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COT specs short

What it is

COT specs short — registry key cot_specs_short.

CFTC speculator short contracts; raw count.

Source

Source module: cot
Data source: back_fillable

Fetched directly from app/sources/cot.py; see source code for the upstream API call and any provider-specific handling.

How it’s computed

Fetched directly from the cot source; see app/sources/cot.py for the upstream API call.

Where it surfaces

• API field: positioning.cot.specs_short on GET /api/v1/signals/latest
• Surface: daily_signals row (daily-cadence persistence)

Health-score / alignment role

Data carrier — no implication, no health-score contribution.

Persisted for downstream consumers (sparklines, base-rate matcher, calibration substrate) but does not classify into BULLISH / NEUTRAL / BEARISH and does not contribute to the 0-100 health score.

Release cadence

• Publishes: weekly
• Weekday: Fri (4)
• Approximate time (ET): 15:30
• Lag days: 3

CFTC Disaggregated Commitments of Traders: positions as of Tuesday close, published Friday afternoon ET.

See also

• /kb/api/get-signals-latest — API endpoint that serves this field.