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
All data includes weekly changes
Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
01/02/2018
141,088
(+1,452)
216,569
(+1,020)
125,585
(+376)
32,124
(+1,650)
25,581
(+160)
43,561
(-682)
339,523
(+1,988, +0.68%) 		-75,481 (+432, +0.57%)
26.19%
12/26/2017
139,636
(+1,068)
215,549
(-7,095)
125,209
(-6,230)
30,474
(+2,557)
25,421
(-198)
44,243
(-822)
331,898
(-5,360, -1.81%) 		-75,913 (+8,163, +9.71%)
25.89%
12/19/2017
138,568
(+1,716)
222,644
(-4,683)
131,439
(-6,832)
27,917
(+486)
25,619
(-543)
45,065
(-1,462)
334,657
(-5,659, -1.88%) 		-84,076 (+6,399, +7.07%)
20.27%
12/12/2017
136,852
(-649)
227,327
(-10,434)
138,271
(-18,854)
27,431
(-5,156)
26,162
(-28)
46,527
(-3,941)
338,330
(-19,531, -6.09%) 		-90,475 (+9,785, +9.76%)
15.87%
12/05/2017
137,501
(-663)
237,761
(-4,485)
157,125
(-5,763)
32,587
(-1,557)
26,190
(-1,604)
50,468
(-1,988)
361,073
(-8,030, -2.44%) 		-100,260 (+3,822, +3.67%)
9.13%
11/28/2017
138,164
(+3,816)
242,246
(+3,642)
162,888
(-1,821)
34,144
(-576)
27,794
(+1,120)
52,456
(+49)
378,955
(+3,115, +0.96%) 		-104,082 (+174, +0.17%)
6.5%
11/21/2017
134,348
(+3,142)
238,604
(-1,631)
164,709
(-11,441)
34,720
(-2,887)
26,674
(+1,557)
52,407
(-2,224)
379,776
(-6,742, -2.03%) 		-104,256 (+4,773, +4.38%)
6.38%
11/14/2017
131,206
(+2,216)
240,235
(+1,232)
176,150
(-2,666)
37,607
(-2,451)
25,117
(+504)
54,631
(+1,273)
386,037
(+54, +0.02%) 		-109,029 (+984, +0.89%)
3.09%
11/07/2017
128,990
(+2,976)
239,003
(+12,687)
178,816
(+11,360)
40,058
(+111)
24,613
(+1,425)
53,358
(+2,963)
382,837
(+15,761, +4.98%) 		-110,013 (-9,711, -9.68%)
2.41%
10/31/2017
126,014
(+901)
226,316
(+7,576)
167,456
(+14,056)
39,947
(+6,175)
23,188
(-621)
50,395
(+585)
354,471
(+14,336, +4.74%) 		-100,302 (-6,675, -7.13%)
9.1%
10/24/2017
125,113
(-1,344)
218,740
(+4,999)
153,400
(+6,482)
33,772
(-113)
23,809
(-218)
49,810
(+34)
335,944
(+4,920, +1.65%) 		-93,627 (-6,343, -7.27%)
13.7%
10/17/2017
126,457
(+760)
213,741
(+248)
146,918
(+1,367)
33,885
(+417)
24,027
(-2,291)
49,776
(-829)
330,237
(-164, -0.06%) 		-87,284 (+512, +0.58%)
18.06%
10/10/2017
125,697
(-2,048)
213,493
(+979)
145,551
(+981)
33,468
(-4,019)
26,318
(+836)
50,605
(+2,809)
329,911
(-231, -0.08%) 		-87,796 (-3,027, -3.57%)
17.71%
10/03/2017
127,745
(-1,374)
212,514
(+7,439)
144,570
(+2,618)
37,487
(-6,029)
25,482
(-563)
47,796
(-729)
333,751
(+681, +0.23%) 		-84,769 (-8,813, -11.6%)
19.8%
09/26/2017
129,119
(+4,293)
205,075
(+10,574)
141,952
(+5,604)
43,516
(+334)
26,045
(+647)
48,525
(-364)
337,971
(+10,544, +3.68%) 		-75,956 (-6,281, -9.01%)
25.86%
09/19/2017
124,826
(+337)
194,501
(+5,572)
136,348
(+2,205)
43,182
(-3,125)
25,398
(+1,268)
48,889
(+1,363)
326,758
(+3,810, +1.35%) 		-69,675 (-5,235, -8.12%)
30.19%
09/12/2017
124,489
(-4,901)
188,929
(-3,001)
134,143
(+3,473)
46,307
(-1,202)
24,130
(+1,428)
47,526
(+4,203)
319,502
(0, 0.0%) 		-64,440 (-1,900, -3.04%)
33.8%
09/05/2017
129,390
(+594)
191,930
(-3,469)
130,670
(-2,669)
47,509
(+582)
22,702
(-434)
43,323
(+378)
315,133
(-2,509, -0.88%) 		-62,540 (+4,063, +6.1%)
35.1%
08/29/2017
128,796
(+943)
195,399
(-6,912)
133,339
(+883)
46,927
(+7,451)
23,136
(-309)
42,945
(+978)
316,265
(+1,517, +0.53%) 		-66,603 (+7,855, +10.55%)
32.31%
08/22/2017
127,853
(+3,888)
202,311
(+1,897)
132,456
(-910)
39,476
(-264)
23,445
(-1,688)
41,967
(-343)
313,561
(+1,290, +0.46%) 		-74,458 (+1,991, +2.6%)
26.9%
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