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
07/09/2019
121,922
(-4,146)
170,494
(-8,083)
102,511
(-2,779)
49,753
(-1,158)
31,644
(+17)
35,830
(+2,333)
336,340
(-6,908, -2.63%)
-48,572 (+3,937, +7.5%)
64.35%
07/02/2019
126,068
(-1,010)
178,577
(-2,433)
105,290
(-3,011)
50,911
(+1,553)
31,627
(-1,125)
33,497
(-4,266)
349,488
(-5,146, -1.92%)
-52,509 (+1,423, +2.64%)
61.27%
06/25/2019
127,078
(+1,684)
181,010
(-3,448)
108,301
(-4,535)
49,358
(+2,783)
32,752
(-15)
37,763
(-2,201)
350,577
(-2,866, -1.06%)
-53,932 (+5,132, +8.69%)
60.15%
06/18/2019
125,394
(-4,170)
184,458
(-4,064)
112,836
(-414)
46,575
(+2,264)
32,767
(-320)
39,964
(-3,104)
351,973
(-4,904, -1.78%)
-59,064 (-106, -0.18%)
56.14%
06/11/2019
129,564
(+2,262)
188,522
(-10,464)
113,250
(-11,193)
44,311
(+1,786)
33,087
(-449)
43,068
(-702)
359,965
(-9,380, -3.29%)
-58,958 (+12,726, +17.75%)
56.22%
06/04/2019
127,302
(-1,466)
198,986
(-13,715)
124,443
(-7,872)
42,525
(+8,401)
33,536
(+936)
43,770
(-3,088)
373,198
(-8,402, -2.86%)
-71,684 (+12,249, +14.59%)
46.27%
05/28/2019
128,768
(+1,446)
212,701
(-2,476)
132,315
(-4,046)
34,124
(+2,255)
32,600
(+1,774)
46,858
(-605)
378,704
(-826, -0.28%)
-83,933 (+3,922, +4.46%)
36.69%
05/21/2019
127,322
(+2,596)
215,177
(-7,625)
136,361
(-6,704)
31,869
(+3,453)
30,826
(+178)
47,463
(+242)
379,795
(-3,930, -1.32%)
-87,855 (+10,221, +10.42%)
33.62%
05/14/2019
124,726
(-1,348)
222,802
(-9,416)
143,065
(-10,307)
28,416
(+1,691)
30,648
(+1,931)
47,221
(-1,999)
379,870
(-9,724, -3.16%)
-98,076 (+8,068, +7.6%)
25.63%
05/07/2019
126,074
(-1,241)
232,218
(-14,440)
153,372
(-21,333)
26,725
(-2,283)
28,717
(+2,516)
49,220
(-3,335)
383,343
(-20,058, -6.11%)
-106,144 (+13,199, +11.06%)
19.31%
04/30/2019
127,315
(-4,414)
246,658
(-15,908)
174,705
(-30,015)
29,008
(-10,574)
26,201
(-1,411)
52,555
(-9,358)
417,847
(-35,840, -9.84%)
-119,343 (+11,494, +8.78%)
8.99%
04/23/2019
131,729
(-3,214)
262,566
(-395)
204,720
(+2,648)
39,582
(+1,220)
27,612
(-273)
61,913
(-1,664)
451,531
(-839, -0.23%)
-130,837 (-2,819, -2.2%)
0.0%
04/16/2019
134,943
(-3,613)
262,961
(-1,200)
202,072
(+6,991)
38,362
(+2,011)
27,885
(-1,831)
63,577
(+736)
448,683
(+1,547, +0.43%)
-128,018 (-2,413, -1.92%)
0.0%
04/09/2019
138,556
(+1,748)
264,161
(+5,888)
195,081
(+1,295)
36,351
(-2,335)
29,716
(-2,144)
62,841
(-2,654)
443,608
(+899, +0.25%)
-125,605 (-4,140, -3.41%)
0.0%
04/02/2019
136,808
(-1,976)
258,273
(-554)
193,786
(-6,310)
38,686
(-6,289)
31,860
(-2,049)
65,495
(-3,492)
440,142
(-10,335, -2.77%)
-121,465 (-1,422, -1.18%)
0.0%
03/26/2019
138,784
(+2,701)
258,827
(+7,964)
200,096
(+5,462)
44,975
(+631)
33,909
(+1,289)
68,987
(+857)
450,055
(+9,452, +2.6%)
-120,043 (-5,263, -4.59%)
0.0%
03/19/2019
136,083
(+5,430)
250,863
(+16,357)
194,634
(+12,133)
44,344
(-1,977)
32,620
(+2,074)
68,130
(+5,257)
443,576
(+19,637, +5.71%)
-114,780 (-10,927, -10.52%)
0.0%
03/12/2019
130,653
(+50)
234,506
(-1,841)
182,501
(+1,598)
46,321
(+1,414)
30,546
(+1,122)
62,873
(+3,197)
430,551
(+2,770, +0.81%)
-103,853 (+1,891, +1.79%)
8.74%
03/05/2019
130,603
(+3,738)
236,347
(+7,737)
180,903
(+8,840)
44,907
(+2,882)
29,424
(+1,185)
59,676
(+3,144)
423,752
(+13,763, +4.21%)
-105,744 (-3,999, -3.93%)
7.03%
02/26/2019
126,865
(+2,437)
228,610
(+6,551)
172,063
(+8,229)
42,025
(+2,627)
28,239
(+235)
56,532
(+1,723)
403,076
(+10,901, +3.45%)
-101,745 (-4,114, -4.21%)
10.18%
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