Commodity Market Data Calendar

The recurring reports that actually move prices — and when they land

Most commodity-price volatility clusters around a small set of scheduled releases. Knowing the rhythm — not just reacting after the fact — is most of the edge. All times below are US Eastern, since that's when the issuing agency actually publishes regardless of where you're trading from.

CFTC Commitment of Traders (COT) Report

Every Friday, ~3:30pm ET — reflects positions as of the prior Tuesday
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Managed-money and commercial positioning across every futures market CFTC covers. See it live on Live Positioning, or read how to read the COT report.

EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report

Every Wednesday, 10:30am ET (Thursday if Monday is a federal holiday)
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US crude and product inventories, refinery runs, and production. Compares actual builds/draws against the 5-year average and analyst consensus — the single biggest weekly mover for WTI and Brent.

EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report

Every Thursday, 10:30am ET (Friday if Wednesday is a federal holiday)
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Weekly injection/withdrawal figures for underground gas storage. Surprises versus the 5-year average and consensus routinely move front-month Henry Hub sharply.

USDA WASDE Report

Monthly — specific date and time vary; see the official USDA release calendar
Not on a fixed weekday — check the official calendar for the next date

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates. The stocks-to-use ratio and yield revisions move corn, wheat, and soybeans on release.

OPEC+ Meetings

Ad hoc, no fixed schedule — see the official OPEC press releases
Irregular — production-quota decisions announced as scheduled by OPEC+

Production quota decisions can move crude sharply and don't follow a calendar pattern the way weekly/monthly government reports do.