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
06/25/2024
86,551
(+3,111)
358,039
(+6,869)
284,885
(-2,262)
38,656
(-5,407)
48,436
(+777)
23,177
(+164)
452,190
(+1,626, +0.39%)
-271,488 (-3,758, -1.4%)
14.48%
06/18/2024
83,440
(+1,266)
351,170
(+8,485)
287,147
(+10,378)
44,063
(+1,220)
47,659
(-2,652)
23,013
(-713)
444,345
(+8,992, +2.2%)
-267,730 (-7,219, -2.77%)
16.02%
06/11/2024
82,174
(-1,244)
342,685
(-6,664)
276,769
(-7,797)
42,843
(-4,421)
50,311
(+504)
23,726
(+2,548)
436,857
(-8,537, -2.04%)
-260,511 (+5,420, +2.04%)
18.97%
06/04/2024
83,418
(-25,763)
349,349
(-20,782)
284,566
(-2,171)
47,264
(-2,888)
49,807
(-1,721)
21,178
(-5,985)
447,488
(-29,655, -6.63%)
-265,931 (-4,981, -1.91%)
16.75%
05/28/2024
109,181
(-9,333)
370,131
(-7,046)
286,737
(-13,992)
50,152
(-20,771)
51,528
(-3,736)
27,163
(+756)
485,430
(-27,061, -5.7%)
-260,950 (-2,287, -0.88%)
18.79%
05/21/2024
118,514
(-15,069)
377,177
(+11,484)
300,729
(+23,087)
70,923
(-2,223)
55,264
(+2,631)
26,407
(+1,388)
530,591
(+10,649, +2.3%)
-258,663 (-26,553, -11.44%)
19.72%
05/14/2024
133,583
(+8,684)
365,693
(+13,528)
277,642
(+5,498)
73,146
(+569)
52,633
(-2,068)
25,019
(-1,983)
522,952
(+12,114, +2.68%)
-232,110 (-4,844, -2.13%)
30.57%
05/07/2024
124,899
(-2,026)
352,165
(-2,258)
272,144
(-6,706)
72,577
(-2,063)
54,701
(+4,427)
27,002
(+16)
529,835
(-4,305, -0.94%)
-227,266 (+232, +0.1%)
32.55%
04/30/2024
126,925
(-2,158)
354,423
(-1,532)
278,850
(-685)
74,640
(-2,004)
50,274
(+1,360)
26,986
(+2,053)
519,791
(-1,483, -0.32%)
-227,498 (-626, -0.28%)
32.45%
04/23/2024
129,083
(-3,601)
355,955
(+513)
279,535
(+758)
76,644
(-210)
48,914
(-1,331)
24,933
(-4,477)
516,249
(-4,174, -0.9%)
-226,872 (-4,114, -1.85%)
32.71%
04/16/2024
132,684
(+4,590)
355,442
(+2,766)
278,777
(-1,022)
76,854
(-526)
50,245
(-1,314)
29,410
(+14)
517,193
(+2,254, +0.49%)
-222,758 (+1,824, +0.81%)
34.39%
04/09/2024
128,094
(+980)
352,676
(-152)
279,799
(-1,600)
77,380
(+3,231)
51,559
(+2,628)
29,396
(-1,071)
505,214
(+2,008, +0.44%)
-224,582 (+1,132, +0.5%)
33.64%
04/02/2024
127,114
(-14,660)
352,828
(-7,286)
281,399
(+15,752)
74,149
(+7,796)
48,931
(+927)
30,467
(+1,509)
500,045
(+2,019, +0.44%)
-225,714 (-7,374, -3.38%)
33.18%
03/26/2024
141,774
(+3,672)
360,114
(+4,482)
265,647
(-13,085)
66,353
(-10,777)
48,004
(-1,127)
28,958
(-4,245)
503,642
(-10,540, -2.26%)
-218,340 (-810, -0.37%)
36.19%
03/19/2024
138,102
(+8,670)
355,632
(+7,927)
278,732
(-4,330)
77,130
(-4,330)
49,131
(+1,139)
33,203
(+1,882)
535,047
(+5,479, +1.19%)
-217,530 (+743, +0.34%)
36.52%
03/12/2024
129,432
(+25,409)
347,705
(+36,890)
283,062
(+18,914)
81,460
(+8,605)
47,992
(+3,210)
31,321
(+2,038)
516,057
(+47,533, +11.51%)
-218,273 (-11,481, -5.55%)
36.22%
03/05/2024
104,023
(-4,409)
310,815
(+44,031)
264,148
(+49,200)
72,855
(-457)
44,782
(+5,839)
29,283
(+7,056)
471,616
(+50,630, +13.97%)
-206,792 (-48,440, -30.59%)
40.91%
02/27/2024
108,432
(+2,013)
266,784
(+954)
214,948
(+3,914)
73,312
(+2,540)
38,943
(-2,903)
22,227
(-470)
411,195
(+3,024, +0.84%)
-158,352 (+1,059, +0.66%)
60.7%
02/20/2024
106,419
(-3,110)
265,830
(+3,321)
211,034
(-6,471)
70,772
(-15,565)
41,846
(-2,382)
22,697
(+281)
407,063
(-11,963, -3.22%)
-159,411 (-6,431, -4.2%)
60.27%
02/13/2024
109,529
(+5,185)
262,509
(-22,076)
217,505
(-11,118)
86,337
(+19,452)
44,228
(+2,365)
22,416
(-944)
420,812
(-3,568, -0.95%)
-152,980 (+27,261, +15.12%)
62.89%
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