OPEN INTEREST

385,029

(+665, +0.21%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-84,582

(-1,215, -1.46%)
LARGE SPEC NET

106,141

(0)
SMALL TRADERS NET

-21,559

(+1,215)
COT INDEX

19.26%

As of 08/19/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/19

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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
06/25/2024
93,017
(-89)
133,565
(-5,553)
121,955
(+8,121)
73,240
(+11,853)
27,814
(-1,548)
35,981
(+184)
297,676
(+6,484, +2.74%) 		-40,548 (+5,464, +11.88%)
73.16%
06/18/2024
93,106
(-1,400)
139,118
(+784)
113,834
(+3,995)
61,387
(+2,706)
29,362
(+1,350)
35,797
(+455)
284,891
(+3,945, +1.7%) 		-46,012 (-2,184, -4.98%)
66.49%
06/11/2024
94,506
(-2,540)
138,334
(-4,598)
109,839
(-5,475)
58,681
(-2,500)
28,012
(-464)
35,342
(-1,381)
275,504
(-8,479, -3.52%) 		-43,828 (+2,058, +4.49%)
69.16%
06/04/2024
97,046
(+1,094)
142,932
(-2,762)
115,314
(-4,042)
61,181
(+2,680)
28,476
(+1,611)
36,723
(-1,255)
288,856
(-1,337, -0.55%) 		-45,886 (+3,856, +7.75%)
66.65%
05/28/2024
95,952
(+417)
145,694
(+8,398)
119,356
(+11,679)
58,501
(+1,480)
26,865
(-554)
37,978
(+1,664)
292,515
(+11,542, +5.0%) 		-49,742 (-7,981, -19.11%)
61.94%
05/21/2024
95,535
(+678)
137,296
(+4,697)
107,677
(+7,675)
57,021
(+1,678)
27,419
(+156)
36,314
(+2,134)
278,426
(+8,509, +3.83%) 		-41,761 (-4,019, -10.65%)
71.68%
05/14/2024
94,857
(-3,612)
132,599
(-3,194)
100,002
(+3,158)
55,343
(+1,974)
27,263
(+955)
34,180
(+1,721)
271,075
(+501, +0.23%) 		-37,742 (-418, -1.12%)
76.59%
05/07/2024
98,469
(+740)
135,793
(-24)
96,844
(-2,821)
53,369
(-2,493)
26,308
(+51)
32,459
(+487)
272,777
(-2,030, -0.91%) 		-37,324 (+764, +2.01%)
77.1%
04/30/2024
97,729
(+1,053)
135,817
(-710)
99,665
(+44)
55,862
(+3,794)
26,257
(+640)
31,972
(-1,347)
275,985
(+1,737, +0.78%) 		-38,088 (+1,763, +4.42%)
76.17%
04/23/2024
96,676
(-5,386)
136,527
(-1,510)
99,621
(+4,094)
52,068
(-448)
25,617
(-1,328)
33,319
(-662)
273,176
(-2,620, -1.17%) 		-39,851 (-3,876, -10.77%)
74.01%
04/16/2024
102,062
(-1,090)
138,037
(-7,594)
95,527
(-4,908)
52,516
(+1,052)
26,945
(-1,283)
33,981
(-739)
273,036
(-7,281, -3.14%) 		-35,975 (+6,504, +15.31%)
78.75%
04/09/2024
103,152
(-929)
145,631
(-11,660)
100,435
(-15,003)
51,464
(-3,918)
28,228
(-291)
34,720
(-645)
281,774
(-16,223, -6.54%) 		-42,479 (+10,731, +20.17%)
70.81%
04/02/2024
104,081
(+3,301)
157,291
(-2,540)
115,438
(-4,173)
55,382
(+2,681)
28,519
(-1,867)
35,365
(-2,880)
302,149
(-2,739, -1.09%) 		-53,210 (+5,841, +9.89%)
57.7%
03/26/2024
100,780
(-1,301)
159,831
(-8,023)
119,611
(-5,154)
52,701
(+1,706)
30,386
(-1,021)
38,245
(-1,159)
306,854
(-7,476, -2.89%) 		-59,051 (+6,722, +10.22%)
50.57%
03/19/2024
102,081
(-1,031)
167,854
(-1,890)
124,765
(+1,533)
50,995
(+608)
31,407
(-1,767)
39,404
(+17)
319,603
(-1,265, -0.49%) 		-65,773 (+859, +1.29%)
42.37%
03/12/2024
103,112
(-4,136)
169,744
(-1,595)
123,232
(+1,548)
50,387
(-2,384)
33,174
(+954)
39,387
(+2,345)
313,505
(-1,634, -0.63%) 		-66,632 (-2,541, -3.96%)
41.32%
03/05/2024
107,248
(+1,437)
171,339
(+5,063)
121,684
(+6,939)
52,771
(+4,025)
32,220
(+1,488)
37,042
(+776)
317,436
(+9,864, +3.93%) 		-64,091 (-3,626, -6.0%)
44.42%
02/27/2024
105,811
(-712)
166,276
(+2,627)
114,745
(+8,270)
48,746
(+4,151)
30,732
(-229)
36,266
(+551)
304,776
(+7,329, +3.0%) 		-60,465 (-3,339, -5.84%)
48.85%
02/20/2024
106,523
(-1,500)
163,649
(+6,638)
106,475
(+8,836)
44,595
(+550)
30,961
(-898)
35,715
(-750)
290,563
(+6,438, +2.71%) 		-57,126 (-8,138, -16.61%)
52.92%
02/13/2024
108,023
(+1,251)
157,011
(+6,259)
97,639
(+7,366)
44,045
(+2,926)
31,859
(+1,953)
36,465
(+1,385)
287,123
(+10,570, +4.66%) 		-48,988 (-5,008, -11.39%)
62.86%
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