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
All data includes weekly changes
Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
02/06/2024
104,344
(-13,181)
284,585
(-3,458)
228,623
(+9,401)
66,885
(-4,546)
41,863
(-3,501)
23,360
(+723)
419,121
(-7,281, -1.91%)
-180,241 (-9,723, -5.7%)
51.76%
01/30/2024
117,525
(+4,431)
288,043
(-17,144)
219,222
(-21,878)
71,431
(-195)
45,364
(-280)
22,637
(-388)
430,328
(-17,727, -4.43%)
-170,518 (+21,575, +11.23%)
55.73%
01/23/2024
113,094
(+3,807)
305,187
(-11,520)
241,100
(-21,260)
71,626
(-10,841)
45,644
(-3,996)
23,025
(+912)
465,872
(-21,449, -5.09%)
-192,093 (+15,327, +7.39%)
46.92%
01/16/2024
109,287
(+2,798)
316,707
(-7,483)
262,360
(-9,305)
82,467
(-584)
49,640
(-934)
22,113
(+626)
489,334
(-7,441, -1.74%)
-207,420 (+10,281, +4.72%)
40.65%
01/09/2024
106,489
(-2,315)
324,190
(-20,092)
271,665
(-19,041)
83,051
(-6)
50,574
(+1,374)
21,487
(+116)
489,849
(-19,982, -4.45%)
-217,701 (+17,777, +7.55%)
36.46%
01/02/2024
108,804
(+2,853)
344,282
(+5,986)
290,706
(+863)
83,057
(+932)
49,200
(+1,164)
21,371
(-2,038)
500,364
(+4,880, +1.1%)
-235,478 (-3,133, -1.35%)
33.02%
12/26/2023
105,951
(+392)
338,296
(+5,679)
289,843
(+8,871)
82,125
(+2,492)
48,036
(+17)
23,409
(+1,109)
491,343
(+9,280, +2.14%)
-232,345 (-5,287, -2.33%)
34.23%
12/19/2023
105,559
(-151)
332,617
(+14,099)
280,972
(+7,436)
79,633
(-5,670)
48,019
(+1,562)
22,300
(+418)
481,203
(+8,847, +2.08%)
-227,058 (-14,250, -6.7%)
36.27%
12/12/2023
105,710
(+2,517)
318,518
(-11,620)
273,536
(-15,304)
85,303
(+7)
46,457
(-1,026)
21,882
(-2,200)
469,939
(-13,813, -3.14%)
-212,808 (+14,137, +6.23%)
41.78%
12/05/2023
103,193
(-12,403)
330,138
(-4,050)
288,840
(-1,005)
85,296
(-4,465)
47,483
(+1,833)
24,082
(-3,060)
487,469
(-11,575, -2.57%)
-226,945 (-8,353, -3.82%)
36.32%
11/28/2023
115,596
(-341)
334,188
(+28,016)
289,845
(+20,144)
89,761
(-8,235)
45,650
(+1,691)
27,142
(+1,713)
505,658
(+21,494, +5.0%)
-218,592 (-28,357, -14.91%)
39.54%
11/21/2023
115,937
(+5,209)
306,172
(+18,425)
269,701
(+15,349)
97,996
(-980)
43,959
(-1,450)
25,429
(+1,663)
508,429
(+19,108, +4.65%)
-190,235 (-13,216, -7.47%)
50.5%
11/14/2023
110,728
(+77)
287,747
(-8,995)
254,352
(-7,301)
98,976
(+3,539)
45,409
(-75)
23,766
(-1,843)
486,634
(-7,299, -1.75%)
-177,019 (+9,072, +4.88%)
55.61%
11/07/2023
110,651
(+4,680)
296,742
(+8,064)
261,653
(+600)
95,437
(-2,191)
45,484
(+692)
25,609
(+99)
484,347
(+5,972, +1.45%)
-186,091 (-3,384, -1.85%)
52.1%
10/31/2023
105,971
(-209)
288,678
(+16,625)
261,053
(+9,584)
97,628
(-4,456)
44,792
(+2,663)
25,510
(-131)
475,808
(+12,038, +3.01%)
-182,707 (-16,834, -10.15%)
53.41%
10/24/2023
106,180
(-3,882)
272,053
(+33,992)
251,469
(+20,057)
102,084
(-16,590)
42,129
(+1,266)
25,641
(+39)
463,476
(+17,441, +4.56%)
-165,873 (-37,874, -29.59%)
59.91%
10/17/2023
110,062
(-11,279)
238,061
(+26,292)
231,412
(+11,080)
118,674
(-30,225)
40,863
(-3,607)
25,602
(+127)
439,581
(-3,806, -0.99%)
-127,999 (-37,571, -41.55%)
74.55%
10/10/2023
121,341
(+10,675)
211,769
(-10,879)
220,332
(-8,074)
148,899
(+11,719)
44,470
(-786)
25,475
(+975)
436,499
(+1,815, +0.47%)
-90,428 (+21,554, +19.25%)
89.07%
10/03/2023
110,666
(-178)
222,648
(-23,032)
228,406
(-7,154)
137,180
(+17,435)
45,256
(+43)
24,500
(-1,692)
431,226
(-7,289, -1.86%)
-111,982 (+22,854, +16.95%)
80.74%
09/26/2023
110,844
(+830)
245,680
(-17,266)
235,560
(-2,156)
119,745
(+17,192)
45,213
(+1,292)
26,192
(+40)
435,620
(-34, -0.01%)
-134,836 (+18,096, +11.83%)
71.91%
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