COTCollector 2.1 is a Accounting Software product from aronowsoftware.com, get 5 Stars SoftSea Rating, COTCollector is a software which stores Commitments of Traders (COT) data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (www.cftc.gov) and can download updates from the CFTC website weekly when new COT data is released. The weekly download can be automated via the Windows Task Scheduler. Additionally ASCII export file sets (for use in other programs) can be defined and automatically updated after a data download.
COT data gives insight into the positions of different groups of traders, including commercial hedgers. While it varies from market to market and there are no hard and fast rules that apply to every contract, often the commercial hedgers will increase their net long exposure before a rally, and increase their net short exposure before a decline. The COT data is the only way to get this information. Remember that no matter how unique COT data is, it is only another tool in a trader's toolbox and it cannot and should not be used as anything more than one tool in your trading toolkit (and you should have a lot of tools!).
Traditional COT data sources come in the form of a monthly subscription plus an additional cost for historical data. COTCollector is available for a one-time fee with no monthly subscription. The fee is for the COTCollector software, not the COT data -- which is available for free from the CFTC website. As new COT data is posted every week on the CFTC website, COTCollector downloads the data directly to your PC, cutting out the middleman and reducing your monthly trading costs.
COTCollector also provides ALL COT data available from the CFTC. Many providers only provide specific fields, determining for you which fields are the most important. COTCollector lets you decide which data fields you want to use.
COTCollector Features
COTCollector's database is pre-loaded with COT data going back to 1986 for currently traded futures contracts.
Schedule an automated update every week when COT data is updated on the CFTC website.
Create highly configurable ASCII export file sets that run on demand or automatically after a scheduled update.
Export using exchange symbols or any number of user defined symbol aliases. This allows the generation of different export folders using symbols for specific data providers. The ASCII data files can then be accessed from any program that supports ASCII data files, such as Tradestation, Wealth-Lab, etc. The license of this business & finance software is Commercial Demo;, the price is $59.00, you can free download and get a free trial before you buy. If you want to get a full or nolimited version of COTCollector, you can buy this business & finance software.