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
05/16/2000
97,133
(-3,663)
71,449
(-5,059)
15,748
(-3,960)
45,278
(-152)
24,642
(+3,975)
20,796
(+1,563)
160,373
(-3,648, -2.58%) 		25,684 (+1,396, +5.75%)
52.23%
05/09/2000
100,796
(-6,324)
76,508
(+3,729)
19,708
(+1,179)
45,430
(-5,694)
20,667
(+199)
19,233
(-2,981)
162,759
(-4,946, -3.38%) 		24,288 (-10,053, -29.27%)
51.22%
05/02/2000
107,120
(+6,834)
72,779
(+786)
18,529
(+1,101)
51,124
(+6,154)
20,468
(+1,023)
22,214
(+2,018)
168,231
(+8,958, +6.53%) 		34,341 (+6,048, +21.38%)
58.49%
04/25/2000
100,286
(+4,400)
71,993
(-5,260)
17,428
(-1,152)
44,970
(+6,037)
19,445
(-1,729)
20,196
(+742)
156,486
(+1,519, +1.12%) 		28,293 (+9,660, +51.84%)
54.12%
04/18/2000
95,886
(-365)
77,253
(+2,247)
18,580
(+148)
38,933
(-1,684)
21,174
(+497)
19,454
(-283)
153,546
(+280, +0.21%) 		18,633 (-2,612, -12.29%)
47.13%
04/11/2000
96,251
(-2,550)
75,006
(-1,836)
18,432
(-697)
40,617
(-1,823)
20,677
(+857)
19,737
(+1,269)
153,144
(-2,390, -1.74%) 		21,245 (-714, -3.25%)
49.02%
04/04/2000
98,801
(+162)
76,842
(-8,761)
19,129
(+3,977)
42,440
(+13,003)
19,820
(-504)
18,468
(-607)
155,378
(+3,635, +2.71%) 		21,959 (+8,923, +68.45%)
49.53%
03/28/2000
98,639
(+7,790)
85,603
(-24,964)
15,152
(-17,916)
29,437
(+11,302)
20,324
(-900)
19,075
(+2,636)
150,712
(-11,026, -7.6%) 		13,036 (+32,754, +166.11%)
43.08%
03/21/2000
90,849
(+4,431)
110,567
(-285)
33,068
(-1,509)
18,135
(+853)
21,224
(-743)
16,439
(+1,611)
164,397
(+2,179, +1.52%) 		-19,718 (+4,716, +19.3%)
19.37%
03/14/2000
86,418
(+5,421)
110,852
(+2,736)
34,577
(-3,826)
17,282
(-2,450)
21,967
(-8,258)
14,828
(-6,949)
161,540
(-6,663, -4.45%) 		-24,434 (+2,685, +9.9%)
15.96%
03/07/2000
80,997
(+724)
108,116
(-3,240)
38,403
(-2,696)
19,732
(-2,580)
30,225
(+4,505)
21,777
(+8,353)
161,362
(+2,533, +1.72%) 		-27,119 (+3,964, +12.75%)
14.01%
02/29/2000
80,273
(+10,322)
111,356
(-5,077)
41,099
(-10,980)
22,312
(+1,241)
25,720
(-2,660)
13,424
(+518)
166,509
(-3,318, -2.21%) 		-31,083 (+15,399, +33.13%)
11.14%
02/22/2000
69,951
(+816)
116,433
(+10,903)
52,079
(+9,972)
21,071
(-339)
28,380
(+364)
12,906
(+588)
168,125
(+11,152, +8.01%) 		-46,482 (-10,087, -27.72%)
0.0%
02/15/2000
69,135
(+78)
105,530
(+12,003)
42,107
(+1,493)
21,410
(-10,190)
28,016
(+1,821)
12,318
(+1,579)
157,231
(+3,392, +2.5%) 		-36,395 (-11,925, -48.73%)
4.15%
02/08/2000
69,057
(-9,652)
93,527
(+19,658)
40,614
(+21,200)
31,600
(+3,353)
26,195
(+8,074)
10,739
(-3,389)
153,976
(+19,622, +16.88%) 		-24,470 (-29,310, -605.58%)
13.07%
02/01/2000
78,709
(-231)
73,869
(-9,820)
19,414
(-55)
28,247
(+3,244)
18,121
(-5,321)
14,128
(+969)
134,305
(-5,607, -4.6%) 		4,840 (+9,589, +201.92%)
35.01%
01/25/2000
78,940
(-5,828)
83,689
(-2,097)
19,469
(-426)
25,003
(-1,995)
23,442
(+1,154)
13,159
(-1,008)
142,913
(-5,100, -4.02%) 		-4,749 (-3,731, -366.5%)
27.83%
01/18/2000
84,768
(-15,273)
85,786
(+4,139)
19,895
(+2,196)
26,998
(-14,919)
22,288
(+1,130)
14,167
(-1,167)
148,055
(-11,947, -8.6%) 		-1,018 (-19,412, -105.53%)
30.62%
01/11/2000
100,041
(-2,725)
81,647
(+1,531)
17,699
(+5,339)
41,917
(+849)
21,158
(-1,111)
15,334
(-877)
157,326
(+1,503, +1.09%) 		18,394 (-4,256, -18.79%)
45.15%
01/04/2000
102,766
(+828)
80,116
(-3,700)
12,360
(+1,484)
41,068
(+1,239)
22,269
(-2,257)
16,211
(+2,516)
155,835
(+55, +0.04%) 		22,650 (+4,528, +24.99%)
48.33%
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