OPEN INTEREST

438,541

(-7,153, -1.77%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-249,965

(+13,100, +4.98%)
LARGE SPEC NET

212,590

(-16,895)
SMALL TRADERS NET

37,375

(+3,795)
COT INDEX

32.33%

As of 08/19/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/19

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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
11/12/2024
75,347
(+2,060)
340,929
(-15,417)
316,225
(-20,591)
79,774
(-1,713)
56,838
(+4,201)
27,707
(+2,800)
535,981
(-14,330, -3.1%)
-265,582 (+17,477, +6.17%)
26.7%
11/05/2024
73,287
(+4,352)
356,346
(-16,260)
336,816
(-29,820)
81,487
(-6,496)
52,637
(-795)
24,907
(-3,507)
558,034
(-26,263, -5.37%)
-283,059 (+20,612, +6.79%)
20.41%
10/29/2024
68,935
(+2,690)
372,606
(-18,340)
366,636
(-5,177)
87,983
(+12,374)
53,432
(-782)
28,414
(+2,697)
579,468
(-3,269, -0.66%)
-303,671 (+21,030, +6.48%)
12.98%
10/22/2024
66,245
(-3,783)
390,946
(+8,260)
371,813
(+14,319)
75,609
(+4,549)
54,214
(+3,724)
25,717
(+1,451)
573,760
(+14,260, +2.98%)
-324,701 (-12,043, -3.85%)
5.41%
10/15/2024
70,028
(+1,071)
382,686
(+9,753)
357,494
(+8,603)
71,060
(+349)
50,490
(-950)
24,266
(-1,378)
541,232
(+8,724, +1.86%)
-312,658 (-8,682, -2.86%)
9.74%
10/08/2024
68,957
(+1,858)
372,933
(-21,690)
348,891
(-21,160)
70,711
(+591)
51,440
(-1,751)
25,644
(+46)
520,316
(-21,053, -4.29%)
-303,976 (+23,548, +7.19%)
12.87%
10/01/2024
67,099
(-9,614)
394,623
(-21,796)
370,051
(-17,521)
70,120
(-2,062)
53,191
(-253)
25,598
(-3,530)
533,107
(-27,388, -5.29%)
-327,524 (+12,182, +3.59%)
4.39%
09/24/2024
76,713
(+2,066)
416,419
(+6,645)
387,572
(+17,838)
72,182
(+12,514)
53,444
(+468)
29,128
(+1,213)
564,640
(+20,372, +4.1%)
-339,706 (-4,579, -1.37%)
0.0%
09/17/2024
74,647
(-3,585)
409,774
(+24,643)
369,734
(+29,728)
59,668
(+2,163)
52,976
(+2,039)
27,915
(+1,376)
537,627
(+28,182, +6.01%)
-335,127 (-28,228, -9.2%)
0.0%
09/10/2024
78,232
(-2,184)
385,131
(-7,172)
340,006
(+849)
57,505
(+5,906)
50,937
(-261)
26,539
(-330)
511,501
(-1,596, -0.34%)
-306,899 (+4,988, +1.6%)
5.93%
09/03/2024
80,416
(-4,686)
392,303
(-15,118)
339,157
(-4,173)
51,599
(+2,714)
51,198
(-3,491)
26,869
(+54)
511,136
(-12,350, -2.56%)
-311,887 (+10,432, +3.24%)
4.01%
08/27/2024
85,102
(-1,130)
407,421
(+4,683)
343,330
(-12,221)
48,885
(-15,413)
54,689
(+1,771)
26,815
(-850)
521,759
(-11,580, -2.34%)
-322,319 (-5,813, -1.84%)
0.0%
08/20/2024
86,232
(-2,081)
402,738
(+21,923)
355,551
(+26,782)
64,298
(+2,793)
52,918
(+2,530)
27,665
(+2,515)
532,867
(+27,231, +5.83%)
-316,506 (-24,004, -8.21%)
0.0%
08/13/2024
88,313
(-129)
380,815
(+23,339)
328,769
(+30,650)
61,505
(+2,135)
50,388
(-817)
25,150
(+4,230)
505,872
(+29,704, +6.79%)
-292,502 (-23,468, -8.72%)
6.8%
08/06/2024
88,442
(-10,573)
357,476
(-14,396)
298,119
(-15,245)
59,370
(-7,393)
51,205
(+1,274)
20,920
(-2,755)
480,645
(-24,544, -5.31%)
-269,034 (+3,823, +1.4%)
16.29%
07/30/2024
99,015
(-3,222)
371,872
(-31,290)
313,364
(-28,236)
66,763
(-1,763)
49,931
(-3,774)
23,675
(-2,179)
510,914
(-35,232, -7.08%)
-272,857 (+28,068, +9.33%)
14.75%
07/23/2024
102,237
(-7,804)
403,162
(-16,183)
341,600
(-8,227)
68,526
(+3,723)
53,705
(-109)
25,854
(-3,680)
572,306
(-16,140, -3.14%)
-300,925 (+8,379, +2.71%)
3.39%
07/16/2024
110,041
(+17,134)
419,345
(+45,809)
349,827
(+46,784)
64,803
(+16,535)
53,814
(+3,191)
29,534
(+4,765)
579,862
(+67,109, +15.03%)
-309,304 (-28,675, -10.22%)
0.0%
07/09/2024
92,907
(+6,002)
373,536
(+21,832)
303,043
(+22,926)
48,268
(+9,694)
50,623
(+2,929)
24,769
(+331)
516,324
(+31,857, +7.68%)
-280,629 (-15,830, -5.98%)
10.75%
07/02/2024
86,905
(+354)
351,704
(-6,335)
280,117
(-4,768)
38,574
(-82)
47,694
(-742)
24,438
(+1,261)
454,730
(-5,156, -1.23%)
-264,799 (+6,689, +2.46%)
17.22%
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