OPEN INTEREST

443,760

(+7,342, +1.84%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-250,965

(-1,000, -0.4%)
LARGE SPEC NET

214,311

(+1,721)
SMALL TRADERS NET

36,654

(-721)
COT INDEX

31.97%

As of 08/26/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/26

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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
11/26/2019
191,548
(-15,078)
497,015
(-28,706)
325,286
(-12,010)
53,652
(+2,215)
58,912
(-6,641)
25,079
(-7,238)
669,268
(-33,729, -5.53%)
-305,467 (+13,628, +4.27%)
10.69%
11/19/2019
206,626
(-3,441)
525,721
(+14,186)
337,296
(+14,107)
51,437
(-4,686)
65,553
(-2,168)
32,317
(-1,002)
719,211
(+8,498, +1.41%)
-319,095 (-17,627, -5.85%)
7.02%
11/12/2019
210,067
(+28,379)
511,535
(+12,709)
323,189
(-21,402)
56,123
(-8,640)
67,721
(+2,343)
33,319
(+5,251)
708,463
(+9,320, +1.58%)
-301,468 (+15,670, +4.94%)
11.77%
11/05/2019
181,688
(+4,691)
498,826
(+20,613)
344,591
(+9,168)
64,763
(+5,855)
65,378
(-239)
28,068
(-12,848)
690,181
(+13,620, +2.36%)
-317,138 (-15,922, -5.29%)
7.55%
10/29/2019
176,997
(+5,668)
478,213
(+11,527)
335,423
(+12,506)
58,908
(-4,877)
65,617
(+1,524)
40,916
(+13,048)
643,442
(+19,698, +3.53%)
-301,216 (-5,859, -1.98%)
11.84%
10/22/2019
171,329
(+3,629)
466,686
(+10,711)
322,917
(+3,547)
63,785
(-2,558)
64,093
(+1,030)
27,868
(+53)
625,528
(+8,206, +1.49%)
-295,357 (-7,082, -2.46%)
13.42%
10/15/2019
167,700
(-55)
455,975
(-22,722)
319,370
(-15,013)
66,343
(+7,523)
63,063
(+1,545)
27,815
(+1,676)
607,387
(-13,523, -2.4%)
-288,275 (+22,667, +7.29%)
15.33%
10/08/2019
167,755
(+4,705)
478,697
(+11,959)
334,383
(+11,583)
58,820
(+5,013)
61,518
(+982)
26,139
(+298)
616,957
(+17,270, +3.16%)
-310,942 (-7,254, -2.39%)
9.22%
10/01/2019
163,050
(-535)
466,738
(-41,992)
322,800
(-47,593)
53,807
(-4,142)
60,536
(-2,941)
25,841
(-4,935)
604,885
(-51,069, -8.55%)
-303,688 (+41,457, +12.01%)
11.17%
09/24/2019
163,585
(+577)
508,730
(+27,323)
370,393
(+28,882)
57,949
(-963)
63,477
(+2,388)
30,776
(+5,487)
658,944
(+31,847, +5.63%)
-345,145 (-26,746, -8.4%)
0.0%
09/17/2019
163,008
(+6,947)
481,407
(+19,735)
341,511
(+7,397)
58,912
(-5,477)
61,089
(-2,452)
25,289
(-2,366)
630,990
(+11,892, +2.15%)
-318,399 (-12,788, -4.18%)
5.32%
09/10/2019
156,061
(+8,344)
461,672
(-23,786)
334,114
(-31,271)
64,389
(-449)
63,541
(-2,107)
27,655
(-799)
614,753
(-25,034, -4.33%)
-305,611 (+32,130, +9.51%)
8.84%
09/03/2019
147,717
(-1,149)
485,458
(+2,786)
365,385
(+2,776)
64,838
(-933)
65,648
(-4,763)
28,454
(-4,989)
634,358
(-3,136, -0.54%)
-337,741 (-3,935, -1.18%)
0.0%
08/27/2019
148,866
(+15,458)
482,672
(+13,014)
362,609
(+10,315)
65,771
(+13,470)
70,411
(+6,556)
33,443
(+5,845)
636,183
(+32,329, +5.88%)
-333,806 (+2,444, +0.73%)
0.67%
08/20/2019
133,408
(-3,415)
469,658
(+9,108)
352,294
(+6,071)
52,301
(-3,832)
63,855
(+397)
27,598
(-2,223)
594,807
(+3,053, +0.56%)
-336,250 (-12,523, -3.87%)
0.0%
08/13/2019
136,823
(-187)
460,550
(-785)
346,223
(-4,335)
56,133
(-1,880)
63,458
(+614)
29,821
(-1,243)
593,962
(-3,908, -0.71%)
-323,727 (+598, +0.18%)
1.76%
08/06/2019
137,010
(-4,154)
461,335
(+32,204)
350,558
(+38,344)
58,013
(+187)
62,844
(-1,377)
31,064
(+422)
600,317
(+32,813, +6.34%)
-324,325 (-36,358, -12.63%)
1.59%
07/30/2019
141,164
(-34,621)
429,131
(-34,493)
312,214
(+333)
57,826
(-2,805)
64,221
(-8,774)
30,642
(-5,764)
563,298
(-43,062, -7.68%)
-287,967 (-128, -0.04%)
11.8%
07/23/2019
175,785
(0)
463,624
(+10,431)
311,881
(+2,346)
60,631
(-3,403)
72,995
(+4,849)
36,406
(+167)
616,859
(+7,195, +1.3%)
-287,839 (-10,431, -3.76%)
11.84%
07/16/2019
175,785
(+11,830)
453,193
(+10,822)
309,535
(+3,430)
64,034
(+2,692)
68,146
(+1,758)
36,239
(+3,504)
601,900
(+17,018, +3.17%)
-277,408 (+1,008, +0.36%)
14.77%
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