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Lesson 23 — How to Read COT

Many traders hear about the Commitment of Traders report and assume it is either a secret institutional roadmap or a useless delayed document. The truth is somewhere in between. The COT report can be very useful, but only if you understand what it shows, what it does not show, and how it fits into a broader trading process.

explain what the COT report isunderstand which groups of participants are shown in the reportrecognize what positioning data can reveal about market structureunderstand why the COT report is more useful for context than for exact timing

What you will learn

  • explain what the COT report is
  • understand which groups of participants are shown in the report
  • recognize what positioning data can reveal about market structure
  • understand why the COT report is more useful for context than for exact timing

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Key takeaways

  • explain what the COT report is
  • understand which groups of participants are shown in the report
  • recognize what positioning data can reveal about market structure
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