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
03/01/2011
143,011
(-2,322)
174,299
(-3,692)
127,418
(-1,607)
58,570
(+2,108)
28,082
(-2,296)
65,642
(-4,641)
355,843
(-6,225, -2.04%) 		-31,288 (+1,370, +4.19%)
40.13%
02/22/2011
145,333
(-189)
177,991
(+697)
129,025
(+1,792)
56,462
(+471)
30,378
(+1,623)
70,283
(+2,058)
359,080
(+3,226, +1.07%) 		-32,658 (-886, -2.79%)
38.82%
02/15/2011
145,522
(-1,128)
177,294
(-984)
127,233
(+3,224)
55,991
(+1,831)
28,755
(-1,514)
68,225
(-265)
353,698
(+582, +0.19%) 		-31,772 (-144, -0.46%)
39.67%
02/08/2011
146,650
(-2,005)
178,278
(+784)
124,009
(-6,555)
54,160
(-10,794)
30,269
(-967)
68,490
(+483)
355,295
(-9,527, -3.07%) 		-31,628 (-2,789, -9.67%)
39.8%
02/01/2011
148,655
(+11,407)
177,494
(+8,918)
130,564
(+1,465)
64,954
(+2,762)
31,236
(-647)
68,007
(+545)
368,348
(+12,225, +4.1%) 		-28,839 (+2,489, +7.94%)
42.48%
01/25/2011
137,248
(+3,915)
168,576
(+3,956)
129,099
(-1,810)
62,192
(+967)
31,883
(+855)
67,462
(-1,963)
358,433
(+2,960, +1.0%) 		-31,328 (-41, -0.13%)
40.09%
01/18/2011
133,333
(+5,904)
164,620
(-4,246)
130,909
(-1,407)
61,225
(+6,498)
31,028
(-209)
69,425
(+2,036)
344,832
(+4,288, +1.47%) 		-31,287 (+10,150, +24.5%)
40.13%
01/11/2011
127,429
(+2,187)
168,866
(+3,637)
132,316
(+924)
54,727
(+315)
31,237
(+5,017)
67,389
(+4,176)
333,554
(+8,128, +2.87%) 		-41,437 (-1,450, -3.63%)
30.41%
01/04/2011
125,242
(+221)
165,229
(-2,051)
131,392
(+4,575)
54,412
(+7,517)
26,220
(-387)
63,213
(-1,057)
330,306
(+4,409, +1.58%) 		-39,987 (+2,272, +5.38%)
31.8%
12/28/2010
125,021
(-1,613)
167,280
(-2,955)
126,817
(+1,763)
46,895
(+4,027)
26,607
(+1,500)
64,270
(+578)
325,248
(+1,650, +0.6%) 		-42,259 (+1,342, +3.08%)
29.62%
12/21/2010
126,634
(-1,727)
170,235
(-2,950)
125,054
(-3,665)
42,868
(-2,195)
25,107
(-2,046)
63,692
(-2,293)
325,371
(-7,438, -2.62%) 		-43,601 (+1,223, +2.73%)
28.33%
12/14/2010
128,361
(+497)
173,185
(-3,966)
128,719
(-3,670)
45,063
(+998)
27,153
(-1,148)
65,985
(-1,353)
334,545
(-4,321, -1.5%) 		-44,824 (+4,463, +9.06%)
27.16%
12/07/2010
127,864
(+2,122)
177,151
(+4,955)
132,389
(-4,645)
44,065
(-8,108)
28,301
(-283)
67,338
(+347)
340,954
(-2,806, -0.96%) 		-49,287 (-2,833, -6.1%)
22.89%
11/30/2010
125,742
(-1,593)
172,196
(-2,699)
137,034
(+9,082)
52,173
(+8,888)
28,584
(+1,829)
66,991
(+3,129)
343,325
(+9,318, +3.3%) 		-46,454 (+1,106, +2.33%)
25.6%
11/23/2010
127,335
(+7,477)
174,895
(+1,315)
127,952
(-1,285)
43,285
(+4,596)
26,755
(+1,032)
63,862
(+1,313)
332,090
(+7,224, +2.63%) 		-47,560 (+6,162, +11.47%)
24.54%
11/16/2010
119,858
(+3,419)
173,580
(+2,842)
129,237
(-795)
38,689
(-5,501)
25,723
(-2,148)
62,549
(+3,135)
314,299
(+476, +0.17%) 		-53,722 (+577, +1.06%)
18.64%
11/09/2010
116,439
(-1,910)
170,738
(-4,930)
130,032
(-6,798)
44,190
(-1,358)
27,871
(+2,215)
59,414
(-205)
307,155
(-6,493, -2.31%) 		-54,299 (+3,020, +5.27%)
18.09%
11/02/2010
118,349
(+2,265)
175,668
(-3,961)
136,830
(-5,931)
45,548
(+929)
25,656
(+1,059)
59,619
(+425)
316,061
(-2,607, -0.92%) 		-57,319 (+6,226, +9.8%)
15.19%
10/26/2010
116,084
(-35)
179,629
(-1,576)
142,761
(+2,010)
44,619
(+4,136)
24,597
(+125)
59,194
(-460)
315,404
(+2,100, +0.75%) 		-63,545 (+1,541, +2.37%)
9.23%
10/19/2010
116,119
(-4,141)
181,205
(-5,417)
140,751
(+2,633)
40,483
(+3,183)
24,472
(-1,691)
59,654
(-965)
315,182
(-3,199, -1.12%) 		-65,086 (+1,276, +1.92%)
7.75%
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