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Schad Commodity (Est. 1997) Weekly “Commitment of Traders” Analysis: An Insider’s View of the Next Big Market Move · August 21st, 2026
Once each week, usually on Friday evenings, we’ll update our personal weekly commodity trading charts and review them for changes in “net long” or, “net short” holdings between the big commercial commodity traders, large speculators, and the usually uninformed public. This “commitment of traders analysis” is our professional outlook for “the bigger picture” and current dynamics for each market which provide a spyglass view of the BIG commercial traders and what they are currently doing to influence the crypto and futures markets.
As you may already know, insider trading with stocks on Wall Street is very illegal. However, in the commodity & crypto trading industry, large/commercial traders MUST report their positions EACH WEEK to the CFTC regulatory body, hence, we monitor them on a weekly basis. Although the crypto & futures markets themselves will ultimately provide the most accurate illustration of trend, these (weekly) market’s charts we’ve identified, serve to forewarn us of the next possible bigger move.
Here are the commodity & crypto markets which illustrate their forthcoming changing picture…the ones to be watching more closely to consider taking a position in next week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders report. The trends really do start, end, or continue here:
Current UP Trending Futures Markets: Bitcoin, Cotton #2, E-mini S&P 500 Index, Ethereum, Heating Oil NY, Hard-Red Winter Wheat, E-mini Russell 2000 Index*, Sugar #11, and British Pound
Current DOWN Trending Futures Markets: Feeder Cattle, Lean Hogs, Live Cattle, Natural Gas NY, and 10yr. Treasury Notes
*expect extension of current trend
Markets are removed from this list only if the buy/sell/trend acceleration set-up has been fulfilled, or is no longer valid.
ALL COMMENTARY IS CONSIDERED OPINION & VIEWS FROM THE AUTHOR AND NOT A SOLICITATION OF ANY SECURITIES. THE RISK OF LOSS IN TRADING COMMODITY INTERESTS CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE CONSIDER WHETHER SUCH TRADING IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Schad Commodity (Est. 1997) Weekly “Commitment of Traders” Analysis: An Insider’s View of the Next Big Market Move · August 14th, 2026
Once each week, usually on Friday evenings, we’ll update our personal weekly commodity trading charts and review them for changes in “net long” or, “net short” holdings between the big commercial commodity traders, large speculators, and the usually uninformed public. This “commitment of traders analysis” is our professional outlook for “the bigger picture” and current dynamics for each market which provide a spyglass view of the BIG commercial traders and what they are currently doing to influence the crypto and futures markets.
As you may already know, insider trading with stocks on Wall Street is very illegal. However, in the commodity & crypto trading industry, large/commercial traders MUST report their positions EACH WEEK to the CFTC regulatory body, hence, we monitor them on a weekly basis. Although the crypto & futures markets themselves will ultimately provide the most accurate illustration of trend, these (weekly) market’s charts we’ve identified, serve to forewarn us of the next possible bigger move.
Here are the commodity & crypto markets which illustrate their forthcoming changing picture…the ones to be watching more closely to consider taking a position in next week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders report. The trends really do start, end, or continue here:
Current UP Trending Futures Markets: Cotton #2, E-mini S&P 500 Index, Heating Oil NY, Hard-Red Winter Wheat, E-mini Russell 2000 Index*, and Sugar #11
Current DOWN Trending Futures Markets: Lean Hogs, Natural Gas NY, and 10yr. Treasury Notes
*expect extension of current trend
Markets are removed from this list only if the buy/sell/trend acceleration set-up has been fulfilled, or is no longer valid.
ALL COMMENTARY IS CONSIDERED OPINION & VIEWS FROM THE AUTHOR AND NOT A SOLICITATION OF ANY SECURITIES. THE RISK OF LOSS IN TRADING COMMODITY INTERESTS CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE CONSIDER WHETHER SUCH TRADING IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Schad Commodity (Est. 1997) Weekly “Commitment of Traders” Analysis: An Insider’s View of the Next Big Market Move · August 7th, 2026
Once each week, usually on Friday evenings, we’ll update our personal weekly commodity trading charts and review them for changes in “net long” or, “net short” holdings between the big commercial commodity traders, large speculators, and the usually uninformed public. This “commitment of traders analysis” is our professional outlook for “the bigger picture” and current dynamics for each market which provide a spyglass view of the BIG commercial traders and what they are currently doing to influence the crypto and futures markets.
