTC Friday release. Use `recordKey` to upsert records and `reportDate` to detect a newly published reporting week.

### Disclaimer

For informational and research use only. This Actor does not provide investment, legal, accounting, or trading advice. Verify important decisions against official CFTC publications. This is an unofficial product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the CFTC or the U.S. Government.

# Actor input Schema

## `reportType` (type: `string`):

Which futures-only CFTC report to fetch. TFF covers financial futures; disaggregated covers agriculture and natural resources.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of normalized records to return. Bounded at 5000 for source queries; fewer if filters are applied.

## `commodityNames` (type: `array`):

Filter to specific commodity names (e.g., 'WHEAT', 'CRUDE OIL'). Leave empty for all commodities. Filters applied client-side after bounded fetch.

## `marketNames` (type: `array`):

Filter to specific market or exchange names (e.g., 'CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE', 'ICE FUTURES U.S.'). Leave empty for all markets. Filters applied client-side after bounded fetch.

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

Earliest report date (ISO 8601, e.g. '2025-01-07'). Ignored when latestOnly is true. When provided without latestOnly, fetches data from this date forward.

## `latestOnly` (type: `boolean`):

When true, first determines the maximum as\_of\_date in the dataset, then fetches only records matching that date. Overrides dateFrom.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "reportType": "tff",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "commodityNames": [],
  "marketNames": [],
  "dateFrom": "",
  "latestOnly": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Official weekly positions, changes, and derived net positions.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Report type, retrieval timestamp, source query, and result count.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("aether_studio/cftc-cot-positioning-monitor").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("aether_studio/cftc-cot-positioning-monitor").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call aether_studio/cftc-cot-positioning-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=aether_studio/cftc-cot-positioning-monitor",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/mpUGnvOht4PuGvleU/builds/bLoEiCImYc0RZSfKX/openapi.json