OPEN INTEREST

1,922,821

(-27,725, -2.32%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-140,554

(+1,736, +1.22%)
LARGE SPEC NET

120,209

(+3,467)
SMALL TRADERS NET

20,345

(-5,203)
COT INDEX

100.0%

As of 08/19/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/19

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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
11/12/2024
727,026
(+20,104)
934,603
(+16,455)
313,504
(-410)
126,598
(+8,772)
74,756
(+8,890)
54,085
(+3,357)
1,792,299
(+28,584, +2.63%)
-207,577 (+3,649, +1.73%)
82.38%
11/05/2024
706,922
(-32,798)
918,148
(+2,741)
313,914
(+28,918)
117,826
(-15,293)
65,866
(-7,460)
50,728
(+1,212)
1,746,717
(-11,340, -1.03%)
-211,226 (-35,539, -20.23%)
80.91%
10/29/2024
739,720
(+53,603)
915,407
(+33,121)
284,996
(+8,276)
133,119
(+30,130)
73,326
(+4,251)
49,516
(+2,879)
1,751,736
(+66,130, +6.41%)
-175,687 (+20,482, +10.44%)
95.23%
10/22/2024
686,117
(-1,565)
882,286
(-17,809)
276,720
(-7,303)
102,989
(+3,369)
69,075
(-8,051)
46,637
(-2,479)
1,648,928
(-16,919, -1.61%)
-196,169 (+16,244, +7.65%)
86.98%
10/15/2024
687,682
(-13,117)
900,095
(-14,523)
284,023
(-19,800)
99,620
(-13,566)
77,126
(+2,971)
49,116
(-1,857)
1,689,760
(-29,946, -2.78%)
-212,413 (+1,406, +0.66%)
80.44%
10/08/2024
700,799
(-22,164)
914,618
(+17,051)
303,823
(+8,929)
113,186
(-22,100)
74,155
(+2,376)
50,973
(-5,810)
1,707,072
(-10,859, -1.0%)
-213,819 (-39,215, -22.46%)
79.87%
10/01/2024
722,963
(-20,486)
897,567
(-20,277)
294,894
(+3,465)
135,286
(+2,454)
71,779
(+3,375)
56,783
(+4,177)
1,771,336
(-13,646, -1.24%)
-174,604 (-209, -0.12%)
95.66%
09/24/2024
743,449
(-6,913)
917,844
(+1,372)
291,429
(+20,877)
132,832
(+7,608)
68,404
(-7,898)
52,606
(-2,914)
1,780,393
(+6,066, +0.55%)
-174,395 (-8,285, -4.99%)
95.75%
09/17/2024
750,362
(+36,739)
916,472
(+39,015)
270,552
(-21,040)
125,224
(-26,354)
76,302
(-8,016)
55,520
(-4,978)
1,812,275
(+7,683, +0.71%)
-166,110 (-2,276, -1.39%)
99.08%
09/10/2024
713,623
(+30,792)
877,457
(-9,880)
291,592
(-796)
151,578
(+36,225)
84,318
(+5,770)
60,498
(+9,421)
1,802,465
(+35,766, +3.39%)
-163,834 (+40,672, +19.89%)
100.0%
09/03/2024
682,831
(+21,959)
887,337
(-24,208)
292,388
(-11,086)
115,353
(+38,578)
78,548
(+7,162)
51,077
(+3,665)
1,727,524
(+18,035, +1.74%)
-204,506 (+46,167, +18.42%)
84.58%
08/27/2024
660,872
(-3,487)
911,545
(-6,887)
303,474
(+8,578)
76,775
(+4,167)
71,386
(-1,949)
47,412
(+5,862)
1,742,613
(+3,142, +0.3%)
-250,673 (+3,400, +1.34%)
65.78%
08/20/2024
664,359
(-20,149)
918,432
(-25,662)
294,896
(-3,302)
72,608
(+5,953)
73,335
(+1,782)
41,550
(-1,960)
1,742,632
(-21,669, -2.06%)
-254,073 (+5,513, +2.12%)
64.39%
08/13/2024
684,508
(-26,633)
944,094
(-14,461)
298,198
(-7,544)
66,655
(-16,745)
71,553
(-5,550)
43,510
(-8,521)
1,790,876
(-39,727, -3.63%)
-259,586 (-12,172, -4.92%)
62.15%
08/06/2024
711,141
(+38,121)
958,555
(+7,331)
305,742
(-9,871)
83,400
(+13,280)
77,103
(-8,166)
52,031
(-527)
1,828,846
(+20,084, +1.87%)
-247,414 (+30,790, +11.07%)
67.1%
07/30/2024
673,020
(+18,710)
951,224
(-14,536)
315,613
(-39,998)
70,120
(-9,493)
85,269
(+613)
52,558
(+3,354)
1,787,630
(-20,675, -1.89%)
-278,204 (+33,246, +10.67%)
54.56%
07/23/2024
654,310
(+18,410)
965,760
(+4,796)
355,611
(-20,816)
79,613
(-9,213)
84,656
(+1,441)
49,204
(+3,452)
1,809,094
(-965, -0.09%)
-311,450 (+13,614, +4.19%)
41.02%
07/16/2024
635,900
(+22,059)
960,964
(+21,686)
376,427
(+7,198)
88,826
(+3,491)
83,215
(-8,249)
45,752
(-4,169)
1,831,212
(+21,008, +1.96%)
-325,064 (+373, +0.11%)
35.47%
07/09/2024
613,841
(+9,255)
939,278
(+23,610)
369,229
(+744)
85,335
(-3,204)
91,464
(+10,614)
49,921
(+207)
1,767,729
(+20,613, +1.96%)
-325,437 (-14,355, -4.61%)
35.32%
07/02/2024
604,586
(+7,027)
915,668
(+15,440)
368,485
(+7,386)
88,539
(-1,315)
80,850
(+334)
49,714
(+622)
1,721,585
(+14,747, +1.42%)
-311,082 (-8,413, -2.78%)
41.17%
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