OPEN INTEREST

492,908

(+40,963, +10.1%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-273,898

(-22,933, -9.14%)
LARGE SPEC NET

249,530

(+35,219)
SMALL TRADERS NET

24,368

(-12,286)
COT INDEX

23.71%

As of 09/02/2025
LAST UPDATE

09/02

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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
12/21/2004
84,261
(+182)
210,579
(+3,702)
162,396
(+2,394)
72,143
(-65)
54,527
(-139)
18,462
(-1,200)
319,955
(+2,437, +0.82%)
-126,318 (-3,520, -2.87%)
38.51%
12/14/2004
84,079
(+16,947)
206,877
(-29,512)
160,002
(-51,206)
72,208
(-6,653)
54,666
(-3,663)
19,662
(-1,757)
316,029
(-37,922, -11.26%)
-122,798 (+46,459, +27.45%)
39.88%
12/07/2004
67,132
(+890)
236,389
(+1,817)
211,208
(+9,990)
78,861
(+6,096)
58,329
(-1,909)
21,419
(+1,058)
353,244
(+8,971, +2.74%)
-169,257 (-927, -0.55%)
12.89%
11/30/2004
66,242
(+5,440)
234,572
(-3,060)
201,218
(-1,703)
72,765
(+8,476)
60,238
(-2,694)
20,361
(-4,373)
345,646
(+1,043, +0.32%)
-168,330 (+8,500, +4.81%)
13.33%
11/23/2004
60,802
(-12,467)
237,632
(-1,864)
202,921
(+6,550)
64,289
(-9,081)
62,932
(-1,558)
24,734
(+3,470)
352,638
(-7,475, -2.24%)
-176,830 (-10,603, -6.38%)
9.28%
11/16/2004
73,269
(+3,774)
239,496
(+7,733)
196,371
(+8,843)
73,370
(+3,695)
64,490
(+2,265)
21,264
(+3,454)
362,336
(+14,882, +4.66%)
-166,227 (-3,959, -2.44%)
14.33%
11/09/2004
69,495
(+6,307)
231,763
(+18,518)
187,528
(+11,459)
69,675
(+5,043)
62,225
(+3,344)
17,810
(-2,451)
342,146
(+21,110, +7.08%)
-162,268 (-12,211, -8.14%)
16.21%
11/02/2004
63,188
(+2,971)
213,245
(-10,610)
176,069
(-9,273)
64,632
(+7,185)
58,881
(-629)
20,261
(-3,506)
313,532
(-6,931, -2.27%)
-150,057 (+13,581, +8.3%)
22.03%
10/26/2004
60,217
(-80)
223,855
(+3,964)
185,342
(+12,693)
57,447
(+5,712)
59,510
(+3,462)
23,767
(+6,399)
321,849
(+16,075, +5.56%)
-163,638 (-4,044, -2.53%)
15.56%
10/19/2004
60,297
(+720)
219,891
(+2,818)
172,649
(+7,120)
51,735
(+1,343)
56,048
(-4,761)
17,368
(-1,082)
305,225
(+3,079, +1.08%)
-159,594 (-2,098, -1.33%)
17.49%
10/12/2004
59,577
(-2,344)
217,073
(+886)
165,529
(+2,588)
50,392
(+1,543)
60,809
(+5,205)
18,450
(+3,020)
302,197
(+5,449, +1.94%)
-157,496 (-3,230, -2.09%)
18.49%
10/05/2004
61,921
(-7,476)
216,187
(+24,628)
162,941
(+38,126)
48,849
(+6,152)
55,604
(+221)
15,430
(+91)
296,592
(+30,871, +12.37%)
-154,266 (-32,104, -26.28%)
20.03%
09/28/2004
69,397
(-7,149)
191,559
(+12,051)
124,815
(+16,587)
42,697
(-1,204)
55,383
(+1,274)
15,339
(-135)
266,565
(+10,712, +4.48%)
-122,162 (-19,200, -18.65%)
35.32%
09/21/2004
76,546
(+366)
179,508
(+9,378)
108,228
(+7,181)
43,901
(-2,290)
54,109
(-871)
15,474
(-412)
256,086
(+6,676, +2.88%)
-102,962 (-9,012, -9.59%)
44.46%
09/14/2004
76,180
(+3,586)
170,130
(-1,793)
101,047
(-10,920)
46,191
(-3,633)
54,980
(+173)
15,886
(-1,735)
249,885
(-7,161, -2.99%)
-93,950 (+5,379, +5.42%)
48.76%
09/07/2004
72,594
(+5,763)
171,923
(-12,983)
111,967
(-18,753)
49,824
(-399)
54,807
(+1,646)
17,621
(+2,038)
256,711
(-11,344, -4.52%)
-99,329 (+18,746, +15.88%)
46.19%
08/31/2004
66,831
(+2,505)
184,906
(+632)
130,720
(+4,239)
50,223
(+8,503)
53,161
(+2,093)
15,583
(-298)
269,575
(+8,837, +3.65%)
-118,075 (+1,873, +1.56%)
37.27%
08/24/2004
64,326
(-4,362)
184,274
(+28,836)
126,481
(+34,600)
41,720
(+3,629)
51,068
(+2,314)
15,881
(+87)
259,849
(+32,552, +15.55%)
-119,948 (-33,198, -38.27%)
36.37%
08/17/2004
68,688
(+152)
155,438
(+8,559)
91,881
(+6,825)
38,091
(-858)
48,754
(+1,527)
15,794
(+803)
227,948
(+8,504, +4.23%)
-86,750 (-8,407, -10.73%)
52.19%
08/10/2004
68,536
(-2,679)
146,879
(+11,953)
85,056
(+3,511)
38,949
(-8,142)
47,227
(+995)
14,991
(-1,984)
219,062
(+1,827, +0.92%)
-78,343 (-14,632, -22.97%)
56.19%
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