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
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Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
01/26/2016
115,343
(-25,380)
175,176
(-5,690)
170,471
(+12,151)
111,431
(-3,195)
38,543
(+4,794)
37,750
(+450)
385,350
(-8,435, -2.53%)
-59,833 (-19,690, -49.05%)
71.99%
01/19/2016
140,723
(-1,498)
180,866
(-4,940)
158,320
(-335)
114,626
(+689)
33,749
(-4,103)
37,300
(-1,685)
408,835
(-5,936, -1.75%)
-40,143 (+3,442, +7.9%)
81.68%
01/12/2016
142,221
(-5,453)
185,806
(+18,857)
158,655
(+5,123)
113,937
(-13,035)
37,852
(+3,931)
38,985
(-2,221)
397,565
(+3,601, +1.07%)
-43,585 (-24,310, -126.12%)
79.99%
01/05/2016
147,674
(+495)
166,949
(+4,435)
153,532
(+3,303)
126,972
(-4,155)
33,921
(-2,590)
41,206
(+928)
413,688
(+1,208, +0.36%)
-19,275 (-3,940, -25.69%)
91.95%
12/29/2015
147,179
(-4,093)
162,514
(-11,009)
150,229
(-4,047)
131,127
(+3,278)
36,511
(+1,066)
40,278
(+657)
401,880
(-7,074, -2.07%)
-15,335 (+6,916, +31.08%)
93.89%
12/22/2015
151,272
(+260)
173,523
(+14,245)
154,276
(-1,658)
127,849
(-14,429)
35,445
(+161)
39,621
(-1,053)
405,294
(-1,237, -0.36%)
-22,251 (-13,985, -169.19%)
90.48%
12/15/2015
151,012
(+1,395)
159,278
(-4,336)
155,934
(-6,830)
142,278
(-863)
35,284
(-438)
40,674
(-674)
390,944
(-5,873, -1.69%)
-8,266 (+5,731, +40.94%)
97.37%
12/08/2015
149,617
(-5,937)
163,614
(+5,149)
162,764
(+3,972)
143,141
(-5,901)
35,722
(+15)
41,348
(-1,198)
394,128
(-1,950, -0.56%)
-13,997 (-11,086, -380.83%)
94.77%
12/01/2015
155,554
(-155)
158,465
(-9,227)
158,792
(-648)
149,042
(+5,904)
35,707
(-3,650)
42,546
(-1,130)
390,940
(-4,453, -1.26%)
-2,911 (+9,072, +75.71%)
100.0%
11/24/2015
155,709
(-14,785)
167,692
(-31,275)
159,440
(-13,955)
143,138
(+4,142)
39,357
(+278)
43,676
(-1,329)
397,705
(-28,462, -7.43%)
-11,983 (+16,490, +57.91%)
100.0%
11/17/2015
170,494
(+14,548)
198,967
(-28,873)
173,395
(-1,166)
138,996
(+32,824)
39,079
(-1,180)
45,005
(+8,251)
435,376
(+12,202, +3.29%)
-28,473 (+43,421, +60.4%)
94.4%
11/10/2015
155,946
(+9,577)
227,840
(-43,517)
174,561
(-20,223)
106,172
(+27,730)
40,259
(+909)
36,754
(+6,050)
436,426
(-9,737, -2.56%)
-71,894 (+53,094, +42.48%)
76.6%
11/03/2015
146,369
(+7,599)
271,357
(-33,261)
194,784
(-31,201)
78,442
(+9,891)
39,350
(-169)
30,704
(-401)
443,900
(-23,771, -5.88%)
-124,988 (+40,860, +24.64%)
54.83%
10/27/2015
138,770
(+3,804)
304,618
(+6,352)
225,985
(-7,242)
68,551
(-13,375)
39,519
(-2,954)
31,105
(+631)
466,780
(-6,392, -1.56%)
-165,848 (-2,548, -1.56%)
38.08%
10/20/2015
134,966
(-9,276)
298,266
(+35,530)
233,227
(+29,928)
81,926
(-4,214)
42,473
(+7,128)
30,474
(-3,536)
467,792
(+27,780, +7.26%)
-163,300 (-44,806, -37.81%)
39.12%
10/13/2015
144,242
(-4,182)
262,736
(+25,843)
203,299
(+12,299)
86,140
(-18,041)
35,345
(+1,836)
34,010
(+2,151)
435,928
(+9,953, +2.67%)
-118,494 (-30,025, -33.94%)
57.49%
10/06/2015
148,424
(-1,111)
236,893
(+14,215)
191,000
(+8,208)
104,181
(-1,966)
33,509
(+649)
31,859
(-4,503)
430,228
(+7,746, +2.12%)
-88,469 (-15,326, -20.95%)
70.79%
09/29/2015
149,535
(+443)
222,678
(+16,358)
182,792
(+712)
106,147
(-14,808)
32,860
(+879)
36,362
(+484)
415,700
(+2,034, +0.56%)
-73,143 (-15,915, -27.81%)
77.08%
09/22/2015
149,092
(-5,896)
206,320
(+18,353)
182,080
(+7,855)
120,955
(-13,723)
31,981
(-626)
35,878
(-3,297)
419,304
(+1,333, +0.37%)
-57,228 (-24,249, -73.53%)
83.33%
09/15/2015
154,988
(-632)
187,967
(-23,632)
174,225
(-9,390)
134,678
(+10,356)
32,607
(-1,007)
39,175
(+2,247)
413,333
(-11,029, -2.96%)
-32,979 (+23,000, +41.09%)
92.86%
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