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
03/16/2004
65,943
(+7,906)
176,447
(+11,988)
98,116
(+2,986)
35,637
(+1,046)
64,143
(+5,282)
16,118
(+3,140)
245,495
(+16,174, +7.63%)
-110,504 (-4,082, -3.84%)
24.05%
03/09/2004
58,037
(-12,449)
164,459
(+3,582)
95,130
(+11,328)
34,591
(-5,332)
58,861
(-6,131)
12,978
(-5,502)
230,009
(-7,252, -3.31%)
-106,422 (-16,031, -17.74%)
25.89%
03/02/2004
70,486
(+6,465)
160,877
(-7,643)
83,802
(-11,986)
39,923
(+7,193)
64,992
(+4,736)
18,480
(-335)
237,352
(-785, -0.36%)
-90,391 (+14,108, +13.5%)
33.11%
02/24/2004
64,021
(+5,912)
168,520
(-9,186)
95,788
(-10,844)
32,730
(-3,597)
60,256
(+129)
18,815
(+7,980)
241,721
(-4,803, -2.14%)
-104,499 (+15,098, +12.62%)
26.75%
02/17/2004
58,109
(-4,858)
177,706
(+8,348)
106,632
(+10,980)
36,327
(+961)
60,127
(-1,266)
10,835
(-4,453)
241,858
(+4,856, +2.21%)
-119,597 (-13,206, -12.41%)
19.12%
02/10/2004
62,967
(-3,902)
169,358
(-6,956)
95,652
(+524)
35,366
(+7,802)
61,393
(+4,667)
15,288
(+443)
237,396
(+1,289, +0.59%)
-106,391 (+3,054, +2.79%)
24.83%
02/03/2004
66,869
(+749)
176,314
(-22,776)
95,128
(-22,972)
27,564
(-4,480)
56,726
(-14,707)
14,845
(-9,674)
236,512
(-36,930, -14.45%)
-109,445 (+23,525, +17.69%)
23.51%
01/27/2004
66,120
(-2,421)
199,090
(+2,390)
118,100
(-7,220)
32,044
(-8,241)
71,433
(+10,775)
24,519
(+6,985)
275,490
(+1,134, +0.45%)
-132,970 (-4,811, -3.75%)
13.34%
01/20/2004
68,541
(+7,443)
196,700
(-21,708)
125,320
(-22,425)
40,285
(-228)
60,658
(-6,843)
17,534
(+111)
277,381
(-21,825, -7.9%)
-128,159 (+29,151, +18.53%)
15.42%
01/13/2004
61,098
(+11,375)
218,408
(+8,244)
147,745
(-3,946)
40,513
(+4,807)
67,501
(+2,571)
17,423
(-3,051)
300,273
(+10,000, +3.75%)
-157,310 (+3,131, +1.95%)
2.82%
01/06/2004
49,723
(+1,029)
210,164
(+1,556)
151,691
(+5,044)
35,706
(+1,659)
64,930
(-136)
20,474
(+2,722)
284,500
(+5,937, +2.28%)
-160,441 (-527, -0.33%)
1.47%
12/30/2003
48,694
(-658)
208,608
(+5,119)
146,647
(+2,864)
34,047
(-1,464)
65,066
(+1,829)
17,752
(+380)
278,641
(+4,035, +1.57%)
-159,914 (-5,777, -3.75%)
1.7%
12/22/2003
49,352
(-102)
203,489
(-8,158)
143,783
(-4,250)
35,511
(+3,586)
63,237
(-111)
17,372
(+109)
273,517
(-4,463, -1.71%)
-154,137 (+8,056, +4.97%)
4.2%
12/16/2003
49,454
(-4,005)
211,647
(+4,668)
148,033
(+7,386)
31,925
(-1,694)
63,348
(-2,826)
17,263
(-2,419)
278,928
(+555, +0.21%)
-162,193 (-8,673, -5.65%)
0.71%
12/09/2003
53,459
(-3,392)
206,979
(-8,828)
140,647
(-1,995)
33,619
(+3,832)
66,174
(+2,721)
19,682
(+2,330)
276,302
(-2,666, -1.01%)
-153,520 (+5,436, +3.42%)
4.46%
12/02/2003
56,851
(-10,172)
215,807
(-1,769)
142,642
(+8,549)
29,787
(+3,722)
63,453
(-5,155)
17,352
(-8,731)
278,759
(-6,778, -2.51%)
-158,956 (-8,403, -5.58%)
2.11%
11/25/2003
67,023
(+6,842)
217,576
(+22,792)
134,093
(-2,136)
26,065
(-17,004)
68,608
(+685)
26,083
(-397)
285,510
(+5,391, +2.04%)
-150,553 (-15,950, -11.85%)
5.75%
11/18/2003
60,181
(-3,320)
194,784
(+8,080)
136,229
(+11,773)
43,069
(+1,191)
67,923
(+8,936)
26,480
(+8,118)
285,620
(+17,389, +7.04%)
-134,603 (-11,400, -9.25%)
12.64%
11/11/2003
63,501
(+2,630)
186,704
(+1,838)
124,456
(+4,754)
41,878
(+6,786)
58,987
(-935)
18,362
(-2,175)
270,895
(+6,449, +2.68%)
-123,203 (+792, +0.64%)
17.57%
11/04/2003
60,871
(+5,530)
184,866
(+1,666)
119,702
(-6,491)
35,092
(-488)
59,922
(+1,163)
20,537
(-976)
262,696
(+202, +0.08%)
-123,995 (+3,864, +3.02%)
17.22%
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