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
07/09/2019
163,955
(+3,673)
442,371
(-4,733)
306,105
(-6,597)
61,342
(+7,586)
66,388
(+5,056)
32,735
(-721)
598,977
(+2,132, +0.4%)
-278,416 (+8,406, +2.93%)
14.49%
07/02/2019
160,282
(+54)
447,104
(+26,726)
312,702
(+14,594)
53,756
(-7,798)
61,332
(+1,904)
33,456
(-2,376)
605,949
(+16,552, +3.2%)
-286,822 (-26,672, -10.25%)
14.58%
06/25/2019
160,228
(+18,235)
420,378
(+54,530)
298,108
(+23,475)
61,554
(-8,756)
59,428
(+7,073)
35,832
(+3,009)
577,605
(+48,783, +10.4%)
-260,150 (-36,295, -16.21%)
21.87%
06/18/2019
141,993
(+4,274)
365,848
(+26,102)
274,633
(+24,519)
70,310
(+4,434)
52,355
(+3,360)
32,823
(+1,617)
525,636
(+32,153, +7.36%)
-223,855 (-21,828, -10.8%)
31.78%
06/11/2019
137,719
(+5,202)
339,746
(+34,653)
250,114
(+9,637)
65,876
(-18,486)
48,995
(-2,608)
31,206
(-3,936)
496,663
(+12,231, +2.88%)
-202,027 (-29,451, -17.07%)
37.75%
06/04/2019
132,517
(-58,773)
305,093
(+3,849)
240,477
(+46,014)
84,362
(-23,413)
51,603
(-5,564)
35,142
(+1,241)
481,495
(-18,323, -4.14%)
-172,576 (-62,622, -56.95%)
45.79%
05/28/2019
191,290
(+23,463)
301,244
(+25,479)
194,463
(-9,165)
107,775
(-7,048)
57,167
(+3,512)
33,901
(-621)
505,126
(+17,810, +4.19%)
-109,954 (-2,016, -1.87%)
62.9%
05/21/2019
167,827
(+8,383)
275,765
(-20,862)
203,628
(-22,733)
114,823
(+12,998)
53,655
(+224)
34,522
(-6,262)
508,643
(-14,126, -3.22%)
-107,938 (+29,245, +21.32%)
63.45%
05/14/2019
159,444
(+17,366)
296,627
(+58,190)
226,361
(+40,560)
101,825
(-8,565)
53,431
(+4,331)
40,784
(+12,632)
517,995
(+62,257, +16.51%)
-137,183 (-40,824, -42.37%)
55.46%
05/07/2019
142,078
(-5,210)
238,437
(+2,837)
185,801
(+8,526)
110,390
(-666)
49,100
(-43)
28,152
(+1,102)
450,039
(+3,273, +0.88%)
-96,359 (-8,047, -9.11%)
66.61%
04/30/2019
147,288
(-7,115)
235,600
(+23,801)
177,275
(+584)
111,056
(-28,240)
49,143
(-512)
27,050
(-2,604)
430,011
(-7,043, -1.85%)
-88,312 (-30,916, -53.86%)
68.81%
04/23/2019
154,403
(+8,701)
211,799
(-12,333)
176,691
(-6,522)
139,296
(+12,356)
49,655
(-3,567)
29,654
(-1,411)
440,048
(-1,388, -0.36%)
-57,396 (+21,034, +26.82%)
77.26%
04/16/2019
145,702
(+13,224)
224,132
(-41,155)
183,213
(-16,294)
126,940
(+32,797)
53,222
(-1,227)
31,065
(+4,061)
440,581
(-4,297, -1.11%)
-78,430 (+54,379, +40.95%)
71.51%
04/09/2019
132,478
(-7,036)
265,287
(+7,543)
199,507
(+5,723)
94,143
(-5,085)
54,449
(+4,403)
27,004
(+632)
447,539
(+3,090, +0.81%)
-132,809 (-14,579, -12.33%)
56.65%
04/02/2019
139,514
(-21,687)
257,744
(-54,891)
193,784
(-21,113)
99,228
(+4,269)
50,046
(-14,224)
26,372
(-6,402)
440,170
(-57,024, -12.95%)
-118,230 (+33,204, +21.93%)
60.64%
03/26/2019
161,201
(-25,503)
312,635
(+10,272)
214,897
(+10,572)
94,959
(-20,970)
64,270
(+9,827)
32,774
(+5,594)
509,575
(-5,104, -1.15%)
-151,434 (-35,775, -30.93%)
51.57%
03/19/2019
186,704
(-5,325)
302,363
(+1,860)
204,325
(-925)
115,929
(-10,502)
54,443
(-3,097)
27,180
(-705)
514,163
(-9,347, -2.06%)
-115,659 (-7,185, -6.62%)
61.34%
03/12/2019
192,029
(+36,297)
300,503
(+30,774)
205,250
(+2,622)
126,431
(+11,821)
57,540
(+4,319)
27,885
(+643)
530,030
(+43,238, +10.51%)
-108,474 (+5,523, +4.84%)
63.3%
03/05/2019
155,732
(+9,690)
269,729
(-36,158)
202,628
(-34,207)
114,610
(+13,471)
53,221
(+232)
27,242
(-1,598)
471,311
(-24,285, -5.57%)
-113,997 (+45,848, +28.68%)
61.79%
02/26/2019
146,042
(-119)
305,887
(-6,751)
236,835
(-17,251)
101,139
(-7,300)
52,989
(+2,118)
28,840
(-1,201)
501,268
(-15,252, -3.38%)
-159,845 (+6,632, +3.98%)
49.27%
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