OPEN INTEREST

385,029

(+665, +0.21%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-84,582

(-1,215, -1.46%)
LARGE SPEC NET

106,141

(0)
SMALL TRADERS NET

-21,559

(+1,215)
COT INDEX

19.26%

As of 08/19/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/19

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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
04/01/2025
106,511
(-2,836)
204,484
(+573)
200,105
(+6,141)
76,459
(+482)
31,867
(-108)
57,540
(+2,142)
405,914
(+3,197, +0.95%) 		-97,973 (-3,409, -3.6%)
3.03%
03/25/2025
109,347
(+3,421)
203,911
(+17,123)
193,964
(+20,466)
75,977
(+5,904)
31,975
(+1,237)
55,398
(+2,097)
401,304
(+25,124, +8.1%) 		-94,564 (-13,702, -16.94%)
7.16%
03/18/2025
105,926
(+296)
186,788
(+4,911)
173,498
(+12,759)
70,073
(+6,669)
30,738
(+1,238)
53,301
(+2,713)
372,760
(+14,293, +4.83%) 		-80,862 (-4,615, -6.05%)
23.77%
03/11/2025
105,630
(-1,002)
181,877
(+6,259)
160,739
(+3,002)
63,404
(-4,317)
29,500
(+3,770)
50,588
(+3,828)
357,600
(+5,770, +1.99%) 		-76,247 (-7,261, -10.53%)
29.37%
03/04/2025
106,632
(+526)
175,618
(-11,413)
157,737
(-10,327)
67,721
(+889)
25,730
(-2,588)
46,760
(-1,865)
355,782
(-12,389, -4.1%) 		-68,986 (+11,939, +14.75%)
38.17%
02/25/2025
106,106
(-1,632)
187,031
(-6,199)
168,064
(-4,600)
66,832
(+2,439)
28,318
(+1,351)
48,625
(-1,121)
363,192
(-4,881, -1.59%) 		-80,925 (+4,567, +5.34%)
23.7%
02/18/2025
107,738
(-857)
193,230
(-3,640)
172,664
(-7,215)
64,393
(-2,062)
26,967
(+370)
49,746
(-2,000)
362,698
(-7,702, -2.44%) 		-85,492 (+2,783, +3.15%)
18.16%
02/11/2025
108,595
(-445)
196,870
(-4,058)
179,879
(-19,535)
66,455
(-16,520)
26,597
(-478)
51,746
(+120)
367,803
(-20,458, -6.1%) 		-88,275 (+3,613, +3.93%)
14.79%
02/04/2025
109,040
(+604)
200,928
(-110)
199,414
(-2,736)
82,975
(-131)
27,075
(-761)
51,626
(-2,652)
386,168
(-2,893, -0.85%) 		-91,888 (+714, +0.77%)
10.41%
01/28/2025
108,436
(+1,330)
201,038
(+3,122)
202,150
(+9,993)
83,106
(+9,681)
27,836
(+870)
54,278
(-610)
390,843
(+12,193, +3.74%) 		-92,602 (-1,792, -1.97%)
9.54%
01/21/2025
107,106
(+6,707)
197,916
(+1,078)
192,157
(+121)
73,425
(+4,674)
26,966
(+1,096)
54,888
(+2,172)
378,691
(+7,924, +2.49%) 		-90,810 (+5,629, +5.84%)
11.71%
01/14/2025
100,399
(-617)
196,838
(+2,536)
192,036
(+9,209)
68,751
(+4,469)
25,870
(-118)
52,716
(+1,469)
370,032
(+8,474, +2.74%) 		-96,439 (-3,153, -3.38%)
4.89%
01/07/2025
101,016
(+1,801)
194,302
(+14,610)
182,827
(+15,668)
64,282
(+1,101)
25,988
(+2,289)
51,247
(+4,047)
375,159
(+19,758, +6.81%) 		-93,286 (-12,809, -15.92%)
8.71%
12/31/2024
99,215
(-330)
179,692
(-1,322)
167,159
(+1,125)
63,181
(+145)
23,699
(-468)
47,200
(+1,504)
350,533
(+327, +0.11%) 		-80,477 (+992, +1.22%)
24.24%
12/24/2024
99,545
(-844)
181,014
(-7,318)
166,034
(-9,617)
63,036
(-1,837)
24,167
(-370)
45,696
(-1,676)
339,278
(-10,831, -3.6%) 		-81,469 (+6,474, +7.36%)
23.04%
12/17/2024
100,389
(-2,189)
188,332
(+7,840)
175,651
(+8,532)
64,873
(+455)
24,537
(+1,427)
47,372
(-525)
350,422
(+7,770, +2.65%) 		-87,943 (-10,029, -12.87%)
15.19%
12/10/2024
102,578
(-6,680)
180,492
(-1,493)
167,119
(+3,663)
64,418
(-1,994)
23,110
(-980)
47,897
(-510)
339,556
(-3,997, -1.35%) 		-77,914 (-5,187, -7.13%)
27.35%
12/03/2024
109,258
(-4,898)
181,985
(-2,374)
163,456
(+3,604)
66,412
(+309)
24,090
(-981)
48,407
(-210)
352,483
(-2,275, -0.76%) 		-72,727 (-2,524, -3.6%)
33.63%
11/26/2024
114,156
(-447)
184,359
(+6,666)
159,852
(+6,988)
66,103
(-1,574)
25,071
(-272)
48,617
(+1,177)
355,481
(+6,269, +2.14%) 		-70,203 (-7,113, -11.27%)
36.69%
11/19/2024
114,603
(-537)
177,693
(+1,890)
152,864
(+47)
67,677
(-361)
25,343
(+1,698)
47,440
(-321)
346,308
(+1,208, +0.41%) 		-63,090 (-2,427, -4.0%)
45.32%
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