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
04/21/2015
126,107
(-4,853)
231,113
(-3,440)
184,567
(-174)
83,322
(-3,022)
35,742
(+1,311)
31,981
(+2,746)
397,379
(-3,716, -1.06%)
-105,006 (-1,413, -1.36%)
65.65%
04/14/2015
130,960
(-2,239)
234,553
(-6,935)
184,741
(+1,611)
86,344
(+3,971)
34,431
(-652)
29,235
(+1,684)
395,089
(-1,280, -0.36%)
-103,593 (+4,696, +4.34%)
66.21%
04/07/2015
133,199
(-10,998)
241,488
(+16,176)
183,130
(+10,312)
82,373
(-10,426)
35,083
(+2,085)
27,551
(-4,351)
390,571
(+1,399, +0.4%)
-108,289 (-27,174, -33.5%)
64.33%
03/31/2015
144,197
(-33,861)
225,312
(-5,671)
172,818
(+4,584)
92,799
(-21,154)
32,998
(-2,287)
31,902
(-4,739)
387,585
(-31,564, -8.27%)
-81,115 (-28,190, -53.26%)
75.19%
03/24/2015
178,058
(-2,406)
230,983
(-5,971)
168,234
(+5,966)
113,953
(+4,778)
35,285
(-5,161)
36,641
(-408)
433,767
(-1,601, -0.42%)
-52,925 (+3,565, +6.31%)
86.46%
03/17/2015
180,464
(+25,886)
236,954
(-6,966)
162,268
(-9,553)
109,175
(+19,246)
40,446
(-816)
37,049
(+3,237)
429,738
(+15,517, +4.22%)
-56,490 (+32,852, +36.77%)
85.03%
03/10/2015
154,578
(+14,498)
243,920
(-19,547)
171,821
(-8,740)
89,929
(+25,188)
41,262
(+937)
33,812
(+1,054)
410,918
(+6,695, +1.85%)
-89,342 (+34,045, +27.59%)
71.91%
03/03/2015
140,080
(+6,648)
263,467
(-5,659)
180,561
(-3,855)
64,741
(+6,496)
40,325
(+583)
32,758
(+2,539)
405,124
(+3,376, +0.94%)
-123,387 (+12,307, +9.07%)
58.3%
02/24/2015
133,432
(+7,999)
269,126
(+58)
184,416
(-3,705)
58,245
(+1,858)
39,742
(-1,369)
30,219
(+1,009)
399,307
(+2,925, +0.82%)
-135,694 (+7,941, +5.53%)
53.38%
02/17/2015
125,433
(+4,731)
269,068
(-22,225)
188,121
(-10,915)
56,387
(+12,625)
41,111
(-987)
29,210
(+2,429)
389,530
(-7,171, -1.98%)
-143,635 (+26,956, +15.8%)
50.21%
02/10/2015
120,702
(+3,528)
291,293
(-29,154)
199,036
(-29,970)
43,762
(-229)
42,098
(-2,572)
26,781
(+369)
393,232
(-29,014, -7.42%)
-170,591 (+32,682, +16.08%)
39.44%
02/03/2015
117,174
(-152)
320,447
(-3,039)
229,006
(-9,401)
43,991
(-5,491)
44,670
(+939)
26,412
(-84)
419,524
(-8,614, -2.16%)
-203,273 (+2,887, +1.4%)
26.37%
01/27/2015
117,326
(-3,620)
323,486
(+24,730)
238,407
(+15,150)
49,482
(-11,320)
43,731
(+286)
26,496
(-1,594)
438,279
(+11,816, +3.05%)
-206,160 (-28,350, -15.94%)
25.22%
01/20/2015
120,946
(-8,490)
298,756
(+31,644)
223,257
(+30,298)
60,802
(-1,931)
43,445
(+4,461)
28,090
(-3,444)
430,128
(+26,269, +7.27%)
-177,810 (-40,134, -29.15%)
36.55%
01/13/2015
129,436
(-991)
267,112
(+14,013)
192,959
(+5,254)
62,733
(-2,794)
38,984
(+3,994)
31,534
(-2,962)
402,108
(+8,257, +2.34%)
-137,676 (-15,004, -12.23%)
52.59%
01/06/2015
130,427
(+4,609)
253,099
(+14,147)
187,705
(+4,808)
65,527
(-1,533)
34,990
(+382)
34,496
(-2,815)
394,021
(+9,799, +2.85%)
-122,672 (-9,538, -8.43%)
58.59%
12/30/2014
125,818
(-8,978)
238,952
(-1,069)
182,897
(+1,917)
67,060
(-3,010)
34,608
(+3,380)
37,311
(+398)
373,982
(-3,681, -1.06%)
-113,134 (-7,909, -7.52%)
62.4%
12/23/2014
134,796
(+1,928)
240,021
(-7,938)
180,980
(-1,167)
70,070
(+6,331)
31,228
(-1,704)
36,913
(+664)
375,212
(-943, -0.27%)
-105,225 (+9,866, +8.57%)
65.56%
12/16/2014
132,868
(+7,777)
247,959
(+6,267)
182,147
(-4,714)
63,739
(-8,260)
32,932
(-5,117)
36,249
(-61)
371,743
(-2,054, -0.59%)
-115,091 (+1,510, +1.3%)
61.62%
12/09/2014
125,091
(-10,686)
241,692
(+16,507)
186,861
(+16,226)
71,999
(-9,306)
38,049
(+3,911)
36,310
(+2,250)
375,323
(+9,451, +2.78%)
-116,601 (-27,193, -30.41%)
61.01%
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