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Lean Hogs: speculative net positioning in 1st percentile of 3-year range

Positioning extremeFact · rule-generatedPublished 24 Oct 2026Lean Hogs data

Non-commercial traders were net short 76,730 Lean Hogs futures contracts as of 2026-10-20, the 1st percentile across 156 weekly reports.

Each statement cites its observations

Facts

  1. 01

    Report date 2026-10-20. Non-commercial long 79,912, short 156,642, net −76,730 contracts.

    Observations: 139371, 139367, 139372, 139369, 139368

  2. 02

    Open interest 291,717 contracts; non-commercial net equals -26.3% of open interest.

    Observations: 139371, 139367, 139372, 139369, 139368

  3. 03

    Percentile rank 1.0 over 156 weeks.

    Observations: 139371, 139367, 139372, 139369, 139368

Underlying observations

Provenance

IDMetricPeriodValueStatusClassObservedSource
139371Commercial long
Lean Hogs
2026-10-20114,174VerifiedPublic2026-10-24 13:16 UTCU.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (opens in a new tab)
cot-legacy/1.0.0
139372Commercial short
Lean Hogs
2026-10-2038,161VerifiedPublic2026-10-24 13:16 UTCU.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (opens in a new tab)
cot-legacy/1.0.0
139368Non-commercial long
Lean Hogs
2026-10-2079,912VerifiedPublic2026-10-24 13:16 UTCU.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (opens in a new tab)
cot-legacy/1.0.0
139369Non-commercial short
Lean Hogs
2026-10-20156,642VerifiedPublic2026-10-24 13:16 UTCU.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (opens in a new tab)
cot-legacy/1.0.0
139367Open interest
Lean Hogs
2026-10-20291,717VerifiedPublic2026-10-24 13:16 UTCU.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (opens in a new tab)
cot-legacy/1.0.0

Source: U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Commitments of Traders (Legacy, futures only). Calculations: EveryIntel. Generated by intelligence-rules/1.0.0; confidence 97%. Findings describe published data; they are not forecasts, investment advice or recommendations. See the methodology.