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Understand COT reports and find guidance for using Tradingster.

Understand the data

COT report basics
What COT reports contain, how to read net positions, and the limits of positioning data.
Report types and trader groups
Understand Legacy, Disaggregated, and Financial/TFF reports and compare their trader groups.
Data updates and coverage
Understand report dates, publication timing, historical data, and apparent update delays.

Using COT reports and charts
Find a market's public reports and check its contract, report type, date, and historical data.
Your Tradingster account
Sign-in, password recovery, saved data and privacy guidance for your Tradingster account.
Using My Watchlist
Add, remove, and organize markets, then open their available COT reports.
Using COT Analysis
Read positioning summaries, inspect trader-group detail, and compare reports for an exact market.
Using COT Signals
Explore markets, apply filters, inspect rule matches, and run a custom screen.

Understanding positioning signals
Understand historical-position readings, unusual net changes, net flips, and coverage labels.
Calculation methods
Read the calculation, eligibility, comparison-window, and ranking explanations behind the tools.