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
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Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
02/19/2019
146,161
(-13,515)
312,638
(+26,851)
254,086
(+39,916)
108,439
(-857)
50,871
(+2,022)
30,041
(+2,429)
504,639
(+28,423, +6.72%)
-166,477 (-40,366, -32.01%)
47.46%
02/12/2019
159,676
(+2,088)
285,787
(-3,043)
214,170
(-4,030)
109,296
(+191)
48,849
(-1,506)
27,612
(-596)
476,083
(-3,448, -0.81%)
-126,111 (+5,131, +3.91%)
58.48%
02/05/2019
157,588
(-6,334)
288,830
(+6,299)
218,200
(+5,882)
109,105
(-3,620)
50,355
(+1,213)
28,208
(-1,918)
479,736
(+761, +0.18%)
-131,242 (-12,633, -10.65%)
57.08%
01/29/2019
163,922
(-33,356)
282,531
(-6,824)
212,318
(+25,808)
112,725
(+719)
49,142
(+402)
30,126
(-1,041)
483,390
(-7,146, -1.65%)
-118,609 (-26,532, -28.82%)
60.53%
01/22/2019
197,278
(+18,219)
289,355
(+2,183)
186,510
(-15,286)
112,006
(-1,877)
48,740
(-594)
31,167
(+2,033)
513,509
(+2,339, +0.54%)
-92,077 (+16,036, +14.83%)
67.78%
01/15/2019
179,059
(+41,454)
287,172
(+28,380)
201,796
(+2,236)
113,883
(+13,539)
49,334
(+826)
29,134
(+2,597)
501,605
(+44,516, +11.54%)
-108,113 (+13,074, +10.79%)
63.4%
01/08/2019
137,605
(+7,320)
258,792
(-16,107)
199,560
(-10,581)
100,344
(+13,975)
48,508
(+1,801)
26,537
(+672)
455,232
(-1,460, -0.38%)
-121,187 (+23,427, +16.2%)
59.83%
12/31/2018
130,285
(+195)
274,899
(+16,590)
210,141
(+1,519)
86,369
(-11,268)
46,707
(+2,841)
25,865
(-767)
451,360
(+4,555, +1.19%)
-144,614 (-16,395, -12.79%)
53.43%
12/24/2018
130,090
(-2,058)
258,309
(+33,486)
208,622
(+26,454)
97,637
(-8,571)
43,866
(-892)
26,632
(-1,411)
442,727
(+23,504, +6.55%)
-128,219 (-35,544, -38.35%)
57.91%
12/18/2018
132,148
(-2,137)
224,823
(+13,170)
182,168
(+12,568)
106,208
(-2,893)
44,758
(-506)
28,043
(-352)
412,485
(+9,925, +2.84%)
-92,675 (-15,307, -19.78%)
67.62%
12/11/2018
134,285
(-782)
211,653
(+18,337)
169,600
(-3,419)
109,101
(-14,917)
45,264
(+5,760)
28,395
(-1,861)
402,250
(+1,559, +0.45%)
-77,368 (-19,119, -32.82%)
71.8%
12/04/2018
135,067
(-37,291)
193,316
(+4,858)
173,019
(+16,240)
124,018
(-30,890)
39,504
(-8,616)
30,256
(-3,635)
399,919
(-29,667, -7.86%)
-58,249 (-42,149, -261.8%)
77.02%
11/27/2018
172,358
(-28,901)
188,458
(-35,941)
156,779
(-8,727)
154,908
(-1,702)
48,120
(+4,329)
33,891
(+4,344)
442,801
(-33,299, -8.11%)
-16,100 (+7,040, +30.42%)
88.54%
11/20/2018
201,259
(-95)
224,399
(+21,222)
165,506
(-2,910)
156,610
(-21,053)
43,791
(-3,141)
29,547
(-6,315)
525,940
(-6,146, -1.47%)
-23,140 (-21,317, -1169.34%)
86.61%
11/13/2018
201,354
(+27,457)
203,177
(-8,856)
168,416
(-725)
177,663
(+27,548)
46,932
(-1,683)
35,862
(+6,357)
539,520
(+25,049, +6.4%)
-1,823 (+36,313, +95.22%)
92.44%
11/06/2018
173,897
(+8,040)
212,033
(+14,971)
169,141
(+387)
150,115
(-5,445)
48,615
(-255)
29,505
(-1,354)
494,911
(+8,172, +2.13%)
-38,136 (-6,931, -22.21%)
82.52%
10/30/2018
165,857
(+2,443)
197,062
(-12,872)
168,754
(-23,824)
155,560
(-7,630)
48,870
(+980)
30,859
(+101)
474,941
(-20,401, -5.05%)
-31,205 (+15,315, +32.92%)
84.41%
10/23/2018
163,414
(-2,729)
209,934
(+11,795)
192,578
(+3,378)
163,190
(-8,343)
47,890
(+93)
30,758
(-2,710)
477,832
(+742, +0.18%)
-46,520 (-14,524, -45.39%)
80.23%
10/16/2018
166,143
(-8,166)
198,139
(+49,696)
189,200
(+9,454)
171,533
(-46,388)
47,797
(+356)
33,468
(-1,664)
474,418
(+1,644, +0.41%)
-31,996 (-57,862, -223.7%)
84.19%
10/09/2018
174,309
(+4,938)
148,443
(-12,053)
179,746
(-12,744)
217,921
(+3,609)
47,441
(-1,845)
35,132
(-1,207)
465,253
(-9,651, -2.35%)
25,866 (+16,991, +191.45%)
100.0%
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