OPEN INTEREST

528,789

(+7,945, +1.71%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-298,403

(+3,968, +1.31%)
LARGE SPEC NET

266,749

(+339)
SMALL TRADERS NET

31,654

(-4,307)
COT INDEX

14.88%

As of 09/23/2025
LAST UPDATE

09/23

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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
11/23/2021
121,027
(-4,731)
388,861
(-24,436)
326,409
(-34,120)
91,998
(-8,751)
55,380
(+3,326)
21,957
(-2,338)
559,823
(-35,525, -6.6%)
-267,834 (+19,705, +6.85%)
31.87%
11/16/2021
125,758
(+20,561)
413,297
(+32,611)
360,529
(+19,418)
100,749
(+9,819)
52,054
(+1,960)
24,295
(-491)
612,612
(+41,939, +8.45%)
-287,539 (-12,050, -4.37%)
26.54%
11/09/2021
105,197
(+4,505)
380,686
(+40,117)
341,111
(+30,020)
90,930
(-5,032)
50,094
(+4,158)
24,786
(+3,598)
571,025
(+38,683, +8.45%)
-275,489 (-35,612, -14.85%)
28.69%
11/02/2021
100,692
(-2,731)
340,569
(-2,508)
311,091
(-2,555)
95,962
(-3,124)
45,936
(-1,771)
21,188
(-1,425)
507,616
(-7,057, -1.52%)
-239,877 (-223, -0.09%)
37.97%
10/26/2021
103,423
(-3,705)
343,077
(+16,759)
313,646
(+13,764)
99,086
(-7,447)
47,707
(+1,513)
22,613
(+2,260)
509,794
(+11,572, +2.55%)
-239,654 (-20,464, -9.34%)
38.03%
10/19/2021
107,128
(-3,569)
326,318
(+8,007)
299,882
(+1,379)
106,533
(-6,431)
46,194
(+2,375)
20,353
(-1,391)
485,974
(+185, +0.04%)
-219,190 (-11,576, -5.58%)
43.36%
10/12/2021
110,697
(-3,532)
318,311
(+380)
298,503
(+2,564)
112,964
(-393)
43,819
(-198)
21,744
(-1,153)
484,382
(-1,166, -0.26%)
-207,614 (-3,912, -1.92%)
46.38%
10/05/2021
114,229
(-9,844)
317,931
(+3,707)
295,939
(+2,125)
113,357
(-12,058)
44,017
(-804)
22,897
(-172)
483,789
(-8,523, -1.84%)
-203,702 (-13,551, -7.13%)
44.21%
09/28/2021
124,073
(+4,766)
314,224
(-17,727)
293,814
(-2,856)
125,415
(+16,392)
44,821
(-815)
23,069
(+2,430)
490,858
(+1,095, +0.24%)
-190,151 (+22,493, +10.58%)
47.5%
09/21/2021
119,307
(+155)
331,951
(-21,452)
296,670
(-10,318)
109,023
(+9,795)
45,636
(-1,461)
20,639
(+33)
492,765
(-11,624, -2.46%)
-212,644 (+21,607, +9.22%)
42.04%
09/14/2021
119,152
(-754)
353,403
(-2,311)
306,988
(+971)
99,228
(-750)
47,097
(-2,117)
20,606
(+1,161)
506,356
(-1,900, -0.4%)
-234,251 (+1,557, +0.66%)
36.78%
09/07/2021
119,906
(+10)
355,714
(-4,694)
306,017
(-4,987)
99,978
(+5,524)
49,214
(+5,700)
19,445
(-107)
506,772
(+723, +0.15%)
-235,808 (+4,704, +1.96%)
36.41%
08/31/2021
119,896
(-3,205)
360,408
(+2,629)
311,004
(+11,920)
94,454
(+6,023)
43,514
(-1,003)
19,552
(-940)
507,113
(+7,712, +1.65%)
-240,512 (-5,834, -2.49%)
35.26%
08/24/2021
123,101
(-200)
357,779
(+20,478)
299,084
(+14,647)
88,431
(-4,464)
44,517
(+202)
20,492
(-1,365)
504,735
(+14,649, +3.24%)
-234,678 (-20,678, -9.66%)
36.68%
08/17/2021
123,301
(-1,419)
337,301
(+16,940)
284,437
(+7,177)
92,895
(-15,959)
44,315
(-3,170)
21,857
(+1,607)
485,485
(+2,588, +0.58%)
-214,000 (-18,359, -9.38%)
41.71%
08/10/2021
124,720
(+3,371)
320,361
(-32,272)
277,260
(+4,117)
108,854
(+32,046)
47,485
(-4,106)
20,250
(+3,608)
477,232
(+3,382, +0.76%)
-195,641 (+35,643, +15.41%)
46.17%
08/03/2021
121,349
(+4,851)
352,633
(+7,321)
273,143
(-545)
76,808
(+2,508)
51,591
(+3,511)
16,642
(-2,012)
485,663
(+7,817, +1.78%)
-231,284 (-2,470, -1.08%)
37.51%
07/27/2021
116,498
(-7,043)
345,312
(-6,777)
273,688
(-3,624)
74,300
(-7,040)
48,080
(-1,120)
18,654
(+2,030)
500,187
(-11,787, -2.62%)
-228,814 (-266, -0.12%)
38.11%
07/20/2021
123,541
(+11,102)
352,089
(+18,622)
277,312
(+1,769)
81,340
(-3,367)
49,200
(-879)
16,624
(-3,263)
490,520
(+11,992, +2.74%)
-228,548 (-7,520, -3.4%)
38.17%
07/13/2021
112,439
(+4,764)
333,467
(+11,066)
275,543
(+4,998)
84,707
(-3,017)
50,079
(+151)
19,887
(+1,864)
495,798
(+9,913, +2.32%)
-221,028 (-6,302, -2.93%)
40.0%
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