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Key Takeaways
- Reports would come out Wednesday and Friday
- Wednesday cut-off would capture Fed decision days
- Leveraged funds net short about 24,700 BTC
- Big futures shorts can hedge spot ETF holdings
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig announced the change on October 27, crediting feedback from the agricultural community.
What changes, and when
Today’s Commitments of Traders report captures positions as of Tuesday and publishes them on Friday at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time, a three-day lag. Under the new plan, the CFTC would publish twice a week and cut that lag to two days.
Now
Tuesday positions → Friday, 3:30 p.m. ET
Planned
Monday positions → Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. ET
Wednesday positions → Friday, 3:30 p.m. ET
The target is the end of 2026, and the CFTC has not named a first publication date. The push came from the agricultural community, but Bitcoin is covered automatically: CME Bitcoin futures already sit in the Traders in Financial Futures report alongside currencies, stock indexes...
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