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OPEN INTEREST
528,789
(+7,945, +1.71%)
COMMERCIAL NET
-298,403
(+3,968, +1.31%)
LARGE SPEC NET
266,749
(+339)
SMALL TRADERS NET
31,654
(-4,307)
COT INDEX
14.88%
As of 09/23/2025
LAST UPDATE
09/23
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COT Positioning Chart
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Historical COT Data
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
12/15/1986
76,757
(-2,386)
80,007
(-1,271)
13,089
(+2,941)
11,027
(+2,178)
37,793
(+765)
36,605
(+413)
134,005
(+1,320, +1.04%)
-3,250
(-1,115, -52.22%)
41.23%
11/28/1986
79,143
(-6,993)
81,278
(-12,854)
10,148
(-5,668)
8,849
(-3,056)
37,028
(-5,679)
36,192
(-2,430)
131,679
(-18,340, -12.68%)
-2,135
(+5,861, +73.3%)
43.1%
11/14/1986
86,136
(+6,915)
94,132
(+3,676)
15,816
(+3,143)
11,905
(+2,532)
42,707
(-3,280)
38,622
(+570)
150,800
(+6,778, +4.92%)
-7,996
(+3,239, +28.83%)
33.23%
10/31/1986
79,221
(+8,637)
90,456
(+944)
12,673
(-8,601)
9,373
(-866)
45,987
(+178)
38,052
(+136)
146,778
(+214, +0.16%)
-11,235
(+7,693, +40.64%)
27.78%
10/15/1986
70,584
(+13,071)
89,512
(+4,273)
21,274
(-1,147)
10,239
(+2,399)
45,809
(+318)
37,916
(+5,570)
147,411
(+12,242, +9.76%)
-18,928
(+8,798, +31.73%)
14.82%
09/30/1986
57,513
(-11,875)
85,239
(-10,558)
22,421
(-2,386)
7,840
(-2,583)
45,491
(+2,437)
32,346
(+1,317)
136,574
(-11,824, -8.61%)
-27,726
(-1,317, -4.99%)
0.0%
09/15/1986
69,388
(-153)
95,797
(+11,287)
24,807
(+1,578)
10,423
(+132)
43,054
(+6,426)
31,029
(-3,568)
149,809
(+7,851, +6.07%)
-26,409
(-11,440, -76.42%)
0.0%
08/29/1986
69,541
(+2,208)
84,510
(+2,057)
23,229
(-5)
10,291
(-298)
36,628
(-695)
34,597
(-251)
136,959
(+1,508, +1.18%)
-14,969
(+151, +1.0%)
0.32%
08/15/1986
67,333
(-2,564)
82,453
(+10,513)
23,234
(+4,617)
10,589
(+1,049)
37,323
(+6,143)
34,848
(-3,366)
134,903
(+8,196, +6.85%)
-15,120
(-13,077, -640.09%)
0.0%
07/31/1986
69,897
(-16,181)
71,940
(+4,265)
18,617
(+11,882)
9,540
(-2,443)
31,180
(+7,839)
38,214
(+1,718)
125,988
(+3,540, +3.05%)
-2,043
(-20,446, -111.1%)
17.17%
07/15/1986
86,078
(-2,483)
67,675
(+5,124)
6,735
(+1,374)
11,983
(-1,648)
23,341
(+2,297)
36,496
(-2,288)
121,925
(+1,188, +1.03%)
18,403
(-7,607, -29.25%)
67.45%
06/30/1986
88,561
(+19,003)
62,551
(-4,391)
5,361
(-6,296)
13,631
(+2,792)
21,044
(-8,254)
38,784
(+6,052)
120,954
(+4,453, +4.03%)
26,010
(+23,394, +894.27%)
86.15%
06/13/1986
69,558
(-9,104)
66,942
(+10,040)
11,657
(+6,675)
10,839
(-2,844)
29,298
(+3,439)
32,732
(-6,186)
115,960
(+1,010, +0.92%)
2,616
(-19,144, -87.98%)
28.63%
05/30/1986
78,662
(-16,282)
56,902
(-14,758)
4,982
(+333)
13,683
(+3,308)
25,859
(+772)
38,918
(-3,727)
115,038
(-15,177, -12.17%)
21,760
(-1,524, -6.55%)
75.7%
05/15/1986
94,944
(+6,175)
71,660
(-1,150)
4,649
(-3,510)
10,375
(-144)
25,087
(-6,086)
42,645
(-2,127)
132,147
(-3,421, -2.67%)
23,284
(+7,325, +45.9%)
79.45%
04/30/1986
88,769
(-10,871)
72,810
(+4,813)
8,159
(+1,354)
10,519
(-9,897)
31,173
(+1,914)
44,772
(-2,519)
132,088
(-7,603, -5.6%)
15,959
(-15,684, -49.57%)
61.44%
04/15/1986
99,640
(+10,743)
67,997
(+826)
6,805
(-3,012)
20,416
(+9,010)
29,259
(-2,593)
47,291
(-4,698)
138,825
(+5,138, +3.94%)
31,643
(+9,917, +45.65%)
100.0%
03/31/1986
88,897
(+2,972)
67,171
(-11,482)
9,817
(-2,820)
11,406
(+391)
31,852
(-1,064)
51,989
(+10,179)
136,568
(-912, -0.69%)
21,726
(+14,454, +198.76%)
100.0%
03/14/1986
85,925
(-8,201)
78,653
(+2,453)
12,637
(+4,646)
11,015
(-1,207)
32,916
(+4,486)
41,810
(-315)
142,868
(+931, +0.71%)
7,272
(-10,654, -59.43%)
60.1%
02/28/1986
94,126
(-704)
76,200
(-535)
7,991
(+2,534)
12,222
(-7)
28,430
(-948)
42,125
(+1,424)
143,752
(+882, +0.68%)
17,926
(-169, -0.93%)
99.38%
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