OPEN INTEREST

391,206

(+6,516, +2.01%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-85,211

(-629, -0.74%)
LARGE SPEC NET

106,277

(+136)
SMALL TRADERS NET

-21,066

(+493)
COT INDEX

18.5%

As of 08/26/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/26

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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
03/15/2022
132,992
(-4,938)
168,035
(-2,613)
108,642
(+1,286)
64,386
(-3,403)
30,710
(-2,034)
39,923
(+330)
312,738
(-5,686, -2.05%) 		-35,043 (-2,325, -7.11%)
79.11%
03/08/2022
137,930
(+620)
170,648
(-17,804)
107,356
(-8,146)
67,789
(+11,326)
32,744
(-1,208)
39,593
(-2,256)
328,273
(-8,734, -3.05%) 		-32,718 (+18,424, +36.03%)
81.03%
03/01/2022
137,310
(+5,739)
188,452
(-10,403)
115,502
(-16,038)
56,463
(+7,166)
33,952
(+1,356)
41,849
(-5,706)
357,108
(-8,943, -3.02%) 		-51,142 (+16,142, +23.99%)
65.81%
02/22/2022
131,571
(+610)
198,855
(-1,781)
131,540
(-941)
49,297
(+383)
32,596
(-248)
47,555
(+819)
361,049
(-579, -0.2%) 		-67,284 (+2,391, +3.43%)
52.48%
02/15/2022
130,961
(+3,588)
200,636
(+6,343)
132,481
(+2,876)
48,914
(-882)
32,844
(-1,428)
46,736
(-425)
355,131
(+5,036, +1.73%) 		-69,675 (-2,755, -4.12%)
50.51%
02/08/2022
127,373
(+38)
194,293
(+9,423)
129,605
(+10,815)
49,796
(-3,486)
34,272
(-1,399)
47,161
(+3,517)
345,457
(+9,454, +3.35%) 		-66,920 (-9,385, -16.31%)
52.78%
02/01/2022
127,335
(-4,491)
184,870
(+9,634)
118,790
(+8,750)
53,282
(-8,117)
35,671
(+369)
43,644
(+3,111)
334,255
(+4,628, +1.67%) 		-57,535 (-14,125, -32.54%)
60.53%
01/25/2022
131,826
(+5,218)
175,236
(-9,450)
110,040
(-1,469)
61,399
(+13,452)
35,302
(-119)
40,533
(-372)
335,630
(+3,630, +1.33%) 		-43,410 (+14,668, +25.26%)
72.2%
01/18/2022
126,608
(+4,816)
184,686
(+5,579)
111,509
(+2,082)
47,947
(+340)
35,421
(-1,101)
40,905
(-122)
328,652
(+5,797, +2.17%) 		-58,078 (-763, -1.33%)
60.09%
01/11/2022
121,792
(+5,749)
179,107
(+1,533)
109,427
(-7,251)
47,607
(+2,808)
36,522
(+5,424)
41,027
(-419)
322,662
(+3,922, +1.49%) 		-57,315 (+4,216, +6.85%)
60.72%
01/04/2022
116,043
(+602)
177,574
(+4,440)
116,678
(+5,629)
44,799
(-647)
31,098
(-208)
41,446
(+2,230)
330,630
(+6,023, +2.34%) 		-61,531 (-3,838, -6.65%)
57.23%
12/28/2021
115,441
(+2,476)
173,134
(+2,457)
111,049
(-2,290)
45,446
(-1,537)
31,306
(+147)
39,216
(-587)
312,962
(+333, +0.13%) 		-57,693 (+19, +0.03%)
60.4%
12/21/2021
112,965
(-220)
170,677
(-8,218)
113,339
(-11,349)
46,983
(+1,809)
31,159
(+3,249)
39,803
(-1,911)
303,122
(-8,320, -3.13%) 		-57,712 (+7,998, +12.17%)
60.39%
12/14/2021
113,185
(-1,964)
178,895
(-249)
124,688
(+3,742)
45,174
(+1,751)
27,910
(-170)
41,714
(+106)
308,657
(+1,608, +0.61%) 		-65,710 (-1,715, -2.68%)
53.78%
12/07/2021
115,149
(-2,660)
179,144
(-493)
120,946
(-364)
43,423
(-3,233)
28,080
(+215)
41,608
(+917)
305,691
(-2,809, -1.05%) 		-63,995 (-2,167, -3.5%)
55.2%
11/30/2021
117,809
(-1,599)
179,637
(+6,845)
121,310
(+8,171)
46,656
(-1,022)
27,865
(-3,229)
40,691
(-2,480)
310,096
(+3,343, +1.27%) 		-61,828 (-8,444, -15.82%)
56.99%
11/23/2021
119,408
(+998)
172,792
(+11,348)
113,139
(+10,589)
47,678
(-2,646)
31,094
(+1,352)
43,171
(+4,237)
309,670
(+12,939, +5.16%) 		-53,384 (-10,350, -24.05%)
63.96%
11/16/2021
118,410
(-446)
161,444
(+1,314)
102,550
(+5,913)
50,324
(+2,890)
29,742
(-419)
38,934
(+844)
300,568
(+5,048, +2.05%) 		-43,034 (-1,760, -4.26%)
72.51%
11/09/2021
118,856
(+330)
160,130
(+4,887)
96,637
(+3,446)
47,434
(-3,863)
30,161
(+215)
38,090
(+2,967)
292,805
(+3,991, +1.65%) 		-41,274 (-4,557, -12.41%)
73.96%
11/02/2021
118,526
(-537)
155,243
(-1,715)
93,191
(+148)
51,297
(+3,232)
29,946
(+232)
35,123
(-1,674)
296,599
(-157, -0.06%) 		-36,717 (+1,178, +3.11%)
77.73%
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