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
All data includes weekly changes
Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
10/06/2015
120,076
(+4,635)
101,128
(+8,654)
68,050
(-2,388)
78,133
(-3,747)
27,981
(+195)
36,846
(-2,465)
259,893
(+2,442, +1.14%) 		18,948 (-4,019, -17.5%)
96.5%
09/29/2015
115,441
(+3,253)
92,474
(+3,633)
70,438
(-920)
81,880
(-1,869)
27,786
(-2,239)
39,311
(-1,670)
261,329
(+94, +0.04%) 		22,967 (-380, -1.63%)
99.7%
09/22/2015
112,188
(+5,984)
88,841
(-2,324)
71,358
(-146)
83,749
(+6,879)
30,025
(-664)
40,981
(+619)
267,058
(+5,174, +2.48%) 		23,347 (+8,308, +55.24%)
100.0%
09/15/2015
106,204
(+3,559)
91,165
(-1,667)
71,504
(+3,074)
76,870
(+5,288)
30,689
(-320)
40,362
(+2,692)
259,861
(+6,313, +3.12%) 		15,039 (+5,226, +53.26%)
95.71%
09/08/2015
102,645
(+2,399)
92,832
(-2,765)
68,430
(-2,902)
71,582
(+3,655)
31,009
(+3,377)
37,670
(+1,984)
253,003
(+2,874, +1.44%) 		9,813 (+5,164, +111.08%)
91.44%
09/01/2015
100,246
(+3,739)
95,597
(-1,409)
71,332
(-496)
67,927
(+5,919)
27,632
(-563)
35,686
(-1,830)
246,990
(+2,680, +1.36%) 		4,649 (+5,148, +1031.66%)
87.22%
08/25/2015
96,507
(+7,314)
97,006
(-330)
71,828
(+210)
62,008
(+4,448)
28,195
(-1,878)
37,516
(+1,528)
241,162
(+5,646, +2.96%) 		-499 (+7,644, +93.87%)
83.02%
08/18/2015
89,193
(-760)
97,336
(-2,539)
71,618
(+21)
57,560
(-425)
30,073
(-733)
35,988
(+1,492)
228,832
(-1,472, -0.77%) 		-8,143 (+1,779, +17.93%)
76.78%
08/11/2015
89,953
(-9,172)
99,875
(-3,595)
71,597
(-1,596)
57,985
(-6,126)
30,806
(+1,136)
34,496
(+89)
229,259
(-9,632, -4.77%) 		-9,922 (-5,577, -128.35%)
75.33%
08/04/2015
99,125
(+3,991)
103,470
(-3,782)
73,193
(-5,324)
64,111
(+5,388)
29,670
(+695)
34,407
(-2,244)
242,340
(-638, -0.31%) 		-4,345 (+7,773, +64.14%)
79.88%
07/28/2015
95,134
(+1,619)
107,252
(-7,641)
78,517
(+1,387)
58,723
(+12,282)
28,975
(-925)
36,651
(-2,560)
241,198
(+2,081, +1.04%) 		-12,118 (+9,260, +43.32%)
73.53%
07/21/2015
93,515
(+3,479)
114,893
(-8,705)
77,130
(-6,964)
46,441
(+6,391)
29,900
(+2,051)
39,211
(+880)
238,026
(-1,434, -0.71%) 		-21,378 (+12,184, +36.3%)
65.97%
07/14/2015
90,036
(+4,126)
123,598
(-7,917)
84,094
(-18,484)
40,050
(-2,288)
27,849
(+2,359)
38,331
(-1,794)
235,318
(-11,999, -5.61%) 		-33,562 (+12,043, +26.41%)
56.03%
07/07/2015
85,910
(-52)
131,515
(-5,694)
102,578
(-5,596)
42,338
(+490)
25,490
(+967)
40,125
(+523)
247,813
(-4,681, -2.14%) 		-45,605 (+5,642, +11.01%)
46.19%
06/30/2015
85,962
(-6,384)
137,209
(-15,219)
108,174
(-9,909)
41,848
(-2,216)
24,523
(-4,073)
39,602
(-2,931)
250,887
(-20,366, -8.52%) 		-51,247 (+8,835, +14.7%)
41.59%
06/23/2015
92,346
(-1,817)
152,428
(-8,155)
118,083
(-4,282)
44,064
(+2,592)
28,596
(-1,860)
42,533
(-2,396)
276,256
(-7,959, -3.22%) 		-60,082 (+6,338, +9.54%)
34.37%
06/16/2015
94,163
(-1,587)
160,583
(-7,097)
122,365
(-5,550)
41,472
(+172)
30,456
(-2,417)
44,929
(-2,629)
289,075
(-9,554, -3.72%) 		-66,420 (+5,510, +7.66%)
29.2%
06/09/2015
95,750
(-5,188)
167,680
(-1,557)
127,915
(+349)
41,300
(-4,454)
32,873
(-325)
47,558
(+847)
300,359
(-5,164, -1.97%) 		-71,930 (-3,631, -5.32%)
24.7%
06/02/2015
100,938
(+1,657)
169,237
(-171)
127,566
(-1,995)
45,754
(+384)
33,198
(-21)
46,711
(-572)
314,748
(-359, -0.14%) 		-68,299 (+1,828, +2.61%)
27.66%
05/26/2015
99,281
(+3,167)
169,408
(+2,091)
129,561
(+1,683)
45,370
(+2,850)
33,219
(+12)
47,283
(-79)
310,681
(+4,862, +1.89%) 		-70,127 (+1,076, +1.51%)
26.17%
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