OPEN INTEREST

443,760

(+7,342, +1.84%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-250,965

(-1,000, -0.4%)
LARGE SPEC NET

214,311

(+1,721)
SMALL TRADERS NET

36,654

(-721)
COT INDEX

31.97%

As of 08/26/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/26

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Complete positioning history with weekly changes
Showing 20 records
All data includes weekly changes
Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
11/01/2016
115,398
(+698)
354,649
(+22,350)
288,308
(+2,932)
73,177
(-15,219)
51,847
(+2,222)
27,727
(-1,279)
521,506
(+5,852, +1.3%)
-239,251 (-21,652, -9.95%)
29.93%
10/25/2016
114,700
(-741)
332,299
(+14,187)
285,376
(+11,031)
88,396
(-6,331)
49,625
(-1,395)
29,006
(+1,039)
507,617
(+8,895, +2.02%)
-217,599 (-14,928, -7.37%)
36.35%
10/18/2016
115,441
(+3,079)
318,112
(-15,449)
274,345
(-9,041)
94,727
(+6,560)
51,020
(-2,677)
27,967
(+250)
497,061
(-8,639, -1.92%)
-202,671 (+18,528, +8.38%)
40.78%
10/11/2016
112,362
(+498)
333,561
(-49,545)
283,386
(-40,750)
88,167
(+9,539)
53,697
(-1,261)
27,717
(-1,507)
500,328
(-41,513, -8.46%)
-221,199 (+50,043, +18.45%)
35.28%
10/04/2016
111,864
(-11,292)
383,106
(-54,644)
324,136
(-34,836)
78,628
(+11,560)
54,958
(+1,850)
29,224
(-1,194)
544,824
(-44,278, -8.27%)
-271,242 (+43,352, +13.78%)
20.45%
09/27/2016
123,156
(+2,842)
437,750
(+26,821)
358,972
(+32,646)
67,068
(-3,079)
53,108
(-8,048)
30,418
(+3,698)
583,161
(+27,440, +5.4%)
-314,594 (-23,979, -8.25%)
7.59%
09/20/2016
120,314
(+3,473)
410,929
(-17,283)
326,326
(-25,450)
70,147
(+3,784)
61,156
(+7,263)
26,720
(-1,215)
558,791
(-14,714, -2.82%)
-290,615 (+20,756, +6.67%)
14.7%
09/13/2016
116,841
(+6,371)
428,212
(-12,231)
351,776
(-18,599)
66,363
(+3,848)
53,893
(-46)
27,935
(-3,891)
575,002
(-12,274, -2.3%)
-311,371 (+18,602, +5.64%)
8.55%
09/06/2016
110,470
(+616)
440,443
(+29,376)
370,375
(+29,789)
62,515
(-1,730)
53,939
(+273)
31,826
(+3,032)
590,656
(+30,678, +6.09%)
-329,973 (-28,760, -9.55%)
3.03%
08/30/2016
109,854
(+1,283)
411,067
(-14,979)
340,586
(-19,199)
64,245
(-931)
53,666
(+1,870)
28,794
(-136)
558,398
(-16,046, -3.08%)
-301,213 (+16,262, +5.12%)
11.56%
08/23/2016
108,571
(-7,557)
426,046
(-1,075)
359,785
(+8,250)
65,176
(-2,508)
51,796
(-729)
28,930
(+3,547)
572,973
(-36, -0.01%)
-317,475 (-6,482, -2.08%)
6.74%
08/16/2016
116,128
(-123)
427,121
(-2,071)
351,535
(-4,936)
67,684
(-2,340)
52,525
(-132)
25,383
(-780)
572,496
(-5,191, -0.99%)
-310,993 (+1,948, +0.62%)
8.66%
08/09/2016
116,251
(+2,340)
429,192
(-8,746)
356,471
(-9,330)
70,024
(-1,594)
52,657
(-1,794)
26,163
(+1,556)
575,399
(-8,784, -1.64%)
-312,941 (+11,086, +3.42%)
8.08%
08/02/2016
113,911
(-3,509)
437,938
(+11,495)
365,801
(+18,375)
71,618
(+3,147)
54,451
(-1,378)
24,607
(-1,154)
582,211
(+13,488, +2.59%)
-324,027 (-15,004, -4.86%)
4.8%
07/26/2016
117,420
(-2,013)
426,443
(-8,467)
347,426
(-19,445)
68,471
(-12,489)
55,829
(+215)
25,761
(-287)
576,325
(-21,243, -3.92%)
-309,023 (+6,454, +2.05%)
9.25%
07/19/2016
119,433
(-3,825)
434,910
(-13,800)
366,871
(-11,210)
80,960
(+342)
55,614
(+3,061)
26,048
(+1,484)
617,069
(-11,974, -2.16%)
-315,477 (+9,975, +3.06%)
7.33%
07/12/2016
123,258
(-477)
448,710
(-15,232)
378,081
(-11,509)
80,618
(+6,991)
52,553
(+1,764)
24,564
(-1,981)
633,020
(-10,222, -1.81%)
-325,452 (+14,755, +4.34%)
4.37%
07/05/2016
123,735
(-3,434)
463,942
(+10,452)
389,590
(+16,462)
73,627
(+2,419)
50,789
(+1,658)
26,545
(+1,815)
652,971
(+14,686, +2.67%)
-340,207 (-13,886, -4.26%)
0.0%
06/28/2016
127,169
(+7,387)
453,490
(+21,571)
373,128
(+14,303)
71,208
(+5,112)
49,131
(+1,620)
24,730
(-3,373)
613,792
(+23,310, +4.43%)
-326,321 (-14,184, -4.54%)
0.0%
06/21/2016
119,782
(+6,501)
431,919
(+20,561)
358,825
(+11,268)
66,096
(-1,599)
47,511
(+1,917)
28,103
(+724)
571,517
(+19,686, +3.89%)
-312,137 (-14,060, -4.72%)
0.0%
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