COT Total Position (Indicator)
DisclaimerInput Information
| Name | Expression | Default | Description |
| FuturesOnly_Or_FuturesAndOptions_1_or_2 | numeric | 1 | Sets type of CFTC report data to use. 1="Futures Only" report, 2="Futures and Options" report |
Market Synopsis
The COT (Commitments of Traders) Total Position indicator plots the total Open Interest position for each group (commercial, non-commercial, and other speculative) of futures traders.
Total positions are calculated by taking the number of contracts that a group of traders is long and adding the number of contracts that same group of traders is short.
Plot Information
| Number | Name | Default Color | Description |
| Plot1 | Comm | Blue | Plots the total positions of commercial traders. |
| Plot2 | NonComm | Light Green | Plots the total positions of non-commercial traders. |
| Plot3 | Spec | Red | Plots the total positions of speculators (not of reportable size). |
Remarks
See About COT Data in TradeStation for more information about using the fundamental COT data as part of your futures analysis.