COT Report: LUMBER - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE

Futures Only Positions as of 2026-08-18

Below is the Commitments of Traders (COT) report for LUMBER - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (futures only) with COT charts. This COT report for LUMBER is as of 2026-08-18. COT reports are released each Friday (except for U.S. holidays) by the CFTC. Each COT report release includes data from the previous Tuesday.

LUMBER - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (CONTRACTS OF 27,500 BOARD FEET)
CFTC Code: #058644
Open Interest: 9,260   Total Changes: +1,021   Total Traders: 95
AS OF: 2026-08-18

  Long Short Spread
Positions Open Int # Traders Positions Open Int # Traders Positions Open Int # Traders
Producer/Merchant/
Processor/User
5,671
+721
61.2% 31 1,022
-242
11.0% 15      
Swap Dealers 657
+2
7.1% 662
+4
7.1% 6
+6
0.1%
Managed Money 379
+106
4.1% 5,081
+1,089
54.9% 25 0
-1
0.0%
Other Reportables 1,485
+195
16.0% 15 1,519
+35
16.4% 13 171
+2
1.8% 8
Nonreportable
Positions
891
-10
9.6%   799
+128
8.6%        

Long vs. Short

Net Positions


Positions: Long



Positions: Short