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
10/08/2013
176,330
(-3,329)
266,746
(+8,959)
140,207
(-1,334)
57,890
(-10,604)
36,677
(+617)
28,578
(-2,401)
370,406
(-4,046, -1.13%)
-90,416 (-12,288, -15.73%)
74.6%
10/01/2013
179,659
(-4,029)
257,787
(+2,572)
141,541
(+1,073)
68,494
(-4,835)
36,060
(+461)
30,979
(-232)
374,151
(-2,495, -0.69%)
-78,128 (-6,601, -9.23%)
78.97%
09/24/2013
183,688
(-5,041)
255,215
(+1,149)
140,468
(+1,512)
73,329
(-6,831)
35,599
(-2,979)
31,211
(-826)
378,216
(-6,508, -1.78%)
-71,527 (-6,190, -9.47%)
81.5%
09/17/2013
188,729
(+3,757)
254,066
(-11,130)
138,956
(-2,550)
80,160
(+7,378)
38,578
(+75)
32,037
(+5,034)
384,592
(+1,282, +0.35%)
-65,337 (+14,887, +18.56%)
83.68%
09/10/2013
184,972
(+7,111)
265,196
(-5,126)
141,506
(-10,445)
72,782
(-978)
38,503
(-4,593)
27,003
(-1,823)
384,164
(-7,927, -2.13%)
-80,224 (+12,237, +13.23%)
78.43%
09/03/2013
177,861
(+2,163)
270,322
(+6,986)
151,951
(+1,877)
73,760
(+1,975)
43,096
(+2,796)
28,826
(-2,125)
388,584
(+6,836, +1.87%)
-92,461 (-4,823, -5.5%)
74.12%
08/27/2013
175,698
(-912)
263,336
(+19,061)
150,074
(-1,274)
71,785
(-19,167)
40,300
(+2,852)
30,951
(+772)
384,102
(+666, +0.18%)
-87,638 (-19,973, -29.52%)
75.82%
08/20/2013
176,610
(-7,711)
244,275
(-920)
151,348
(+2,824)
90,952
(-3,646)
37,448
(-1,072)
30,179
(-1,393)
385,410
(-5,959, -1.6%)
-67,665 (-6,791, -11.16%)
82.86%
08/13/2013
184,321
(-3,315)
245,195
(+3,400)
148,524
(-5,288)
94,598
(-7,579)
38,520
(+2,386)
31,572
(-2,038)
390,547
(-6,217, -1.65%)
-60,874 (-6,715, -12.4%)
85.25%
08/06/2013
187,636
(-1,196)
241,795
(+27,189)
153,812
(-707)
102,177
(-23,976)
36,134
(+2,291)
33,610
(-2,825)
396,062
(+388, +0.1%)
-54,159 (-28,385, -110.13%)
87.62%
07/30/2013
188,832
(-21,401)
214,606
(-30,323)
154,519
(-6,678)
126,153
(-853)
33,843
(-4,186)
36,435
(-1,089)
397,035
(-32,265, -7.88%)
-25,774 (+8,922, +25.71%)
97.63%
07/23/2013
210,233
(-12,513)
244,929
(-2,424)
161,197
(+4,626)
127,006
(-6,103)
38,029
(+134)
37,524
(+774)
434,750
(-7,753, -1.86%)
-34,696 (-10,089, -41.0%)
94.48%
07/16/2013
222,746
(+20,129)
247,353
(+25,695)
156,571
(-3,643)
133,109
(-10,548)
37,895
(+193)
36,750
(+1,532)
440,283
(+16,679, +4.16%)
-24,607 (-5,566, -29.23%)
98.04%
07/09/2013
202,617
(+16,232)
221,658
(+12,497)
160,214
(+1,502)
143,657
(+5,696)
37,702
(-467)
35,218
(-926)
431,574
(+17,267, +4.51%)
-19,041 (+3,735, +16.4%)
100.0%
07/02/2013
186,385
(+21,427)
209,161
(+8,995)
158,712
(-6,189)
137,961
(+7,212)
38,169
(-761)
36,144
(-1,730)
410,399
(+14,477, +3.93%)
-22,776 (+12,432, +35.31%)
100.0%
06/25/2013
164,958
(+9,655)
200,166
(+748)
164,901
(-1,870)
130,749
(+7,670)
38,930
(+1,705)
37,874
(+1,072)
390,647
(+9,490, +2.64%)
-35,208 (+8,907, +20.19%)
100.0%
06/18/2013
155,303
(+8,833)
199,418
(-5,374)
166,771
(-7,244)
123,079
(+8,069)
37,225
(+1,432)
36,802
(+326)
377,106
(+3,021, +0.85%)
-44,115 (+14,207, +24.36%)
100.0%
06/11/2013
146,470
(-1,027)
204,792
(-4,357)
174,015
(+3,044)
115,010
(+5,239)
35,793
(-137)
36,476
(+998)
373,844
(+1,880, +0.53%)
-58,322 (+3,330, +5.4%)
100.0%
06/04/2013
147,497
(-24,498)
209,149
(-22,067)
170,971
(-1,594)
109,771
(-5,915)
35,930
(-8,753)
35,478
(-6,863)
373,061
(-34,845, -8.95%)
-61,652 (-2,431, -4.1%)
99.0%
05/28/2013
171,995
(-20,152)
231,216
(-45,053)
172,565
(-16,836)
115,686
(+6,544)
44,683
(+2,558)
42,341
(+4,079)
411,001
(-34,430, -8.13%)
-59,221 (+24,901, +29.6%)
100.0%
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