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
06/01/2021
102,986
(-8,038)
351,161
(-10,732)
288,826
(+560)
75,125
(+1,501)
53,306
(-6,205)
18,832
(-4,452)
489,198
(-13,683, -2.98%)
-248,175 (+2,694, +1.07%)
33.4%
05/25/2021
111,024
(-10,815)
361,893
(+7,153)
288,266
(-2,001)
73,624
(-17,754)
59,511
(+4,365)
23,284
(+2,150)
510,164
(-8,451, -1.81%)
-250,869 (-17,968, -7.71%)
32.75%
05/18/2021
121,839
(+10,088)
354,740
(+15,905)
290,267
(+8,106)
91,378
(+1,472)
55,146
(+746)
21,134
(+1,563)
520,410
(+18,940, +4.22%)
-232,901 (-5,817, -2.56%)
37.11%
05/11/2021
111,751
(+7,790)
338,835
(+32,951)
282,161
(+11,967)
89,906
(-9,547)
54,400
(+3,274)
19,571
(-373)
498,693
(+23,031, +5.42%)
-227,084 (-25,161, -12.46%)
38.53%
05/04/2021
103,961
(+229)
305,884
(-5,025)
270,194
(-523)
99,453
(-645)
51,126
(-3,073)
19,944
(+2,303)
470,341
(-3,367, -0.79%)
-201,923 (+5,254, +2.54%)
44.64%
04/27/2021
103,732
(+2,827)
310,909
(-3,189)
270,717
(-5,268)
100,098
(+5,611)
54,199
(+3,826)
17,641
(-1,037)
473,305
(+1,385, +0.32%)
-207,177 (+6,016, +2.82%)
43.36%
04/20/2021
100,905
(+678)
314,098
(+5,083)
275,985
(+6,472)
94,487
(+5,848)
50,373
(+2,200)
18,678
(-1,581)
471,738
(+9,350, +2.24%)
-213,193 (-4,405, -2.11%)
41.9%
04/13/2021
100,227
(+2,031)
309,015
(-3,980)
269,513
(-6,190)
88,639
(+2,445)
48,173
(+1,872)
20,259
(-752)
460,733
(-2,287, -0.54%)
-208,788 (+6,011, +2.8%)
42.97%
04/06/2021
98,196
(-13,876)
312,995
(+7,197)
275,703
(+12,250)
86,194
(-9,731)
46,301
(-2,679)
21,011
(-1,771)
463,353
(-4,305, -1.01%)
-214,799 (-21,073, -10.88%)
41.51%
03/30/2021
112,072
(-4,709)
305,798
(-12,786)
263,453
(+679)
95,925
(+7,218)
48,980
(-1,077)
22,782
(+461)
467,321
(-5,107, -1.19%)
-193,726 (+8,077, +4.0%)
46.63%
03/23/2021
116,781
(+1,385)
318,584
(-6,287)
262,774
(+6,537)
88,707
(+12,666)
50,057
(-519)
22,321
(+1,024)
485,457
(+7,403, +1.75%)
-201,803 (+7,672, +3.66%)
44.67%
03/16/2021
115,396
(+10,740)
324,871
(+12,335)
256,237
(+1,398)
76,041
(-3,635)
50,576
(-3,940)
21,297
(-502)
476,467
(+8,198, +1.98%)
-209,475 (-1,595, -0.77%)
42.81%
03/09/2021
104,656
(+9,812)
312,536
(-4,511)
254,839
(-10,694)
79,676
(+3,781)
54,516
(+1,106)
21,799
(+954)
473,871
(+224, +0.05%)
-207,880 (+14,323, +6.45%)
43.19%
03/02/2021
94,844
(+2,758)
317,047
(-26,768)
265,533
(-18,548)
75,895
(+7,547)
53,410
(-2,313)
20,845
(+1,118)
467,008
(-18,103, -4.19%)
-222,203 (+29,526, +11.73%)
39.71%
02/23/2021
92,086
(+934)
343,815
(-22,415)
284,081
(-19,502)
68,348
(-266)
55,723
(-3,417)
19,727
(+696)
481,125
(-21,985, -4.84%)
-251,729 (+23,349, +8.49%)
32.54%
02/16/2021
91,152
(+3,352)
366,230
(-13,765)
303,583
(-5,743)
68,614
(+10,695)
59,140
(+1,099)
19,031
(+1,778)
503,016
(-1,292, -0.28%)
-275,078 (+17,117, +5.86%)
26.86%
02/09/2021
87,800
(-2,332)
379,995
(-8,094)
309,326
(-5,026)
57,919
(+693)
58,041
(-1,410)
17,253
(-1,367)
506,741
(-8,768, -1.89%)
-292,195 (+5,762, +1.93%)
22.7%
02/02/2021
90,132
(-4,758)
388,089
(-5,749)
314,352
(+820)
57,226
(+1,240)
59,451
(-1,517)
18,620
(-946)
520,011
(-5,455, -1.16%)
-297,957 (+991, +0.33%)
21.3%
01/26/2021
94,890
(-4,554)
393,838
(+6,927)
313,532
(+6,025)
55,986
(-4,883)
60,968
(+237)
19,566
(-336)
534,574
(+1,708, +0.37%)
-298,948 (-11,481, -3.99%)
21.06%
01/19/2021
99,444
(-6,536)
386,911
(-9,370)
307,507
(-5,710)
60,869
(-6,121)
60,731
(-2,075)
19,902
(+1,170)
541,330
(-14,321, -2.97%)
-287,467 (+2,834, +0.98%)
23.85%
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