OPEN INTEREST

438,541

(-7,153, -1.77%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-249,965

(+13,100, +4.98%)
LARGE SPEC NET

212,590

(-16,895)
SMALL TRADERS NET

37,375

(+3,795)
COT INDEX

32.33%

As of 08/19/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/19

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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
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%
07/06/2021
107,675
(+277)
322,401
(+19,883)
270,545
(+16,339)
87,724
(-4,256)
49,928
(-1,120)
18,023
(-131)
465,811
(+15,496, +3.76%)
-214,726 (-19,606, -10.05%)
41.53%
06/29/2021
107,398
(+1,568)
302,518
(-5,694)
254,206
(+1,053)
91,980
(+5,041)
51,048
(-2,104)
18,154
(+1,170)
453,360
(+517, +0.13%)
-195,120 (+7,262, +3.59%)
46.29%
06/22/2021
105,830
(-493)
308,212
(-29,337)
253,153
(-20,794)
86,939
(+5,028)
53,152
(-3,168)
16,984
(-146)
453,940
(-24,455, -5.6%)
-202,382 (+28,844, +12.47%)
44.53%
06/15/2021
106,323
(+2,827)
337,549
(-10,753)
273,947
(-14,834)
81,911
(+2,517)
56,320
(+2,491)
17,130
(-1,280)
480,127
(-9,516, -2.13%)
-231,226 (+13,580, +5.55%)
37.52%
06/08/2021
103,496
(+510)
348,302
(-2,859)
288,781
(-45)
79,394
(+4,269)
53,829
(+523)
18,410
(-422)
491,858
(+988, +0.22%)
-244,806 (+3,369, +1.36%)
34.22%
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