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
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Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
01/19/2021
127,565
(+4,649)
168,390
(+3,356)
101,532
(+3,037)
50,177
(+3,719)
32,392
(-240)
42,922
(+371)
319,711
(+7,446, +2.93%) 		-40,825 (+1,293, +3.07%)
72.5%
01/12/2021
122,916
(+7,433)
165,034
(+1,268)
98,495
(+1,066)
46,458
(+5,754)
32,632
(+937)
42,551
(+2,414)
309,816
(+9,436, +3.86%) 		-42,118 (+6,165, +12.77%)
71.46%
01/05/2021
115,483
(+2,139)
163,766
(-472)
97,429
(-548)
40,704
(+3,033)
31,695
(-690)
40,137
(-1,660)
295,130
(+901, +0.37%) 		-48,283 (+2,611, +5.13%)
66.5%
12/29/2020
113,344
(+1,780)
164,238
(+1,667)
97,977
(-1,958)
37,671
(-2,631)
32,385
(+107)
41,797
(+893)
290,656
(-71, -0.03%) 		-50,894 (+113, +0.22%)
64.39%
12/21/2020
111,564
(-827)
162,571
(+5,064)
99,935
(+3,972)
40,302
(-3,097)
32,278
(-930)
40,904
(+248)
286,828
(+2,215, +0.92%) 		-51,007 (-5,891, -13.06%)
64.3%
12/15/2020
112,391
(-1,634)
157,507
(+1,347)
95,963
(+3,882)
43,399
(+497)
33,208
(-220)
40,656
(+184)
285,447
(+2,028, +0.85%) 		-45,116 (-2,981, -7.07%)
69.05%
12/08/2020
114,025
(-692)
156,160
(+1,714)
92,081
(-12)
42,902
(-2,284)
33,428
(+912)
40,472
(+778)
280,347
(+208, +0.09%) 		-42,135 (-2,406, -6.06%)
71.45%
12/01/2020
114,717
(-881)
154,446
(+3,173)
92,093
(+4,740)
45,186
(+1,470)
32,516
(+670)
39,694
(-114)
276,540
(+4,529, +1.93%) 		-39,729 (-4,054, -11.36%)
73.39%
11/24/2020
115,598
(+1,332)
151,273
(+2,094)
87,353
(+2,073)
43,716
(+1,323)
31,846
(+198)
39,808
(+186)
275,793
(+3,603, +1.56%) 		-35,675 (-762, -2.18%)
76.65%
11/17/2020
114,266
(-1,302)
149,179
(+4,873)
85,280
(+4,644)
42,393
(-3,845)
31,648
(-542)
39,622
(+1,772)
274,607
(+2,800, +1.23%) 		-34,913 (-6,175, -21.49%)
77.27%
11/10/2020
115,568
(-6,233)
144,306
(+2,834)
80,636
(-725)
46,238
(-10,659)
32,190
(+1,276)
37,850
(+2,143)
272,937
(-5,682, -2.43%) 		-28,738 (-9,067, -46.09%)
82.24%
11/03/2020
121,801
(+3,308)
141,472
(-1,631)
81,361
(-2,051)
56,897
(-1,305)
30,914
(-2,516)
35,707
(+1,677)
274,781
(-1,259, -0.53%) 		-19,671 (+4,939, +20.07%)
89.54%
10/27/2020
118,493
(+10,074)
143,103
(-1,495)
83,412
(-5,957)
58,202
(+10,178)
33,430
(+2,415)
34,030
(-2,151)
276,956
(+6,532, +2.85%) 		-24,610 (+11,569, +31.98%)
85.57%
10/20/2020
108,419
(+3,628)
144,598
(-9,378)
89,369
(-7,231)
48,024
(+8,500)
31,015
(+614)
36,181
(-2,111)
269,100
(-2,989, -1.29%) 		-36,179 (+13,006, +26.44%)
76.25%
10/13/2020
104,791
(-2,078)
153,976
(-4,025)
96,600
(-987)
39,524
(+4,382)
30,401
(-1,090)
38,292
(-4,512)
274,870
(-4,155, -1.76%) 		-49,185 (+1,947, +3.81%)
65.77%
10/06/2020
106,869
(-2,933)
158,001
(-5,853)
97,587
(-7,040)
35,142
(-3,796)
31,491
(+886)
42,804
(+562)
292,713
(-9,087, -3.71%) 		-51,132 (+2,920, +5.4%)
64.2%
09/29/2020
109,802
(+2,617)
163,854
(+4,060)
104,627
(+4,737)
38,938
(+1,577)
30,605
(+872)
42,242
(+2,589)
303,540
(+8,226, +3.47%) 		-54,052 (-1,443, -2.74%)
61.85%
09/22/2020
107,185
(-246)
159,794
(-1,758)
99,890
(-2,661)
37,361
(+924)
29,733
(+524)
39,653
(-1,549)
294,392
(-2,383, -1.0%) 		-52,609 (+1,512, +2.79%)
63.01%
09/15/2020
107,431
(-1,514)
161,552
(-619)
102,551
(+540)
36,437
(-1,454)
29,209
(-359)
41,202
(+740)
293,213
(-1,333, -0.55%) 		-54,121 (-895, -1.68%)
61.79%
09/08/2020
108,945
(-3,788)
162,171
(-3,505)
102,011
(+277)
37,891
(-935)
29,568
(+785)
40,462
(+1,714)
292,001
(-2,726, -1.12%) 		-53,226 (-283, -0.53%)
62.52%
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