As you may already know, insider trading with stocks on Wall Street is very illegal. However, in the commodity & crypto trading industry, large/commercial traders MUST report their positions EACH WEEK to the CFTC regulatory body, hence, we monitor them on a weekly basis. Although the crypto & futures markets themselves will ultimately provide the most accurate illustration of trend, these (weekly) market’s charts we’ve identified, serve to forewarn us of the next possible bigger move.
Here are the commodity & crypto markets which illustrate their forthcoming changing picture…the ones to be watching more closely to consider taking a position in next week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders report. The trends really do start, end, or continue here:
Current UP Trending Futures Markets: Cotton #2, E-mini S&P 500 Index, High-Grade Copper, Heating Oil NY, Hard-Red Winter Wheat, Sugar #11, British Pound, and Japanese Yen
Current DOWN Trending Futures Markets: 10yr. Treasury Notes
*expect extension of current trend
Markets are removed from this list only if the buy/sell/trend acceleration set-up has been fulfilled, or is no longer valid.
ALL COMMENTARY IS CONSIDERED OPINION & VIEWS FROM THE AUTHOR AND NOT A SOLICITATION OF ANY SECURITIES. THE RISK OF LOSS IN TRADING COMMODITY INTERESTS CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE CONSIDER WHETHER SUCH TRADING IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Schad Commodity (Est. 1997) Weekly “Commitment of Traders” Analysis: An Insider’s View of the Next Big Market Move · July 31st, 2026
No report this weekend while traveling.
Schad Commodity (Est. 1997) Weekly “Commitment of Traders” Analysis: An Insider’s View of the Next Big Market Move · July 24th, 2026
Once each week, usually on Friday evenings, we’ll update our personal weekly commodity trading charts and review them for changes in “net long” or, “net short” holdings between the big commercial commodity traders, large speculators, and the usually uninformed public. This “commitment of traders analysis” is our professional outlook for “the bigger picture” and current dynamics for each market which provide a spyglass view of the BIG commercial traders and what they are currently doing to influence the crypto and futures markets.
As you may already know, insider trading with stocks on Wall Street is very illegal. However, in the commodity & crypto trading industry, large/commercial traders MUST report their positions EACH WEEK to the CFTC regulatory body, hence, we monitor them on a weekly basis. Although the crypto & futures markets themselves will ultimately provide the most accurate illustration of trend, these (weekly) market’s charts we’ve identified, serve to forewarn us of the next possible bigger move.
Here are the commodity & crypto markets which illustrate their forthcoming changing picture…the ones to be watching more closely to consider taking a position in next week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders report. The trends really do start, end, or continue here:
Current UP Trending Futures Markets: US Dollar Index, E-mini S&P 500 Index, High-Grade Copper, Hard-Red Winter Wheat, E-mini Russell 2000 Index, and Soft-Red Winter Wheat
Current DOWN Trending Futures Markets: Feeder Cattle, Live Cattle, Japanese Yen, and 10yr. Treasury Notes
*expect extension of current trend
Markets are removed from this list only if the buy/sell/trend acceleration set-up has been fulfilled, or is no longer valid.
ALL COMMENTARY IS CONSIDERED OPINION & VIEWS FROM THE AUTHOR AND NOT A SOLICITATION OF ANY SECURITIES. THE RISK OF LOSS IN TRADING COMMODITY INTERESTS CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE CONSIDER WHETHER SUCH TRADING IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Schad Commodity (Est. 1997) Weekly “Commitment of Traders” Analysis: An Insider’s View of the Next Big Market Move · July 17th, 2026
Once each week, usually on Friday evenings, we’ll update our personal weekly commodity trading charts and review them for changes in “net long” or, “net short” holdings between the big commercial commodity traders, large speculators, and the usually uninformed public. This “commitment of traders analysis” is our professional outlook for “the bigger picture” and current dynamics for each market which provide a spyglass view of the BIG commercial traders and what they are currently doing to influence the crypto and futures markets.
As you may already know, insider trading with stocks on Wall Street is very illegal. However, in the commodity & crypto trading industry, large/commercial traders MUST report their positions EACH WEEK to the CFTC regulatory body, hence, we monitor them on a weekly basis. Although the crypto & futures markets themselves will ultimately provide the most accurate illustration of trend, these (weekly) market’s charts we’ve identified, serve to forewarn us of the next possible bigger move.
