OPEN INTEREST

1,912,554

(-22,530, -1.93%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-130,871

(+9,683, +6.89%)
LARGE SPEC NET

109,472

(-10,737)
SMALL TRADERS NET

21,399

(+1,054)
COT INDEX

100.0%

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
12/20/2022
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%
10/04/2022
587,375
(-11,053)
848,229
(+2,929)
331,695
(-2,238)
89,696
(-18,157)
71,626
(-3,428)
52,771
(-1,491)
1,495,538
(-16,719, -1.66%)
-260,854 (-13,982, -5.66%)
86.91%
09/27/2022
598,428
(+8,983)
845,300
(-5,713)
333,933
(-8,655)
107,853
(+5,143)
75,054
(+1,811)
54,262
(+2,709)
1,504,991
(+2,139, +0.21%)
-246,872 (+14,696, +5.62%)
94.95%
09/20/2022
589,445
(-11,173)
851,013
(+6,388)
342,588
(+1,872)
102,710
(-10,949)
73,243
(-2,547)
51,553
(-7,287)
1,481,545
(-11,848, -1.16%)
-261,568 (-17,561, -7.2%)
86.5%
09/13/2022
600,618
(+929)
844,625
(+4,519)
340,716
(+14,709)
113,659
(+2,130)
75,790
(-3,152)
58,840
(+5,837)
1,498,059
(+12,486, +1.24%)
-244,007 (-3,590, -1.49%)
96.59%
09/06/2022
599,689
(+11,088)
840,106
(-4,743)
326,007
(-6,408)
111,529
(+8,303)
78,942
(+1,582)
53,003
(+2,702)
1,480,320
(+6,262, +0.63%)
-240,417 (+15,831, +6.18%)
98.65%
08/30/2022
588,601
(-6,810)
844,849
(-18,818)
332,415
(-9,503)
103,226
(+7,528)
77,360
(+4,032)
50,301
(-991)
1,470,207
(-12,281, -1.22%)
-256,248 (+12,008, +4.48%)
89.56%
08/23/2022
595,411
(-43,560)
863,667
(-14,595)
341,918
(-4,947)
95,698
(-36,227)
73,328
(-5,387)
51,292
(-3,072)
1,503,506
(-53,894, -5.06%)
-268,256 (-28,965, -12.1%)
82.66%
08/16/2022
638,971
(+1,991)
878,262
(+3,209)
346,865
(+8,693)
131,925
(+4,404)
78,715
(+1,720)
54,364
(+4,791)
1,557,349
(+12,404, +1.18%)
-239,291 (-1,218, -0.51%)
99.3%
08/09/2022
636,980
(+20,239)
875,053
(-14,554)
338,172
(-23,638)
127,521
(+19,463)
76,995
(+2,639)
49,573
(-5,669)
1,570,131
(-760, -0.07%)
-238,073 (+34,793, +12.75%)
100.0%
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