OPEN INTEREST

397,430

(+578, +0.17%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-89,518

(-4,307, -5.05%)
LARGE SPEC NET

110,235

(+3,958)
SMALL TRADERS NET

-20,717

(+349)
COT INDEX

13.28%

As of 09/02/2025
LAST UPDATE

09/02

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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
10/09/2018
126,969
(+635)
196,505
(+785)
121,957
(-1,218)
35,335
(-971)
29,770
(+226)
46,856
(-171)
341,490
(-357, -0.13%) 		-69,536 (-150, -0.22%)
30.29%
10/02/2018
126,334
(+7,188)
195,720
(+8,348)
123,175
(+5,854)
36,306
(+3,175)
29,544
(-609)
47,027
(+910)
336,247
(+12,433, +4.66%) 		-69,386 (-1,160, -1.7%)
30.39%
09/25/2018
119,146
(-93)
187,372
(+2,964)
117,321
(+1,969)
33,131
(-1,466)
30,153
(+1,643)
46,117
(+2,021)
326,486
(+3,519, +1.34%) 		-68,226 (-3,057, -4.69%)
31.19%
09/18/2018
119,239
(+256)
184,408
(+16,488)
115,352
(+8,808)
34,597
(-10,938)
28,510
(+528)
44,096
(+4,042)
318,844
(+9,592, +3.78%) 		-65,169 (-16,232, -33.17%)
33.29%
09/11/2018
118,983
(-3,550)
167,920
(-8,441)
106,544
(-2,913)
45,535
(+1,609)
27,982
(+1,520)
40,054
(+1,889)
302,193
(-4,943, -1.91%) 		-48,937 (+4,891, +9.09%)
44.47%
09/04/2018
122,533
(-170)
176,361
(-275)
109,457
(+1,876)
43,926
(+1,474)
26,462
(0)
38,165
(+507)
305,289
(+1,706, +0.66%) 		-53,828 (+105, +0.19%)
41.1%
08/28/2018
122,703
(-142)
176,636
(-1,944)
107,581
(-963)
42,452
(+1,792)
26,462
(-2,051)
37,658
(-3,004)
299,624
(-3,156, -1.21%) 		-53,933 (+1,802, +3.23%)
41.03%
08/21/2018
122,845
(-3,188)
178,580
(+2,305)
108,544
(+4,147)
40,660
(-3,134)
28,513
(-752)
40,662
(+1,036)
297,776
(+207, +0.08%) 		-55,735 (-5,493, -10.93%)
39.79%
08/14/2018
126,033
(+1,762)
176,275
(+1,471)
104,397
(-2,070)
43,794
(-29)
29,265
(+1,090)
39,626
(-660)
299,012
(+782, +0.3%) 		-50,242 (+291, +0.58%)
43.57%
08/07/2018
124,271
(-4,113)
174,804
(+2,761)
106,467
(-3,169)
43,823
(-10,654)
28,175
(+1,079)
40,286
(+1,690)
301,335
(-6,203, -2.34%) 		-50,533 (-6,874, -15.74%)
43.37%
07/31/2018
128,384
(+227)
172,043
(+3,300)
109,636
(-548)
54,477
(-3,134)
27,096
(-17)
38,596
(-504)
309,820
(-338, -0.13%) 		-43,659 (-3,073, -7.57%)
48.11%
07/24/2018
128,157
(-614)
168,743
(+5,793)
110,184
(+2,491)
57,611
(-7,487)
27,113
(-1,871)
39,100
(+1,700)
313,312
(+6, 0.0%) 		-40,586 (-6,407, -18.75%)
50.22%
07/17/2018
128,771
(-175)
162,950
(+1,353)
107,693
(-334)
65,098
(-1,574)
28,984
(+1,471)
37,400
(+1,183)
320,584
(+962, +0.36%) 		-34,179 (-1,528, -4.68%)
54.64%
07/10/2018
128,946
(-4,457)
161,597
(+12,977)
108,027
(+2,016)
66,672
(-15,900)
27,513
(+370)
36,217
(+852)
320,484
(-2,071, -0.78%) 		-32,651 (-17,434, -114.57%)
55.69%
07/03/2018
133,403
(-2,346)
148,620
(+2,147)
106,011
(-1,091)
82,572
(-5,504)
27,143
(-1,051)
35,365
(-1,131)
323,072
(-4,488, -1.66%) 		-15,217 (-4,493, -41.9%)
67.7%
06/26/2018
135,749
(+2,059)
146,473
(+1,287)
107,102
(-637)
88,076
(+950)
28,194
(-171)
36,496
(-986)
327,387
(+1,251, +0.46%) 		-10,724 (+772, +6.72%)
70.79%
06/19/2018
133,690
(-2,636)
145,186
(-558)
107,739
(-2,992)
87,126
(-4,868)
28,365
(-221)
37,482
(-423)
326,931
(-5,849, -2.12%) 		-11,496 (-2,078, -22.06%)
70.26%
06/12/2018
136,326
(-3,028)
145,744
(-937)
110,731
(+3,523)
91,994
(-2,421)
28,586
(-4,009)
37,905
(-156)
331,448
(-3,514, -1.26%) 		-9,418 (-2,091, -28.54%)
71.69%
06/05/2018
139,354
(-8,342)
146,681
(-9,570)
107,208
(-3,646)
94,415
(-3,015)
32,595
(-2,310)
38,061
(-1,713)
335,678
(-14,298, -4.87%) 		-7,327 (+1,228, +14.35%)
73.13%
05/29/2018
147,696
(-962)
156,251
(-1,507)
110,854
(+197)
97,430
(-980)
34,905
(-1,210)
39,774
(+512)
352,638
(-1,975, -0.67%) 		-8,555 (+545, +5.99%)
72.28%
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