OPEN INTEREST

1,891,657

(-40,306, -3.35%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-77,717

(-22,661, -41.16%)
LARGE SPEC NET

65,601

(+25,801)
SMALL TRADERS NET

12,116

(-3,140)
COT INDEX

93.07%

As of 10/28/2025
LAST UPDATE

10/28

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Complete positioning history with weekly changes
Showing 15 records
All data includes weekly changes
Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
05/17/2022
611,264
(-3,452)
975,133
(+5,938)
416,190
(+1,020)
90,553
(-13,814)
88,406
(-2,283)
50,174
(+3,161)
1,730,665
(-4,715, -0.42%)
-363,869 (-9,390, -2.65%)
78.44%
05/10/2022
614,716
(-5,611)
969,195
(-17,345)
415,170
(-4,522)
104,367
(+6,376)
90,689
(+318)
47,013
(+1,154)
1,736,594
(-9,815, -0.87%)
-354,479 (+11,734, +3.2%)
93.7%
05/03/2022
620,327
(-15,221)
986,540
(-7,329)
419,692
(+6,054)
97,991
(+416)
90,371
(+3,790)
45,859
(+1,536)
1,751,564
(-5,377, -0.47%)
-366,213 (-7,892, -2.2%)
74.63%
04/26/2022
635,548
(-26,240)
993,869
(-19,171)
413,638
(+2,016)
97,575
(-6,350)
86,581
(-5,109)
44,323
(-3,812)
1,733,586
(-29,333, -2.52%)
-358,321 (-7,069, -2.01%)
87.46%
04/19/2022
661,788
(-27,064)
1,013,040
(-26,415)
411,622
(-356)
103,925
(-3,275)
91,690
(-1,906)
48,135
(+364)
1,740,300
(-29,326, -2.46%)
-351,252 (-649, -0.19%)
98.95%
04/12/2022
688,852
(+7,050)
1,039,455
(+2,218)
411,978
(-1,154)
107,200
(+2,662)
93,596
(+1,806)
47,771
(+2,822)
1,783,725
(+7,702, +0.65%)
-350,603 (+4,832, +1.36%)
100.0%
04/05/2022
681,802
(+26,837)
1,037,237
(+22,110)
413,132
(-6,965)
104,538
(+3,172)
91,790
(+6,023)
44,949
(+613)
1,823,366
(+25,895, +2.23%)
-355,435 (+4,727, +1.31%)
100.0%
03/29/2022
654,965
(+656)
1,015,127
(-19,262)
420,097
(-16,463)
101,366
(+4,775)
85,767
(+3,261)
44,336
(+1,941)
1,795,929
(-12,546, -1.07%)
-360,162 (+19,918, +5.24%)
100.0%
03/22/2022
654,309
(-46,101)
1,034,389
(-48,623)
436,560
(-8,041)
96,591
(-6,195)
82,506
(-1,324)
42,395
(-648)
1,788,211
(-55,466, -4.51%)
-380,080 (+2,522, +0.66%)
100.0%
03/15/2022
700,410
(+3,961)
1,083,012
(-22,246)
444,601
(-10,738)
102,786
(+9,112)
83,830
(-15,937)
43,043
(-9,580)
1,850,794
(-22,714, -1.81%)
-382,602 (+26,207, +6.41%)
100.0%
03/08/2022
696,449
(-33,136)
1,105,258
(-35,282)
455,339
(-10,026)
93,674
(-3,028)
99,767
(+199)
52,623
(-4,653)
1,896,974
(-42,963, -3.32%)
-408,809 (+2,146, +0.52%)
11.4%
03/01/2022
729,585
(-13,528)
1,140,540
(+14,536)
465,365
(+23,263)
96,702
(-6,359)
99,568
(-1,419)
57,276
(+139)
2,028,476
(+8,316, +0.65%)
-410,955 (-28,064, -7.33%)
4.06%
02/22/2022
743,113
(-24,225)
1,126,004
(-33,334)
442,102
(-16,717)
103,061
(-7,665)
100,987
(-1,749)
57,137
(-1,692)
2,058,132
(-42,691, -3.21%)
-382,891 (+9,109, +2.32%)
100.0%
02/15/2022
767,338
(+5,052)
1,159,338
(-15,092)
458,819
(-21,741)
110,726
(-6,451)
102,736
(-3,058)
58,829
(+1,796)
2,122,758
(-19,747, -1.46%)
-392,000 (+20,144, +4.89%)
100.0%
02/08/2022
762,286
(0)
1,174,430
(0)
480,560
(0)
117,177
(0)
105,794
(0)
57,033
(0)
2,170,681
(0, 0%)
-412,144 (0, 0%)
50%
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