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
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Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
05/12/2020
126,023
(+5,978)
404,556
(+2,875)
277,771
(+2,200)
34,943
(+9,376)
57,787
(+3,070)
22,082
(-1,003)
496,739
(+11,248, +2.5%)
-278,533 (+3,103, +1.1%)
26.02%
05/05/2020
120,045
(+5,143)
401,681
(-6,850)
275,571
(-11,811)
25,567
(+914)
54,717
(+633)
23,085
(-99)
490,343
(-6,035, -1.32%)
-281,636 (+11,993, +4.08%)
25.27%
04/28/2020
114,902
(-1,906)
408,531
(+11,650)
287,382
(+5,119)
24,653
(-8,039)
54,084
(+926)
23,184
(+528)
500,816
(+4,139, +0.92%)
-293,629 (-13,556, -4.84%)
22.35%
04/21/2020
116,808
(-31)
396,881
(-366)
282,263
(-4,354)
32,692
(-1,424)
53,158
(-13)
22,656
(-2,608)
493,158
(-4,398, -0.96%)
-280,073 (+335, +0.12%)
25.65%
04/14/2020
116,839
(-2,046)
397,247
(+2,751)
286,617
(+6,737)
34,116
(+3,178)
53,171
(+1,707)
25,264
(+469)
489,965
(+6,398, +1.42%)
-280,408 (-4,797, -1.74%)
25.57%
04/07/2020
118,885
(-9,198)
394,496
(-17,546)
279,880
(-7,649)
30,938
(+2,258)
51,464
(+3,768)
24,795
(+2,209)
480,050
(-13,079, -2.82%)
-275,611 (+8,348, +2.94%)
26.73%
03/31/2020
128,083
(-7,628)
412,042
(-35,492)
287,529
(-30,399)
28,680
(-882)
47,696
(-2,120)
22,586
(-3,773)
495,652
(-40,147, -7.97%)
-283,959 (+27,864, +8.94%)
24.7%
03/24/2020
135,711
(-19,050)
447,534
(-8,936)
317,928
(+523)
29,562
(-5,927)
49,816
(-1,505)
26,359
(-5,169)
547,334
(-20,032, -3.83%)
-311,823 (-10,114, -3.35%)
17.93%
03/17/2020
154,761
(-28,187)
456,470
(-54,782)
317,405
(-18,885)
35,489
(-1,270)
51,321
(-8,847)
31,528
(+133)
573,925
(-55,919, -9.65%)
-301,709 (+26,595, +8.1%)
20.39%
03/10/2020
182,948
(+4,814)
511,252
(-17,893)
336,290
(-29,883)
36,759
(-9,681)
60,168
(-2,151)
31,395
(+354)
633,470
(-27,220, -4.49%)
-328,304 (+22,707, +6.47%)
13.93%
03/03/2020
178,134
(+1,515)
529,145
(-23,095)
366,173
(-23,166)
46,440
(-7,034)
62,319
(-13,912)
31,041
(-5,434)
691,985
(-35,563, -5.54%)
-351,011 (+24,610, +6.55%)
8.41%
02/25/2020
176,619
(+1,100)
552,240
(-8,891)
389,339
(-19,010)
53,474
(-1,226)
76,231
(+11,388)
36,475
(+3,595)
732,917
(-6,522, -1.01%)
-375,621 (+9,991, +2.59%)
2.43%
02/18/2020
175,519
(-6,110)
561,131
(+41,711)
408,349
(+51,814)
54,700
(+6,139)
64,843
(+4,246)
32,880
(+2,100)
715,317
(+49,950, +8.34%)
-385,612 (-47,821, -14.16%)
0.0%
02/11/2020
181,629
(+4,843)
519,420
(+10,947)
356,535
(+626)
48,561
(-7,542)
60,597
(-68)
30,780
(+1,996)
658,024
(+5,401, +0.91%)
-337,791 (-6,104, -1.84%)
7.31%
02/04/2020
176,786
(-15,514)
508,473
(-44,641)
355,909
(-20,492)
56,103
(+9,794)
60,665
(-117)
28,784
(-1,276)
654,572
(-36,123, -5.74%)
-331,687 (+29,127, +8.07%)
8.87%
01/28/2020
192,300
(-20,145)
553,114
(-11,234)
376,401
(+1,608)
46,309
(-10,789)
60,782
(-4,335)
30,060
(-849)
715,539
(-22,872, -3.51%)
-360,814 (-8,911, -2.53%)
1.45%
01/21/2020
212,445
(-8,913)
564,348
(-6,829)
374,793
(-2,016)
57,098
(-476)
65,117
(+3,520)
30,909
(-104)
793,829
(-7,409, -1.12%)
-351,903 (-2,084, -0.6%)
3.72%
01/14/2020
221,358
(+18,906)
571,177
(+12,644)
376,809
(-6,671)
57,574
(-3,615)
61,597
(+1,035)
31,013
(+4,241)
796,883
(+13,270, +2.05%)
-349,819 (+6,262, +1.76%)
4.25%
01/07/2020
202,452
(-473)
558,533
(-10,883)
383,480
(+1,860)
61,189
(+7,494)
60,562
(-448)
26,772
(+4,328)
785,857
(+939, +0.15%)
-356,081 (+10,410, +2.84%)
2.65%
12/31/2019
202,925
(-279)
569,416
(+25,816)
381,620
(+17,310)
53,695
(-4,963)
61,010
(+1,809)
22,444
(-2,013)
786,166
(+18,840, +3.01%)
-366,491 (-26,095, -7.67%)
0.0%
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