Hedge funds added to their bet on higher coffee prices by 7,100 contracts in a week, about 3 times a usual week's change (CFTC, week to Oct 20)
Commitments of Traders (US Commodity Futures Trading Commission), coffee futures, positions on Tuesday Oct 20, 2026: hedge funds and other money managers ("managed money") held 38,596 contracts betting on higher coffee prices and 16,259 betting on lower coffee prices, a net long of 22,337 contracts (13% of the 170,911 contracts open). A week earlier the net was long 15,270. Over the past year it ranged from long 11,863 (Jun 9, 2026) to long 49,720 (Oct 28, 2025). Positions show what large traders hold, not where prices go next. Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders.
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