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
01/23/2018
161,458
(+3,256)
396,010
(+5,301)
305,812
(+3,949)
91,128
(+976)
50,628
(+1,530)
30,760
(+2,458)
582,421
(+8,735, +1.72%)
-234,552 (-2,045, -0.88%)
31.32%
01/16/2018
158,202
(+8,103)
390,709
(+20,339)
301,863
(+12,702)
90,152
(+4,279)
49,098
(+2,173)
28,302
(-1,640)
582,333
(+22,978, +4.73%)
-232,507 (-12,236, -5.55%)
31.93%
01/09/2018
150,099
(-5,005)
370,370
(+37,666)
289,161
(+47,733)
85,873
(+7,713)
46,925
(+2,774)
29,942
(+123)
555,455
(+45,502, +10.33%)
-220,271 (-42,671, -24.03%)
35.56%
01/02/2018
155,104
(-365)
332,704
(+27,766)
241,428
(+38,838)
78,160
(+11,518)
44,151
(+3,383)
29,819
(+2,572)
500,731
(+41,856, +10.49%)
-177,600 (-28,131, -18.82%)
48.21%
12/26/2017
155,469
(-757)
304,938
(+20,495)
202,590
(+5,117)
66,642
(-17,036)
40,768
(-2,718)
27,247
(-1,817)
456,470
(+1,642, +0.41%)
-149,469 (-21,252, -16.58%)
56.55%
12/19/2017
156,226
(+496)
284,443
(+9,250)
197,473
(-4,439)
83,678
(-11,166)
43,486
(-83)
29,064
(-2,110)
453,595
(-4,026, -1.0%)
-128,217 (-8,754, -7.33%)
62.85%
12/12/2017
155,730
(+23,221)
275,193
(-47,206)
201,912
(-49,322)
94,844
(+16,939)
43,569
(-578)
31,174
(+3,588)
446,618
(-26,679, -6.24%)
-119,463 (+70,427, +37.09%)
65.45%
12/05/2017
132,509
(+15,678)
322,399
(-40,973)
251,234
(-36,150)
77,905
(+14,938)
44,147
(-3,093)
27,586
(+2,470)
472,795
(-23,565, -5.22%)
-189,890 (+56,651, +22.98%)
44.57%
11/28/2017
116,831
(-8,025)
363,372
(+13,460)
287,384
(+14,450)
62,967
(-8,140)
47,240
(-2,487)
25,116
(-1,382)
503,810
(+3,938, +0.88%)
-246,541 (-21,485, -9.55%)
27.77%
11/21/2017
124,856
(+2,153)
349,912
(+11,418)
272,934
(+1,438)
71,107
(-5,305)
49,727
(+2,477)
26,498
(-45)
531,612
(+6,068, +1.37%)
-225,056 (-9,265, -4.29%)
34.14%
11/14/2017
122,703
(-446)
338,494
(+58)
271,496
(-1,075)
76,412
(-369)
47,250
(+765)
26,543
(-445)
533,054
(-756, -0.17%)
-215,791 (-504, -0.23%)
36.89%
11/07/2017
123,149
(-5,222)
338,436
(-583)
272,571
(+3,861)
76,781
(+1,166)
46,485
(+1,002)
26,988
(-942)
536,843
(-359, -0.08%)
-215,287 (-4,639, -2.2%)
37.04%
10/31/2017
128,371
(+2,903)
339,019
(+2,898)
268,710
(-6,811)
75,615
(-8,521)
45,483
(+368)
27,930
(+2,083)
531,918
(-3,540, -0.79%)
-210,648 (+5, 0.0%)
38.41%
10/24/2017
125,468
(-1,210)
336,121
(-12,181)
275,521
(-9,096)
84,136
(+243)
45,115
(-2,113)
25,847
(-481)
526,674
(-12,419, -2.71%)
-210,653 (+10,971, +4.95%)
38.41%
10/17/2017
126,678
(+2,500)
348,302
(+1,127)
284,617
(+5,390)
83,893
(+4,778)
47,228
(-858)
26,328
(+1,127)
528,800
(+7,032, +1.56%)
-221,624 (+1,373, +0.62%)
35.16%
10/10/2017
124,178
(-2,571)
347,175
(-3,997)
279,227
(-8,069)
79,115
(-4,326)
48,086
(+1,515)
25,201
(-802)
520,005
(-9,125, -1.98%)
-222,997 (+1,426, +0.64%)
34.75%
10/03/2017
126,749
(-7,752)
351,172
(-16,800)
287,296
(-15,959)
83,441
(-7,220)
46,571
(-2,015)
26,003
(-1,706)
525,127
(-25,726, -5.29%)
-224,423 (+9,048, +3.88%)
34.33%
09/26/2017
134,501
(+5,279)
367,972
(-14,291)
303,255
(-27,391)
90,661
(-3,896)
48,586
(+2,334)
27,709
(-1,591)
549,637
(-19,778, -3.91%)
-233,471 (+19,570, +7.73%)
31.64%
09/19/2017
129,222
(+5,924)
382,263
(-13,133)
330,646
(-20,846)
94,557
(-2,175)
46,252
(-2,392)
29,300
(-2,006)
570,096
(-17,314, -3.31%)
-253,041 (+19,057, +7.0%)
25.84%
09/12/2017
123,298
(-1,847)
395,396
(+8,444)
351,492
(+15,419)
96,732
(+5,957)
48,644
(-2,097)
31,306
(-2,926)
580,606
(+11,475, +2.24%)
-272,098 (-10,291, -3.93%)
20.19%
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