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
04/18/2017
97,769
(-350)
308,833
(+23,350)
279,311
(+26,307)
83,543
(+3,205)
46,822
(-696)
31,526
(-1,294)
472,263
(+25,261, +6.34%)
-211,064 (-23,700, -12.65%)
38.29%
04/11/2017
98,119
(+2,004)
285,483
(+18,352)
253,004
(+13,943)
80,338
(-3,287)
47,518
(+3,929)
32,820
(+4,811)
456,131
(+19,876, +5.25%)
-187,364 (-16,348, -9.56%)
45.31%
04/04/2017
96,115
(-8,645)
267,131
(+10,257)
239,061
(+11,222)
83,625
(-6,394)
43,589
(+1,575)
28,009
(+289)
427,808
(+4,152, +1.11%)
-171,016 (-18,902, -12.43%)
50.16%
03/28/2017
104,760
(+3,478)
256,874
(+26,595)
227,839
(+8,120)
90,019
(-13,448)
42,014
(-1,283)
27,720
(-2,832)
449,418
(+10,315, +2.83%)
-152,114 (-23,117, -17.92%)
55.76%
03/21/2017
101,282
(-1,253)
230,279
(+4,457)
219,719
(+9,404)
103,467
(-810)
43,297
(-935)
30,552
(+3,569)
446,880
(+7,216, +2.02%)
-128,997 (-5,710, -4.63%)
62.62%
03/14/2017
102,535
(+3,051)
225,822
(-26,310)
210,315
(-19,654)
104,277
(+7,993)
44,232
(+441)
26,983
(+2,155)
426,170
(-16,162, -4.33%)
-123,287 (+29,361, +19.23%)
64.31%
03/07/2017
99,484
(-696)
252,132
(-27,955)
229,969
(-17,525)
96,284
(+12,588)
43,791
(-206)
24,828
(-3,060)
434,401
(-18,427, -4.7%)
-152,648 (+27,259, +15.15%)
55.61%
02/28/2017
100,180
(-3,681)
280,087
(+36,662)
247,494
(+27,821)
83,696
(-12,214)
43,997
(+3,653)
27,888
(+3,345)
446,081
(+27,793, +7.64%)
-179,907 (-40,343, -28.91%)
47.53%
02/21/2017
103,861
(-1,813)
243,425
(+9,963)
219,673
(+7,414)
95,910
(-6,597)
40,344
(+581)
24,543
(+2,816)
427,168
(+6,182, +1.73%)
-139,564 (-11,776, -9.22%)
59.49%
02/14/2017
105,674
(-350)
233,462
(-6,708)
212,259
(-4,149)
102,507
(+3,248)
39,763
(-1,601)
21,727
(-2,640)
415,128
(-6,100, -1.68%)
-127,788 (+6,358, +4.74%)
62.98%
02/07/2017
106,024
(+4,240)
240,170
(+6,583)
216,408
(+3,994)
99,259
(+6,000)
41,364
(+2,137)
24,367
(-2,212)
415,543
(+10,371, +2.93%)
-134,146 (-2,343, -1.78%)
61.09%
01/31/2017
101,784
(-7,216)
233,587
(-1,787)
212,414
(+2,560)
93,259
(-7,188)
39,227
(-4,495)
26,579
(-176)
398,433
(-9,151, -2.52%)
-131,803 (-5,429, -4.3%)
61.79%
01/24/2017
109,000
(+7,601)
235,374
(+10,864)
209,854
(-8,290)
100,447
(-10,656)
43,722
(-273)
26,755
(-1,170)
482,374
(-962, -0.26%)
-126,374 (-3,263, -2.65%)
63.4%
01/17/2017
101,399
(+4,636)
224,510
(+1,931)
218,144
(+4,144)
111,103
(+6,585)
43,995
(-82)
27,925
(+182)
467,937
(+8,698, +2.45%)
-123,111 (+2,705, +2.15%)
64.36%
01/10/2017
96,763
(-647)
222,579
(+7,557)
214,000
(+5,145)
104,518
(-7,787)
44,077
(-3,310)
27,743
(+1,418)
444,001
(+1,188, +0.34%)
-125,816 (-8,204, -6.98%)
63.56%
01/03/2017
97,410
(+7,435)
215,022
(+4,080)
208,855
(+2,317)
112,305
(+4,110)
47,387
(-1,777)
26,325
(-215)
424,673
(+7,975, +2.31%)
-117,612 (+3,355, +2.77%)
65.99%
12/27/2016
89,975
(+2,015)
210,942
(-11,040)
206,538
(-12,529)
108,195
(+3,962)
49,164
(+1,872)
26,540
(-1,564)
401,513
(-8,642, -2.44%)
-120,967 (+13,055, +9.74%)
65.0%
12/20/2016
87,960
(+1,817)
221,982
(-14,047)
219,067
(-10,688)
104,233
(+3,789)
47,292
(+1,200)
28,104
(+2,587)
398,661
(-7,671, -2.12%)
-134,022 (+15,864, +10.58%)
61.13%
12/13/2016
86,143
(-94)
236,029
(-5,152)
229,755
(+2,080)
100,444
(+9,149)
46,092
(+453)
25,517
(-1,558)
397,034
(+2,439, +0.68%)
-149,886 (+5,058, +3.26%)
56.43%
12/06/2016
86,237
(-6,391)
241,181
(-19,270)
227,675
(-2,056)
91,295
(+13,134)
45,639
(+72)
27,075
(-2,239)
393,524
(-8,375, -2.28%)
-154,944 (+12,879, +7.67%)
54.93%
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