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
All data includes weekly changes
Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
06/12/2018
159,416
(-4,608)
300,003
(+1,632)
192,752
(+7,431)
72,512
(-1,393)
48,159
(-2,425)
27,812
(+159)
448,695
(+398, +0.1%)
-140,587 (-6,240, -4.64%)
59.18%
06/05/2018
164,024
(-7,337)
298,371
(-9,679)
185,321
(-8,331)
73,905
(-4,617)
50,584
(-843)
27,653
(-2,215)
450,641
(-16,511, -3.96%)
-134,347 (+2,342, +1.71%)
61.03%
05/29/2018
171,361
(-31,740)
308,050
(-10,626)
193,652
(+3,975)
78,522
(-20,198)
51,427
(-3,131)
29,868
(-72)
469,382
(-30,896, -6.91%)
-136,689 (-21,114, -18.27%)
60.34%
05/22/2018
203,101
(+7,176)
318,676
(+4,662)
189,677
(-11,791)
98,720
(-10,305)
54,558
(-2,688)
29,940
(-1,660)
502,942
(-7,303, -1.61%)
-115,575 (+2,514, +2.13%)
66.6%
05/15/2018
195,925
(+14,339)
314,014
(-2,556)
201,468
(+2,920)
109,025
(+17,917)
57,246
(+3,595)
31,600
(+5,493)
519,958
(+20,854, +4.81%)
-118,089 (+16,895, +12.52%)
65.85%
05/08/2018
181,586
(+1,851)
316,570
(+4,963)
198,548
(-11,029)
91,108
(-11,690)
53,651
(+1,363)
26,107
(-1,088)
491,398
(-7,815, -1.77%)
-134,984 (-3,112, -2.36%)
60.84%
05/01/2018
179,735
(+4,020)
311,607
(-25,908)
209,577
(-16,227)
102,798
(+13,640)
52,288
(+1,751)
27,195
(+1,812)
507,756
(-10,456, -2.31%)
-131,872 (+29,928, +18.5%)
61.77%
04/24/2018
175,715
(+2,180)
337,515
(-21,282)
225,804
(-11,484)
89,158
(+14,939)
50,537
(+3,631)
25,383
(+670)
506,410
(-5,673, -1.24%)
-161,800 (+23,462, +12.66%)
52.89%
04/17/2018
173,535
(+6,739)
358,797
(+16,349)
237,288
(+2,831)
74,219
(-4,866)
46,906
(+1,332)
24,713
(-581)
510,229
(+10,902, +2.44%)
-185,262 (-9,610, -5.47%)
45.94%
04/10/2018
166,796
(+4,188)
342,448
(-9,025)
234,457
(-220)
79,085
(+10,997)
45,574
(+1,729)
25,294
(+3,725)
499,588
(+5,697, +1.29%)
-175,652 (+13,213, +7.0%)
48.79%
04/03/2018
162,608
(+5,165)
351,473
(-32,330)
234,677
(-24,355)
68,088
(+12,410)
43,845
(-5,974)
21,569
(-5,244)
493,141
(-25,164, -5.4%)
-188,865 (+37,495, +16.56%)
44.87%
03/27/2018
157,443
(-15,864)
383,803
(+43,226)
259,032
(+35,150)
55,678
(-19,473)
49,819
(+3,513)
26,813
(-954)
529,690
(+22,799, +5.14%)
-226,360 (-59,090, -35.33%)
33.75%
03/20/2018
173,307
(+11,703)
340,577
(-9,837)
223,882
(-10,549)
75,151
(+8,668)
46,306
(-1,708)
27,767
(+615)
545,499
(-554, -0.12%)
-167,270 (+21,540, +11.41%)
51.27%
03/13/2018
161,604
(+8,183)
350,414
(-7,910)
234,431
(-11,156)
66,483
(+4,719)
48,014
(+1,733)
27,152
(+1,951)
526,762
(-1,240, -0.28%)
-188,810 (+16,093, +7.85%)
44.89%
03/06/2018
153,421
(-8,106)
358,324
(-2,999)
245,587
(-6,394)
61,764
(-11,499)
46,281
(-1,054)
25,201
(-1,056)
508,100
(-15,554, -3.38%)
-204,903 (-5,107, -2.56%)
40.11%
02/27/2018
161,527
(+6,614)
361,323
(-8,468)
251,981
(-5,224)
73,263
(+6,980)
47,335
(-1,065)
26,257
(+1,813)
532,860
(+325, +0.07%)
-199,796 (+15,082, +7.02%)
41.63%
02/20/2018
154,913
(+4,066)
369,791
(+24,408)
257,205
(+5,345)
66,283
(-9,971)
48,400
(+3,604)
24,444
(-1,422)
528,154
(+13,015, +2.91%)
-214,878 (-20,342, -10.46%)
37.16%
02/13/2018
150,847
(-7,803)
345,383
(-18,718)
251,860
(-21,968)
76,254
(-6,697)
44,796
(+2,510)
25,866
(-1,846)
511,745
(-27,261, -5.74%)
-194,536 (+10,915, +5.31%)
43.19%
02/06/2018
158,650
(+3,960)
364,101
(-15,665)
273,828
(-24,499)
82,951
(-8,114)
42,286
(-6,381)
27,712
(-3,141)
535,321
(-26,920, -5.37%)
-205,451 (+19,625, +8.72%)
39.95%
01/30/2018
154,690
(-6,768)
379,766
(-16,244)
298,327
(-7,485)
91,065
(-63)
48,667
(-1,961)
30,853
(+93)
559,332
(-16,214, -3.13%)
-225,076 (+9,476, +4.04%)
34.13%
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