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
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%
08/02/2022
616,741
(+21,709)
889,607
(+11,086)
361,810
(-6,643)
108,058
(-1,135)
74,356
(-5,539)
55,242
(-424)
1,606,910
(+9,527, +0.91%)
-272,866 (+10,623, +3.75%)
100.0%
07/26/2022
595,032
(+14,702)
878,521
(+4,502)
368,453
(-6,224)
109,193
(+5,607)
79,895
(+6,413)
55,666
(+4,782)
1,597,451
(+14,891, +1.45%)
-283,489 (+10,200, +3.47%)
100.0%
07/19/2022
580,330
(-10,108)
874,019
(-10,945)
374,677
(-478)
103,586
(-3,241)
73,482
(-9,041)
50,884
(-5,441)
1,577,616
(-19,627, -1.87%)
-293,689 (+837, +0.28%)
100.0%
07/12/2022
590,438
(-11,558)
884,964
(-21,249)
375,155
(-19,788)
106,827
(-7,593)
82,523
(+965)
56,325
(-1,539)
1,612,803
(-30,381, -2.82%)
-294,526 (+9,691, +3.19%)
100.0%
07/05/2022
601,996
(+2,039)
906,213
(-21,682)
394,943
(-1,103)
114,420
(+18,066)
81,558
(+678)
57,864
(+5,230)
1,637,862
(+1,614, +0.15%)
-304,217 (+23,721, +7.23%)
100.0%
06/28/2022
599,957
(+5,097)
927,895
(+9,120)
396,046
(+7,550)
96,354
(-2,640)
80,880
(-5,788)
52,634
(+379)
1,651,566
(+6,859, +0.64%)
-327,938 (-4,023, -1.24%)
95.44%
06/21/2022
594,860
(-10,084)
918,775
(-27,823)
388,496
(-20,931)
98,994
(-7,487)
86,668
(-3,808)
52,255
(+487)
1,658,636
(-34,823, -3.15%)
-323,915 (+17,739, +5.19%)
100.0%
06/14/2022
604,944
(-17,376)
946,598
(-44,755)
409,427
(-14,455)
106,481
(+10,855)
90,476
(-2,025)
51,768
(+44)
1,715,674
(-33,856, -2.97%)
-341,654 (+27,379, +7.42%)
100.0%
06/07/2022
622,320
(-547)
991,353
(-5,275)
423,882
(+2,199)
95,626
(+6,919)
92,501
(+3,301)
51,724
(+3,309)
1,790,618
(+4,953, +0.44%)
-369,033 (+4,728, +1.26%)
70.05%
05/31/2022
622,867
(+38,371)
996,628
(+37,505)
421,683
(-858)
88,707
(+927)
89,200
(+3,109)
48,415
(+2,190)
1,787,928
(+40,622, +3.72%)
-373,761 (+866, +0.23%)
62.37%
05/24/2022
584,496
(-26,768)
959,123
(-16,010)
422,541
(+6,351)
87,780
(-2,773)
86,091
(-2,315)
46,225
(-3,949)
1,711,863
(-22,732, -2.04%)
-374,627 (-10,758, -2.96%)
60.96%
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