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
01/05/2010
113,391
(-1,919)
133,923
(+7,914)
95,918
(+1,715)
48,431
(-7,903)
16,426
(-6,655)
43,381
(-6,870)
258,975
(-6,859, -2.95%) 		-20,532 (-9,833, -91.91%)
1.36%
12/29/2009
115,310
(-1,352)
126,009
(+1,931)
94,203
(+3,158)
56,334
(-2,192)
23,081
(+42)
50,251
(+2,109)
264,579
(+1,848, +0.8%) 		-10,699 (-3,283, -44.27%)
20.1%
12/22/2009
116,662
(+327)
124,078
(+4,637)
91,045
(-743)
58,526
(-6,895)
23,039
(-1,307)
48,142
(+535)
259,625
(-1,723, -0.74%) 		-7,416 (-4,310, -138.76%)
26.36%
12/15/2009
116,335
(-1,249)
119,441
(+2,201)
91,788
(+1,692)
65,421
(-1,912)
24,346
(-1,041)
47,607
(-887)
260,608
(-598, -0.26%) 		-3,106 (-3,450, -1002.91%)
34.58%
12/08/2009
117,584
(-4,219)
117,240
(-944)
90,096
(+63)
67,333
(-94)
25,387
(+1,617)
48,494
(-1,501)
263,650
(-2,539, -1.08%) 		344 (-3,275, -90.49%)
41.15%
12/01/2009
121,803
(+444)
118,184
(+1,042)
90,033
(+624)
67,427
(+615)
23,770
(-207)
49,995
(-796)
266,788
(+861, +0.37%) 		3,619 (-598, -14.18%)
47.4%
11/24/2009
121,359
(+2,923)
117,142
(+3,154)
89,409
(+3,458)
66,812
(+3,782)
23,977
(-9,188)
50,791
(-9,743)
266,079
(-2,807, -1.18%) 		4,217 (-231, -5.19%)
48.54%
11/17/2009
118,436
(-198)
113,988
(-4,459)
85,951
(+7,129)
63,030
(+11,573)
33,165
(+11,314)
60,534
(+11,131)
271,891
(+18,245, +8.32%) 		4,448 (+4,261, +2278.61%)
48.98%
11/09/2009
118,634
(-814)
118,447
(-2,129)
78,822
(-377)
51,457
(-4,816)
21,851
(-120)
49,403
(+5,634)
265,070
(-1,311, -0.59%) 		187 (+1,315, +116.58%)
40.86%
11/03/2009
119,448
(-2,006)
120,576
(+4,136)
79,199
(+4,687)
56,273
(-1,961)
21,971
(+311)
43,769
(+817)
268,141
(+2,992, +1.37%) 		-1,128 (-6,142, -122.5%)
38.35%
10/27/2009
121,454
(-2,734)
116,440
(+6,893)
74,512
(+3,629)
58,234
(-7,211)
21,660
(-1,519)
42,952
(-306)
263,566
(-624, -0.29%) 		5,014 (-9,627, -65.75%)
50.06%
10/20/2009
124,188
(+81)
109,547
(+7,650)
70,883
(+1,190)
65,445
(-4,270)
23,179
(+2,459)
43,258
(+350)
262,458
(+3,730, +1.74%) 		14,641 (-7,569, -34.08%)
68.41%
10/13/2009
124,107
(-1,871)
101,897
(-425)
69,693
(+964)
69,715
(+2,067)
20,720
(-884)
42,908
(-3,433)
256,823
(-1,791, -0.83%) 		22,210 (-1,446, -6.11%)
82.84%
10/06/2009
125,978
(+2,898)
102,322
(-1,920)
68,729
(-2,300)
67,648
(+489)
21,604
(+473)
46,341
(+2,502)
255,493
(+1,071, +0.5%) 		23,656 (+4,818, +25.58%)
85.6%
09/29/2009
123,080
(+1,851)
104,242
(+6,598)
71,029
(+1,681)
67,159
(-3,480)
21,131
(-3,392)
43,839
(-2,978)
255,073
(+140, +0.07%) 		18,838 (-4,747, -20.13%)
76.41%
09/22/2009
121,229
(+6,269)
97,644
(-4,543)
69,348
(-3,682)
70,639
(+10,135)
24,523
(+817)
46,817
(-2,188)
257,090
(+3,404, +1.61%) 		23,585 (+10,812, +84.65%)
85.46%
09/15/2009
114,960
(+527)
102,187
(+5,091)
73,030
(+2,415)
60,504
(-2,135)
23,706
(+1,148)
49,005
(+1,134)
253,516
(+4,090, +1.97%) 		12,773 (-4,564, -26.33%)
64.85%
09/08/2009
114,433
(+1,740)
97,096
(+78)
70,615
(-4,974)
62,639
(-4,140)
22,558
(+1,983)
47,871
(+2,811)
242,009
(-1,251, -0.6%) 		17,337 (+1,662, +10.6%)
73.55%
09/01/2009
112,693
(+4,950)
97,018
(-4,924)
75,589
(-153)
66,779
(+10,206)
20,575
(-46)
45,060
(-531)
244,351
(+4,751, +2.33%) 		15,675 (+9,874, +170.21%)
70.38%
08/25/2009
107,743
(+3,355)
101,942
(+2,459)
75,742
(+2,679)
56,573
(+2,527)
20,621
(-182)
45,591
(+866)
239,923
(+5,852, +2.95%) 		5,801 (+896, +18.27%)
51.56%
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