COT Positioning

BTC CME Commitments of Traders data from CFTC. Institutional positioning breakdown.

Overview

The COT Oracle provides signed Commitments of Traders data from CFTC filings for BTC CME futures. Shows how institutional traders (leveraged funds, asset managers) are positioned — net long or short — providing a macro view of institutional sentiment that complements the real-time MSXI sentiment index.

Endpoint

EndpointDescriptionL402x402
/oracle/cot/btcBTC CME COT positioning1000 sats$1.00
Note

No free preview endpoint for COT data. CFTC reports are released weekly (Friday) with data as of Tuesday close.

Example request

curl https://api.myceliasignal.com/oracle/cot/btc

Returns 402 Payment Required. Pay via x402 (USDC) or L402 (Lightning) to receive signed attestation.

Data source

Sourced from the CFTC Commitments of Traders report for Bitcoin futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). Published every Friday at 3:30 PM ET with positioning as of prior Tuesday.

Response fields

FieldTypeDescription
reportDatestringReport date (YYYY-MM-DD)
leveragedLongintegerLeveraged fund long contracts
leveragedShortintegerLeveraged fund short contracts
leveragedNetintegerLeveraged fund net position
assetMgrLongintegerAsset manager long contracts
assetMgrShortintegerAsset manager short contracts
assetMgrNetintegerAsset manager net position
openInterestintegerTotal open interest

Trading signal

COT is a lagging but powerful macro indicator. When combined with real-time MSXI sentiment and MSSI stress, it provides a multi-timeframe view. Divergence between institutional positioning (COT) and real-time sentiment (MSXI) often precedes significant moves.