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
12/30/2014
102,149
(-463)
155,599
(+3,520)
111,099
(+610)
45,241
(-1,848)
27,445
(-836)
39,853
(-2,361)
266,501
(-689, -0.29%) 		-53,450 (-3,983, -8.05%)
39.79%
12/23/2014
102,612
(+6,686)
152,079
(-11,714)
110,489
(-26,582)
47,089
(-3,097)
28,281
(-1,496)
42,214
(-6,581)
267,964
(-21,392, -8.14%) 		-49,467 (+18,400, +27.11%)
43.04%
12/16/2014
95,926
(+3,719)
163,793
(-9,581)
137,071
(-8,515)
50,186
(+1,580)
29,777
(-2,314)
48,795
(+891)
289,532
(-7,110, -2.63%) 		-67,867 (+13,300, +16.39%)
28.02%
12/09/2014
92,207
(-1,948)
173,374
(-7,773)
145,586
(-11,644)
48,606
(-4,847)
32,091
(-2,681)
47,904
(-3,653)
296,710
(-16,273, -5.69%) 		-81,167 (+5,825, +6.7%)
17.16%
12/02/2014
94,155
(-1,165)
181,147
(-1,873)
157,230
(+41)
53,453
(+1,498)
34,772
(-40)
51,557
(-789)
321,242
(-1,164, -0.41%) 		-86,992 (+708, +0.81%)
12.4%
11/25/2014
95,320
(-7,593)
183,020
(+1,187)
157,189
(+7,864)
51,955
(-2,930)
34,812
(-875)
52,346
(+1,139)
325,332
(-604, -0.21%) 		-87,700 (-8,780, -11.13%)
11.82%
11/18/2014
102,913
(+2,911)
181,833
(+9,935)
149,325
(+6,080)
54,885
(-837)
35,687
(+1,907)
51,207
(+1,800)
323,230
(+10,898, +3.93%) 		-78,920 (-7,024, -9.77%)
18.99%
11/11/2014
100,002
(-2,972)
171,898
(-2,114)
143,245
(-905)
55,722
(+846)
33,780
(+4,358)
49,407
(+1,749)
309,987
(+481, +0.17%) 		-71,896 (-858, -1.21%)
24.73%
11/04/2014
102,974
(-1,234)
174,012
(-3,956)
144,150
(-1,455)
54,876
(+688)
29,422
(-1,325)
47,658
(-746)
308,314
(-4,014, -1.43%) 		-71,038 (+2,722, +3.69%)
25.43%
10/28/2014
104,208
(+3,213)
177,968
(+4,855)
145,605
(+349)
54,188
(-1,065)
30,747
(+489)
48,404
(+261)
314,630
(+4,051, +1.47%) 		-73,760 (-1,642, -2.28%)
23.21%
10/21/2014
100,995
(-895)
173,113
(-3,560)
145,256
(-2,172)
55,253
(+2,343)
30,258
(+1,289)
48,143
(-561)
309,198
(-1,778, -0.64%) 		-72,118 (+2,665, +3.56%)
24.55%
10/14/2014
101,890
(-2,074)
176,673
(-4,144)
147,428
(+391)
52,910
(+609)
28,969
(-4,382)
48,704
(-2,530)
311,317
(-6,065, -2.13%) 		-74,783 (+2,070, +2.69%)
22.37%
10/07/2014
103,964
(-91)
180,817
(+8,212)
147,037
(-1,156)
52,301
(-10,965)
33,351
(-423)
51,234
(+1,083)
317,510
(-1,670, -0.58%) 		-76,853 (-8,303, -12.11%)
20.68%
09/30/2014
104,055
(+3,049)
172,605
(-1,129)
148,193
(-2,605)
63,266
(+3,856)
33,774
(+2,459)
50,151
(+176)
317,667
(+2,903, +1.03%) 		-68,550 (+4,178, +5.74%)
27.46%
09/23/2014
101,006
(-8,608)
173,734
(-12,522)
150,798
(-1,433)
59,410
(+3,084)
31,315
(+618)
49,975
(+15)
312,416
(-9,423, -3.22%) 		-72,728 (+3,914, +5.11%)
24.05%
09/16/2014
109,614
(+4,572)
186,256
(+5,007)
152,231
(+6,701)
56,326
(+2,410)
30,697
(+909)
49,960
(+4,765)
323,164
(+12,182, +4.35%) 		-76,642 (-435, -0.57%)
20.85%
09/09/2014
105,042
(-8,164)
181,249
(+3,424)
145,530
(+12,845)
53,916
(-2,561)
29,788
(+257)
45,195
(+4,075)
308,479
(+4,938, +1.79%) 		-76,207 (-11,588, -17.93%)
21.21%
09/02/2014
113,206
(-1,101)
177,825
(-2,590)
132,685
(+1,930)
56,477
(+3,317)
29,531
(+1,368)
41,120
(+1,470)
308,067
(+2,197, +0.8%) 		-64,619 (+1,489, +2.25%)
30.67%
08/26/2014
114,307
(+2,584)
180,415
(-7,948)
130,755
(-6,206)
53,160
(+3,149)
28,163
(-422)
39,650
(+755)
305,313
(-4,044, -1.46%) 		-66,108 (+10,532, +13.74%)
29.45%
08/19/2014
111,723
(+5,543)
188,363
(-3,502)
136,961
(-8,720)
50,011
(+1,763)
28,585
(-648)
38,895
(-2,086)
309,264
(-3,825, -1.36%) 		-76,640 (+9,045, +10.56%)
20.85%
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