OPEN INTEREST

386,579

(-4,622, -1.39%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-85,560

(-2,212, -2.65%)
LARGE SPEC NET

105,593

(+3,867)
SMALL TRADERS NET

-20,033

(-1,655)
COT INDEX

18.08%

As of 09/23/2025
LAST UPDATE

09/23

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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
05/12/2020
111,453
(-6,700)
142,697
(-5,062)
69,544
(-1,086)
35,186
(-6,103)
30,429
(-2,610)
33,543
(+769)
260,608
(-10,396, -4.69%)
-31,244 (-1,638, -5.53%)
80.22%
05/05/2020
118,153
(+5,961)
147,759
(+5,318)
70,630
(-1,737)
41,289
(-550)
33,039
(+1,760)
32,774
(+1,216)
273,107
(+5,984, +2.77%)
-29,606 (+643, +2.13%)
81.54%
04/28/2020
112,192
(-1,558)
142,441
(+3,432)
72,367
(+1,159)
41,839
(-2,030)
31,279
(+969)
31,558
(-832)
266,919
(+570, +0.26%)
-30,249 (-4,990, -19.76%)
81.02%
04/21/2020
113,750
(+720)
139,009
(+2,037)
71,208
(+607)
43,869
(-2,373)
30,310
(-2,679)
32,390
(-1,016)
265,434
(-1,352, -0.62%)
-25,259 (-1,317, -5.5%)
85.04%
04/14/2020
113,030
(-5,732)
136,972
(-1,655)
70,601
(+2,927)
46,242
(-1,323)
32,989
(-2,535)
33,406
(-2,362)
265,223
(-5,340, -2.41%)
-23,942 (-4,077, -20.52%)
86.1%
04/07/2020
118,762
(-1,392)
138,627
(-2,888)
67,674
(-6,122)
47,565
(-2,365)
35,524
(+6,641)
35,768
(+4,380)
265,359
(-873, -0.39%)
-19,865 (+1,496, +7.0%)
89.39%
03/31/2020
120,154
(-4,615)
141,515
(-1,749)
73,796
(-3,698)
49,930
(-5,564)
28,883
(-1,504)
31,388
(-2,504)
264,447
(-9,817, -4.22%)
-21,361 (-2,866, -15.5%)
88.18%
03/24/2020
124,769
(-6,536)
143,264
(+2,213)
77,494
(-4,201)
55,494
(-9,757)
30,387
(+2,862)
33,892
(-331)
275,540
(-7,875, -3.27%)
-18,495 (-8,749, -89.77%)
90.49%
03/17/2020
131,305
(-7,687)
141,051
(-9,661)
81,695
(-10,008)
65,251
(-6,842)
27,525
(-3,725)
34,223
(-4,917)
299,434
(-21,420, -8.18%)
-9,746 (+1,974, +16.84%)
97.54%
03/10/2020
138,992
(-391)
150,712
(-5,820)
91,703
(-1,318)
72,093
(+3,595)
31,250
(-1,018)
39,140
(-502)
332,804
(-2,727, -1.03%)
-11,720 (+5,429, +31.66%)
95.95%
03/03/2020
139,383
(-63)
156,532
(-5,946)
93,021
(-1,860)
68,498
(+6,695)
32,268
(+504)
39,642
(-2,168)
344,960
(-1,419, -0.53%)
-17,149 (+5,883, +25.54%)
91.58%
02/25/2020
139,446
(+4,470)
162,478
(-13,581)
94,881
(-6,220)
61,803
(+11,629)
31,764
(-905)
41,810
(-703)
347,268
(-2,655, -0.99%)
-23,032 (+18,051, +43.94%)
86.84%
02/18/2020
134,976
(+4,309)
176,059
(-3,060)
101,101
(+1,787)
50,174
(+8,077)
32,669
(-1,287)
42,513
(-208)
338,621
(+4,809, +1.82%)
-41,083 (+7,369, +15.21%)
72.3%
02/11/2020
130,667
(-3,809)
179,119
(-11,128)
99,314
(-13,953)
42,097
(-625)
33,956
(+7,434)
42,721
(+1,425)
333,065
(-10,328, -3.77%)
-48,452 (+7,319, +13.12%)
66.36%
02/04/2020
134,476
(-7,798)
190,247
(-9,959)
113,267
(-18,377)
42,722
(-9,671)
26,522
(+2,905)
41,296
(-3,640)
343,504
(-23,270, -7.82%)
-55,771 (+2,161, +3.73%)
60.47%
01/28/2020
142,274
(-4,920)
200,206
(-15,024)
131,644
(-16,429)
52,393
(-4,041)
23,617
(-2,250)
44,936
(-4,534)
370,156
(-23,599, -7.35%)
-57,932 (+10,104, +14.85%)
58.73%
01/21/2020
147,194
(+1,609)
215,230
(+5,303)
148,073
(+2,484)
56,434
(-2,466)
25,867
(-782)
49,470
(+474)
400,533
(+3,311, +1.04%)
-68,036 (-3,694, -5.74%)
50.59%
01/14/2020
145,585
(+4,938)
209,927
(+5,034)
145,589
(+3,358)
58,900
(+1,669)
26,649
(+871)
48,996
(+2,464)
394,435
(+9,167, +2.97%)
-64,342 (-96, -0.15%)
53.56%
01/07/2020
140,647
(+2,337)
204,893
(+1,111)
142,231
(-756)
57,231
(+730)
25,778
(+1,398)
46,532
(+1,138)
381,118
(+2,979, +0.97%)
-64,246 (+1,226, +1.87%)
53.64%
12/31/2019
138,310
(+1,849)
203,782
(-2,100)
142,987
(-4,402)
56,501
(+333)
24,380
(-1,865)
45,394
(-2,651)
378,966
(-4,418, -1.42%)
-65,472 (+3,949, +5.69%)
52.65%
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