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 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
02/21/2023
692,634
(-19,965)
933,931
(-26,038)
322,622
(-12,619)
102,951
(-4,749)
80,105
(-2,939)
58,479
(-4,736)
1,756,029
(-35,523, -3.14%)
-241,297 (+6,073, +2.46%)
91.54%
02/14/2023
712,599
(+38,339)
959,969
(+41,161)
335,241
(+3,279)
107,700
(-111)
83,044
(-7,105)
63,215
(-6,537)
1,821,601
(+34,513, +3.15%)
-247,370 (-2,822, -1.15%)
88.28%
02/07/2023
674,260
(+45,056)
918,808
(+22,982)
331,962
(-3,112)
107,811
(+16,557)
90,149
(+3,278)
69,752
(+5,683)
1,791,955
(+45,222, +4.3%)
-244,548 (+22,074, +8.28%)
89.8%
01/31/2023
629,204
(+14,303)
895,826
(+7,679)
335,074
(+6,594)
91,254
(+12,573)
86,871
(+6,864)
64,069
(+7,509)
1,726,378
(+27,761, +2.71%)
-266,622 (+6,624, +2.42%)
77.97%
01/24/2023
614,901
(+15,429)
888,147
(+33,076)
328,480
(+8,939)
78,681
(-1,642)
80,007
(+6,298)
56,560
(-768)
1,660,450
(+30,666, +3.09%)
-273,246 (-17,647, -6.9%)
74.42%
01/17/2023
599,472
(+15,992)
855,071
(+46,089)
319,541
(+12,371)
80,323
(-21,611)
73,709
(+1,014)
57,328
(+4,899)
1,613,466
(+29,377, +3.05%)
-255,599 (-30,097, -13.35%)
83.87%
01/10/2023
583,480
(+55,707)
808,982
(+32,169)
307,170
(-16,376)
101,934
(+5,995)
72,695
(-2,405)
52,429
(-1,238)
1,557,092
(+36,926, +3.99%)
-225,502 (+23,538, +9.45%)
100.0%
01/03/2023
527,773
(+30,522)
776,813
(+13,008)
323,546
(-1,471)
95,939
(+18,540)
75,100
(+1,415)
53,667
(-1,082)
1,459,936
(+30,466, +3.4%)
-249,040 (+17,514, +6.57%)
93.7%
12/27/2022
497,251
(+1,090)
763,805
(+11,086)
325,017
(-1,178)
77,399
(-10,605)
73,685
(+345)
54,749
(-224)
1,413,545
(+257, +0.03%)
-266,554 (-9,996, -3.9%)
83.64%
12/20/2022
496,161
(-38,351)
752,719
(-29,540)
326,195
(-966)
88,004
(-9,598)
73,340
(-5,159)
54,973
(-5,338)
1,395,622
(-44,476, -4.73%)
-256,558 (-8,811, -3.56%)
89.38%
12/13/2022
534,512
(+14,426)
782,259
(+2,620)
327,161
(-2,998)
97,602
(-837)
78,499
(-3,561)
60,311
(+6,084)
1,450,482
(+7,867, +0.84%)
-247,747 (+11,806, +4.55%)
94.44%
12/06/2022
520,086
(+7,830)
779,639
(+4,729)
330,159
(+23,985)
98,439
(+32,004)
82,060
(+5,583)
54,227
(+665)
1,436,728
(+37,398, +4.18%)
-259,553 (+3,101, +1.18%)
87.66%
11/29/2022
512,256
(+4,077)
774,910
(-10,263)
306,174
(-14,466)
66,435
(-1,730)
76,477
(+3,406)
53,562
(+5,010)
1,412,121
(-6,983, -0.77%)
-262,654 (+14,340, +5.18%)
85.88%
11/22/2022
508,179
(-54,326)
785,173
(-84,727)
320,640
(-41,041)
68,165
(-15,249)
73,071
(-3,247)
48,552
(+1,362)
1,405,565
(-98,614, -9.86%)
-276,994 (+30,401, +9.89%)
77.64%
11/15/2022
562,505
(+10,756)
869,900
(+16,826)
361,681
(-6,904)
83,414
(-10,381)
76,318
(-1,466)
47,190
(-4,059)
1,469,437
(+2,386, +0.24%)
-307,395 (-6,070, -2.01%)
60.18%
11/08/2022
551,749
(-24,770)
853,074
(+794)
368,585
(+22,389)
93,795
(+2,408)
77,784
(+5,752)
51,249
(+169)
1,446,658
(+3,371, +0.34%)
-301,325 (-25,564, -9.27%)
63.66%
11/01/2022
576,519
(+10,222)
852,280
(+17,957)
346,196
(+10,856)
91,387
(+5,126)
72,032
(+2,272)
51,080
(+267)
1,459,052
(+23,350, +2.4%)
-275,761 (-7,735, -2.89%)
78.35%
10/25/2022
566,297
(-2,262)
834,323
(-7,993)
335,340
(-869)
86,261
(+1,597)
69,760
(-2,980)
50,813
(+285)
1,436,942
(-6,111, -0.63%)
-268,026 (+5,731, +2.09%)
82.79%
10/18/2022
568,559
(-16,050)
842,316
(-25,919)
336,209
(-9,049)
84,664
(-1,374)
72,740
(-3,619)
50,528
(-1,425)
1,454,431
(-28,718, -2.85%)
-273,757 (+9,869, +3.48%)
79.5%
10/11/2022
584,609
(-2,766)
868,235
(+20,006)
345,258
(+13,563)
86,038
(-3,658)
76,359
(+4,733)
51,953
(-818)
1,499,498
(+15,530, +1.57%)
-283,626 (-22,772, -8.73%)
73.83%
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