Here are the commodity & crypto markets which illustrate their forthcoming changing picture…the ones to be watching more closely to consider taking a position in next week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders report. The trends really do start, end, or continue here:
Current UP Trending Futures Markets: US Dollar Index, and E-mini S&P 500 Index
Current DOWN Trending Futures Markets: Live Cattle
*expect extension of current trend
Markets are removed from this list only if the buy/sell/trend acceleration set-up has been fulfilled, or is no longer valid.
ALL COMMENTARY IS CONSIDERED OPINION & VIEWS FROM THE AUTHOR AND NOT A SOLICITATION OF ANY SECURITIES. THE RISK OF LOSS IN TRADING COMMODITY INTERESTS CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE CONSIDER WHETHER SUCH TRADING IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Schad Commodity (Est. 1997) Weekly “Commitment of Traders” Analysis: An Insider’s View of the Next Big Market Move · July 10th, 2026
Once each week, usually on Friday evenings, we’ll update our personal weekly commodity trading charts and review them for changes in “net long” or, “net short” holdings between the big commercial commodity traders, large speculators, and the usually uninformed public. This “commitment of traders analysis” is our professional outlook for “the bigger picture” and current dynamics for each market which provide a spyglass view of the BIG commercial traders and what they are currently doing to influence the crypto and futures markets.
As you may already know, insider trading with stocks on Wall Street is very illegal. However, in the commodity & crypto trading industry, large/commercial traders MUST report their positions EACH WEEK to the CFTC regulatory body, hence, we monitor them on a weekly basis. Although the crypto & futures markets themselves will ultimately provide the most accurate illustration of trend, these (weekly) market’s charts we’ve identified, serve to forewarn us of the next possible bigger move.
Here are the commodity & crypto markets which illustrate their forthcoming changing picture…the ones to be watching more closely to consider taking a position in next week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders report. The trends really do start, end, or continue here:
Current UP Trending Futures Markets: Cocoa, US Dollar Index, and E-mini S&P 500 Index
Current DOWN Trending Futures Markets: Lean Hogs, and Euro-FX
*expect extension of current trend
Markets are removed from this list only if the buy/sell/trend acceleration set-up has been fulfilled, or is no longer valid.
ALL COMMENTARY IS CONSIDERED OPINION & VIEWS FROM THE AUTHOR AND NOT A SOLICITATION OF ANY SECURITIES. THE RISK OF LOSS IN TRADING COMMODITY INTERESTS CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE CONSIDER WHETHER SUCH TRADING IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Schad Commodity (Est. 1997) Weekly “Commitment of Traders” Analysis: An Insider’s View of the Next Big Market Move · July 3rd, 2026
Once each week, usually on Friday evenings, we’ll update our personal weekly commodity trading charts and review them for changes in “net long” or, “net short” holdings between the big commercial commodity traders, large speculators, and the usually uninformed public. This “commitment of traders analysis” is our professional outlook for “the bigger picture” and current dynamics for each market which provide a spyglass view of the BIG commercial traders and what they are currently doing to influence the crypto and futures markets.
As you may already know, insider trading with stocks on Wall Street is very illegal. However, in the commodity & crypto trading industry, large/commercial traders MUST report their positions EACH WEEK to the CFTC regulatory body, hence, we monitor them on a weekly basis. Although the crypto & futures markets themselves will ultimately provide the most accurate illustration of trend, these (weekly) market’s charts we’ve identified, serve to forewarn us of the next possible bigger move.
Here are the commodity & crypto markets which illustrate their forthcoming changing picture…the ones to be watching more closely to consider taking a position in next week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders report. The trends really do start, end, or continue here:
Current UP Trending Futures Markets: US Dollar Index, and E-mini S&P 500 Index
Current DOWN Trending Futures Markets: Bitcoin*, Light Sweet Crude Oil NY, Ethereum*, Lean Hogs, Heating Oil NY, British Pound, Euro-FX, Japanese Yen, 10yr. Treasury Notes and Soybeans
*expect extension of current trend
Markets are removed from this list only if the buy/sell/trend acceleration set-up has been fulfilled, or is no longer valid.
ALL COMMENTARY IS CONSIDERED OPINION & VIEWS FROM THE AUTHOR AND NOT A SOLICITATION OF ANY SECURITIES. THE RISK OF LOSS IN TRADING COMMODITY INTERESTS CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE CONSIDER WHETHER SUCH TRADING IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION.

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