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
02/23/2016
122,001
(-2,931)
115,161
(+2,668)
70,549
(+887)
64,625
(-3,321)
31,360
(+1,122)
44,124
(-269)
270,927
(-922, -0.41%) 		6,840 (-5,599, -45.01%)
81.44%
02/16/2016
124,932
(+396)
112,493
(+1,650)
69,662
(-614)
67,946
(-513)
30,238
(+47)
44,393
(-1,308)
272,135
(-171, -0.08%) 		12,439 (-1,254, -9.16%)
85.62%
02/09/2016
124,536
(-5,341)
110,843
(+1,738)
70,276
(+1,640)
68,459
(-6,550)
30,191
(-882)
45,701
(+229)
268,120
(-4,583, -2.0%) 		13,693 (-7,079, -34.08%)
86.56%
02/02/2016
129,877
(-990)
109,105
(-3,894)
68,636
(+3,850)
75,009
(+6,497)
31,073
(-124)
45,472
(+133)
276,556
(+2,736, +1.21%) 		20,772 (+2,904, +16.25%)
91.84%
01/26/2016
130,867
(-658)
112,999
(+1,236)
64,786
(-262)
68,512
(+1,747)
31,197
(+2,965)
45,339
(-938)
277,264
(+2,045, +0.91%) 		17,868 (-1,894, -9.58%)
89.67%
01/19/2016
131,525
(-310)
111,763
(-923)
65,048
(-44)
66,765
(-10)
28,232
(-184)
46,277
(+395)
275,924
(-538, -0.24%) 		19,762 (+613, +3.2%)
91.09%
01/12/2016
131,835
(+101)
112,686
(+6,010)
65,092
(+2,602)
66,775
(-2,661)
28,416
(+3,671)
45,882
(+3,025)
274,995
(+6,374, +2.91%) 		19,149 (-5,909, -23.58%)
90.63%
01/05/2016
131,734
(+195)
106,676
(+3,656)
62,490
(+936)
69,436
(-3,999)
24,745
(+502)
42,857
(+1,976)
265,072
(+1,633, +0.75%) 		25,058 (-3,461, -12.14%)
95.05%
12/29/2015
131,539
(+11,693)
103,020
(+6,307)
61,554
(-3,567)
73,435
(-595)
24,243
(-367)
40,881
(+2,047)
262,818
(+7,759, +3.7%) 		28,519 (+5,386, +23.28%)
97.63%
12/22/2015
119,846
(+4,939)
96,713
(+3,132)
65,121
(-4,230)
74,030
(-4,111)
24,610
(-257)
38,834
(+1,431)
250,860
(+452, +0.22%) 		23,133 (+1,807, +8.47%)
93.61%
12/15/2015
114,907
(-2,666)
93,581
(+1,504)
69,351
(+339)
78,141
(-2,494)
24,867
(+406)
37,403
(-931)
248,936
(-1,921, -0.91%) 		21,326 (-4,170, -16.36%)
92.26%
12/08/2015
117,573
(-6,560)
92,077
(-5,710)
69,012
(-2,078)
80,635
(-4,461)
24,461
(-2,251)
38,334
(-718)
251,061
(-10,889, -4.91%) 		25,496 (-850, -3.23%)
95.37%
12/01/2015
124,133
(-2,007)
97,787
(-4,768)
71,090
(-610)
85,096
(+2,385)
26,712
(-59)
39,052
(-293)
274,364
(-2,676, -1.19%) 		26,346 (+2,761, +11.71%)
96.01%
11/24/2015
126,140
(+4)
102,555
(+1,031)
71,700
(+3,255)
82,711
(+2,625)
26,771
(+476)
39,345
(+79)
278,849
(+3,735, +1.69%) 		23,585 (-1,027, -4.17%)
93.95%
11/17/2015
126,136
(+4,982)
101,524
(+2,629)
68,445
(-165)
80,086
(+231)
26,295
(-211)
39,266
(+1,746)
272,654
(+4,606, +2.13%) 		24,612 (+2,353, +10.57%)
94.71%
11/10/2015
121,154
(+1,934)
98,895
(+3,243)
68,610
(+4,626)
79,855
(+4,645)
26,506
(-3,307)
37,520
(-4,635)
267,425
(+3,253, +1.53%) 		22,259 (-1,309, -5.55%)
92.95%
11/03/2015
119,220
(-753)
95,652
(+2,392)
63,984
(+1,592)
75,210
(+315)
29,813
(+2,536)
42,155
(+668)
266,672
(+3,375, +1.61%) 		23,568 (-3,145, -11.77%)
93.93%
10/27/2015
119,973
(-1,280)
93,260
(+3,698)
62,392
(+1,459)
74,895
(-5,893)
27,277
(+349)
41,487
(+2,723)
256,978
(+528, +0.25%) 		26,713 (-4,978, -15.71%)
96.28%
10/20/2015
121,253
(-1,586)
89,562
(-2,669)
60,933
(-3,732)
80,788
(-4,431)
26,928
(-974)
38,764
(+808)
254,409
(-6,292, -2.92%) 		31,691 (+1,083, +3.54%)
100.0%
10/13/2015
122,839
(+2,763)
92,231
(-8,897)
64,665
(-3,385)
85,219
(+7,086)
27,902
(-79)
37,956
(+1,110)
260,412
(-701, -0.32%) 		30,608 (+11,660, +61.54%)
100.0%
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