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
01/29/2013
127,902
(+6,218)
127,980
(-1,223)
102,020
(+1,306)
91,849
(+7,225)
34,364
(-588)
44,457
(+934)
328,863
(+6,936, +2.7%) 		-78 (+7,441, +98.96%)
85.46%
01/22/2013
121,684
(+4,224)
129,203
(-9,926)
100,714
(+3,389)
84,624
(+23,457)
34,952
(+648)
43,523
(-5,270)
319,743
(+8,261, +3.32%) 		-7,519 (+14,150, +65.3%)
76.76%
01/15/2013
117,460
(-6,890)
139,129
(-17,460)
97,325
(-12,068)
61,167
(+1,080)
34,304
(+452)
48,793
(-2,126)
323,145
(-18,506, -6.92%) 		-21,669 (+10,570, +32.79%)
60.22%
01/08/2013
124,350
(-700)
156,589
(+4,258)
109,393
(+2,717)
60,087
(+576)
33,852
(+4,089)
50,919
(+1,272)
341,587
(+6,106, +2.34%) 		-32,239 (-4,958, -18.17%)
47.86%
12/31/2012
125,050
(-1,215)
152,331
(+1,657)
106,676
(+2,522)
59,511
(+1,359)
29,763
(-2,664)
49,647
(-4,373)
329,446
(-1,357, -0.52%) 		-27,281 (-2,872, -11.77%)
53.66%
12/24/2012
126,265
(-6,332)
150,674
(+1,448)
104,154
(+4,253)
58,152
(-4,210)
32,427
(-304)
54,020
(+379)
329,903
(-2,383, -0.9%) 		-24,409 (-7,780, -46.79%)
57.02%
12/18/2012
132,597
(-1,537)
149,226
(+5,939)
99,901
(+6,227)
62,362
(-3,388)
32,731
(-1,493)
53,641
(+646)
330,086
(+3,197, +1.22%) 		-16,629 (-7,476, -81.68%)
66.11%
12/11/2012
134,134
(-3,349)
143,287
(-3,413)
93,674
(-4,667)
65,750
(-1,977)
34,224
(+670)
52,995
(-1,956)
325,401
(-7,346, -2.73%) 		-9,153 (+64, +0.69%)
74.85%
12/04/2012
137,483
(-1,056)
146,700
(-2,397)
98,341
(+1,018)
67,727
(+1,722)
33,554
(-1,545)
54,951
(-908)
341,044
(-1,583, -0.58%) 		-9,217 (+1,341, +12.7%)
74.78%
11/27/2012
138,539
(-5,833)
149,097
(+13,072)
97,323
(+8,841)
66,005
(-15,290)
35,099
(-917)
55,859
(+4,309)
336,064
(+2,091, +0.78%) 		-10,558 (-18,905, -226.49%)
73.21%
11/20/2012
144,372
(+6,839)
136,025
(+5,499)
88,482
(-1,833)
81,295
(+620)
36,016
(+847)
51,550
(-266)
334,554
(+5,853, +2.23%) 		8,347 (+1,340, +19.12%)
95.31%
11/13/2012
137,533
(+5,895)
130,526
(-31)
90,315
(-750)
80,675
(+5,128)
35,169
(+1,759)
51,816
(+1,807)
330,826
(+6,904, +2.7%) 		7,007 (+5,926, +548.2%)
93.75%
11/06/2012
131,638
(+3,534)
130,557
(+2,963)
91,065
(-2,345)
75,547
(-918)
33,410
(+2,273)
50,009
(+1,417)
316,317
(+3,462, +1.37%) 		1,081 (+571, +111.96%)
86.82%
10/30/2012
128,104
(+4,605)
127,594
(+91)
93,410
(+1,034)
76,465
(+6,045)
31,137
(+3,305)
48,592
(+2,808)
307,788
(+8,944, +3.67%) 		510 (+4,514, +112.74%)
86.15%
10/23/2012
123,499
(-1,912)
127,503
(+11,389)
92,376
(+5,550)
70,420
(-11,321)
27,832
(-559)
45,784
(+3,011)
292,522
(+3,079, +1.28%) 		-4,004 (-13,301, -143.07%)
80.87%
10/16/2012
125,411
(+1,004)
116,114
(-770)
86,826
(+116)
81,741
(+2,289)
28,391
(+1,297)
42,773
(+898)
284,322
(+2,417, +1.01%) 		9,297 (+1,774, +23.58%)
93.91%
10/09/2012
124,407
(-91)
116,884
(-2,736)
86,710
(+378)
79,452
(+1,827)
27,094
(-2,549)
41,875
(-1,353)
278,398
(-2,262, -0.94%) 		7,523 (+2,645, +54.22%)
84.6%
10/02/2012
124,498
(+7,483)
119,620
(-8,897)
86,332
(-4,690)
77,625
(+12,929)
29,643
(+2,299)
43,228
(+1,060)
287,430
(+5,092, +2.16%) 		4,878 (+16,380, +142.41%)
80.61%
09/25/2012
117,015
(-1,004)
128,517
(-6,530)
91,022
(-8,441)
64,696
(-439)
27,344
(-556)
42,168
(-3,032)
284,818
(-10,001, -4.08%) 		-11,502 (+5,526, +32.45%)
63.69%
09/18/2012
118,019
(-13,905)
135,047
(-8)
99,463
(+4,394)
65,135
(-7,075)
27,900
(+614)
45,200
(-1,814)
294,358
(-8,897, -3.5%) 		-17,028 (-13,897, -443.85%)
57.99%
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