Storage Signal

Nov 6 settle
Nov → Dec
Inverted · −0.45

Carry (+) means later months trade above the nearby: the market is paying toward storage. Inverted (−) means the nearby trades above later months. Not trading advice.

Futures Chain

20 contracts
CBX26 Nov 2026 OI 2,980 — — 0.00%
CBZ26 Dec 2026 OI 2,679 — — 0.00%
CBF27 Jan 2027 OI 1,977 — — 0.00%
CBG27 Feb 2027 OI 1,790 — — 0.00%
CBH27 Mar 2027 OI 1,630 — — 0.00%
CBJ27 Apr 2027 OI 1,349 — — 0.00%
CBK27 May 2027 OI 1,207 — — 0.00%
CBM27 Jun 2027 OI 984 — — 0.00%
CBN27 Jul 2027 OI 705 — — 0.00%
CBQ27 Aug 2027 OI 699 155.00 ¢/lb -0.35 -0.23%
CBU27 Sep 2027 OI 585 — — 0.00%
CBV27 Oct 2027 OI 583 — — 0.00%
CBX27 Nov 2027 OI 523 163.58 ¢/lb -0.15 -0.09%
CBZ27 Dec 2027 OI 462 164.50 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
CBF28 Jan 2028 OI 26 171.78 ¢/lb -0.93 -0.54%
CBG28 Feb 2028 OI 33 178.50 ¢/lb -1.50 -0.83%
CBH28 Mar 2028 OI 26 185.00 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
CBJ28 Apr 2028 OI 16 194.00 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
CBK28 May 2028 OI 29 198.00 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
CBM28 Jun 2028 OI 0 230.08 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%

Open interest (OI) is how many contracts are still open in each month.

Commitments of Traders

Tuesday, Nov 3
Managed moneySold 31 on the week · net short for over 2 years
−866
Producers and merchantsLong 18.0K · short 15.5K · net +562 on the week
+2.5K
Open interest Up 1.6K on the week · 61 traders
34.9K

CFTC Commitments of Traders (disaggregated), CME butter futures and options combined: positions as of Tuesday, Nov 3, published Friday, Nov 6; the next report (Nov 10 positions) is out Monday, Nov 16 at 3:30 pm ET. Net is longs less shorts, in contracts of 20,000 pounds.

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Storage Signal. Worked out from the futures themselves: the front month against the next, and old crop against new while the front month is old crop, at the latest trades while the market is open, else at the last settle.

Futures Chain. Every CME contract month now trading, with its last price, the day’s change and its open interest.

Commitments of Traders. U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Commitments of Traders (disaggregated): the open positions of each kind of large trader as of Tuesday’s close, published Fridays at 3:30 pm ET (the following Monday in a holiday week).

Market Data: Futures price data on Farmbucks is provided by DTN, CME Group, and ICE. Cash basis is from USDA AMS daily grain bid reports; positioning is from the CFTC's Commitments of Traders; the natural gas outlook and storage are from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This data is for informational purposes only, may be subject to delays or inaccuracies, and is not trading advice. Please consult official sources or your broker for trading decisions.