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
07/26/2022
142,007
(-10,096)
250,429
(-13,936)
241,661
(+657)
148,971
(+2,922)
42,821
(-473)
27,089
(+1,102)
487,515
(-9,912, -2.27%)
-108,422 (+3,840, +3.42%)
100.0%
07/19/2022
152,103
(+20,933)
264,365
(-4,593)
241,004
(-10,122)
146,049
(+13,044)
43,294
(-9,289)
25,987
(-6,929)
524,786
(+1,522, +0.35%)
-112,262 (+25,526, +18.53%)
100.0%
07/12/2022
131,170
(+12,881)
268,958
(-14,916)
251,126
(-16,680)
133,005
(+10,859)
52,583
(+8,650)
32,916
(+8,908)
542,493
(+4,851, +1.13%)
-137,788 (+27,797, +16.79%)
100.0%
07/05/2022
118,289
(+1,251)
283,874
(-15,171)
267,806
(-906)
122,146
(+11,127)
43,933
(-890)
24,008
(+3,499)
498,210
(-545, -0.13%)
-165,585 (+16,422, +9.02%)
100.0%
06/28/2022
117,038
(-3,007)
299,045
(-7,929)
268,712
(+593)
111,019
(+6,187)
44,823
(+443)
20,509
(-229)
497,005
(-1,971, -0.46%)
-182,007 (+4,922, +2.63%)
98.34%
06/21/2022
120,045
(-1,881)
306,974
(+6,479)
268,119
(+1,523)
104,832
(-7,166)
44,380
(-1,346)
20,738
(-1,017)
500,276
(-1,704, -0.39%)
-186,929 (-8,360, -4.68%)
95.96%
06/14/2022
121,926
(+4,961)
300,495
(-16,356)
266,596
(-3,760)
111,998
(+16,910)
45,726
(+1,636)
21,755
(+2,283)
497,456
(+2,837, +0.66%)
-178,569 (+21,317, +10.66%)
100.0%
06/07/2022
116,965
(-18,395)
316,851
(-18,565)
270,356
(+897)
95,088
(-1,782)
44,090
(-2,549)
19,472
(+300)
494,130
(-20,047, -4.44%)
-199,886 (+170, +0.08%)
95.02%
05/31/2022
135,360
(+4,996)
335,416
(-6,895)
269,459
(-12,743)
96,870
(-1,519)
46,639
(-772)
19,172
(-105)
513,722
(-8,519, -1.85%)
-200,056 (+11,891, +5.61%)
87.1%
05/24/2022
130,364
(-7,323)
342,311
(-2,255)
282,202
(-809)
98,389
(-9,262)
47,411
(-3,177)
19,277
(+208)
530,098
(-11,309, -2.4%)
-211,947 (-5,068, -2.45%)
63.0%
05/17/2022
137,687
(+5,436)
344,566
(-15,441)
283,011
(-5,936)
107,651
(+12,019)
50,588
(-1,510)
19,069
(+1,412)
555,756
(-2,010, -0.42%)
-206,879 (+20,877, +9.17%)
64.37%
05/10/2022
132,251
(+1,456)
360,007
(-2,640)
288,947
(-4,492)
95,632
(+1,361)
52,098
(+828)
17,657
(-929)
571,447
(-2,208, -0.46%)
-227,756 (+4,096, +1.77%)
56.85%
05/03/2022
130,795
(+3,249)
362,647
(-14,193)
293,439
(-17,072)
94,271
(+1,784)
51,270
(+332)
18,586
(-1,082)
560,441
(-13,491, -2.76%)
-231,852 (+17,442, +7.0%)
53.16%
04/26/2022
127,546
(-1,611)
376,840
(-27,842)
310,511
(-20,234)
92,487
(+1,499)
50,938
(-4,094)
19,668
(+404)
557,785
(-25,939, -5.04%)
-249,294 (+26,231, +9.52%)
45.85%
04/19/2022
129,157
(+3,530)
404,682
(-9,038)
330,745
(-7,419)
90,988
(+7,111)
55,032
(-232)
19,264
(-2,194)
575,202
(-4,121, -0.79%)
-275,525 (+12,568, +4.36%)
33.54%
04/12/2022
125,627
(+1,121)
413,720
(+10,456)
338,164
(+13,594)
83,877
(+4,848)
55,264
(+3,486)
21,458
(+2,897)
577,639
(+18,201, +3.63%)
-288,093 (-9,335, -3.35%)
29.71%
04/05/2022
124,506
(-8,544)
403,264
(-15,723)
324,570
(-3,062)
79,029
(+8,993)
51,778
(+2,756)
18,561
(-2,120)
560,666
(-8,850, -1.74%)
-278,758 (+7,179, +2.51%)
32.56%
03/29/2022
133,050
(-21,989)
418,987
(-17,647)
327,632
(-1,028)
70,036
(-10,592)
49,022
(-4,419)
20,681
(+803)
574,521
(-27,436, -5.11%)
-285,937 (-4,342, -1.54%)
30.37%
03/22/2022
155,039
(+3,994)
436,634
(-11,852)
328,660
(-18,071)
80,628
(-4,315)
53,441
(-889)
19,878
(+1,201)
605,191
(-14,966, -2.71%)
-281,595 (+15,846, +5.33%)
31.69%
03/15/2022
151,045
(+11,648)
448,486
(+2,143)
346,731
(-17,887)
84,943
(-5,287)
54,330
(-1,634)
18,677
(-4,729)
617,605
(-7,873, -1.41%)
-297,441 (+9,505, +3.1%)
26.86%
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