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
12/02/2014
135,777
(-20,557)
225,185
(+366)
170,635
(+3,241)
81,305
(-9,882)
34,138
(+1,282)
34,060
(-6,518)
368,121
(-16,034, -4.5%)
-89,408 (-20,923, -30.55%)
71.88%
11/25/2014
156,334
(-37,334)
224,819
(-39,846)
167,394
(-20,561)
91,187
(-15,346)
32,856
(-452)
40,578
(-3,155)
388,145
(-58,347, -14.06%)
-68,485 (+2,512, +3.54%)
80.24%
11/18/2014
193,668
(+9,342)
264,665
(+30,315)
187,955
(+10,687)
106,533
(-14,692)
33,308
(-1,929)
43,733
(+2,477)
459,657
(+18,100, +4.56%)
-70,997 (-20,973, -41.93%)
79.24%
11/11/2014
184,326
(+22,659)
234,350
(+17,376)
177,268
(+369)
121,225
(+7,551)
35,237
(+1,021)
41,256
(-878)
443,422
(+24,049, +6.45%)
-50,024 (+5,283, +9.55%)
87.62%
11/04/2014
161,667
(+15,322)
216,974
(-28,235)
176,899
(-18,986)
113,674
(+18,528)
34,216
(+1,817)
42,134
(+7,860)
417,377
(-1,847, -0.49%)
-55,307 (+43,557, +44.06%)
85.51%
10/28/2014
146,345
(+6,916)
245,209
(+882)
195,885
(-11,244)
95,146
(-3,999)
32,399
(-1,332)
34,274
(-2,543)
414,410
(-5,660, -1.49%)
-98,864 (+6,034, +5.75%)
68.1%
10/21/2014
139,429
(-1,208)
244,327
(+24,867)
207,129
(+13,549)
99,145
(-9,020)
33,731
(+128)
36,817
(-3,378)
411,057
(+12,469, +3.39%)
-104,898 (-26,075, -33.08%)
65.69%
10/14/2014
140,637
(-2,829)
219,460
(+12,587)
193,580
(+19,505)
108,165
(+537)
33,603
(-1,936)
40,195
(+1,616)
397,855
(+14,740, +4.17%)
-78,823 (-15,416, -24.31%)
76.11%
10/07/2014
143,466
(-1,930)
206,873
(+748)
174,075
(+3,000)
107,628
(+1,423)
35,539
(-61)
38,579
(-1,162)
380,087
(+1,009, +0.29%)
-63,407 (-2,678, -4.41%)
82.27%
09/30/2014
145,396
(-3,219)
206,125
(-6,809)
171,075
(+693)
106,205
(-293)
35,600
(-653)
39,741
(+3,923)
379,874
(-3,179, -0.89%)
-60,729 (+3,590, +5.58%)
83.34%
09/23/2014
148,615
(+3,135)
212,934
(-8,789)
170,382
(-367)
106,498
(+7,936)
36,253
(-4,278)
35,818
(-657)
385,788
(-1,510, -0.42%)
-64,319 (+11,924, +15.64%)
81.91%
09/16/2014
145,480
(+3,559)
221,723
(-18,153)
170,749
(-6,806)
98,562
(+16,148)
40,531
(+1,952)
36,475
(+710)
386,080
(-1,295, -0.36%)
-76,243 (+21,712, +22.17%)
77.14%
09/09/2014
141,921
(+7,220)
239,876
(+1,468)
177,555
(+5,033)
82,414
(+6,771)
38,579
(-1,082)
35,765
(+2,932)
384,341
(+11,171, +3.22%)
-97,955 (+5,752, +5.55%)
68.46%
09/02/2014
134,701
(+7,268)
238,408
(-12,573)
172,522
(+500)
75,643
(+16,790)
39,661
(-1,027)
32,833
(+2,524)
371,515
(+6,741, +1.98%)
-103,707 (+19,841, +16.06%)
66.16%
08/26/2014
127,433
(+5,056)
250,981
(-19,058)
172,022
(-11,824)
58,853
(+12,983)
40,688
(+910)
30,309
(+217)
363,608
(-5,858, -1.69%)
-123,548 (+24,114, +16.33%)
58.24%
08/19/2014
122,377
(+8,515)
270,039
(-4,510)
183,846
(-7,479)
45,870
(+2,226)
39,778
(-1,431)
30,092
(+1,889)
366,401
(-395, -0.11%)
-147,662 (+13,025, +8.11%)
48.6%
08/12/2014
113,862
(-9,630)
274,549
(+19,415)
191,325
(+14,939)
43,644
(-11,279)
41,209
(+3,629)
28,203
(+802)
368,114
(+8,938, +2.65%)
-160,687 (-29,045, -22.06%)
43.39%
08/05/2014
123,492
(-2,805)
255,134
(-20,095)
176,386
(-12,594)
54,923
(+5,096)
37,580
(+9)
27,401
(-391)
360,342
(-15,390, -4.36%)
-131,642 (+17,290, +11.61%)
55.0%
07/29/2014
126,297
(-8,512)
275,229
(-19,771)
188,980
(-8,855)
49,827
(-1,862)
37,571
(-3,916)
27,792
(+350)
374,467
(-21,283, -5.69%)
-148,932 (+11,259, +7.03%)
51.64%
07/22/2014
134,809
(-3,733)
295,000
(-448)
197,835
(-2,115)
51,689
(-5,803)
41,487
(+173)
27,442
(+576)
405,617
(-5,675, -1.49%)
-160,191 (-3,285, -2.09%)
47.45%
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