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
03/31/2009
103,492
(-2,140)
81,744
(-6,755)
48,951
(+1,597)
57,967
(+7,411)
22,543
(-3,096)
35,275
(-4,295)
203,981
(-3,639, -2.04%) 		21,748 (+4,615, +26.94%)
81.96%
03/24/2009
105,632
(+1,922)
88,499
(+5,644)
47,354
(-1,483)
50,556
(-1,482)
25,639
(+3,140)
39,570
(-583)
211,521
(+3,579, +2.04%) 		17,133 (-3,722, -17.85%)
73.16%
03/17/2009
103,710
(-457)
82,855
(+971)
48,837
(-2,045)
52,038
(-2,290)
22,499
(+950)
40,153
(-233)
206,327
(-1,552, -0.88%) 		20,855 (-1,428, -6.41%)
80.26%
03/10/2009
104,167
(+4,084)
81,884
(+3,004)
50,882
(+364)
54,328
(+2,977)
21,549
(+5,035)
40,386
(+3,502)
209,715
(+9,483, +5.67%) 		22,283 (+1,080, +5.09%)
82.98%
03/03/2009
100,083
(+2,225)
78,880
(+357)
50,518
(-552)
51,351
(+3,111)
16,514
(-457)
36,884
(-2,252)
202,827
(+1,216, +0.73%) 		21,203 (+1,868, +9.66%)
80.92%
02/24/2009
97,858
(+418)
78,523
(-5,216)
51,070
(+1,138)
48,240
(+2,742)
16,971
(-1,644)
39,136
(+2,386)
204,978
(-88, -0.05%) 		19,335 (+5,634, +41.12%)
77.36%
02/17/2009
97,440
(-1,032)
83,739
(-2,299)
49,932
(-1,551)
45,498
(-1,779)
18,615
(-1,993)
36,750
(-498)
200,762
(-4,576, -2.68%) 		13,701 (+1,267, +10.19%)
66.62%
02/10/2009
98,472
(-2,529)
86,038
(+6,653)
51,483
(-2,502)
47,277
(-13,652)
20,608
(-1,342)
37,248
(+626)
202,092
(-6,373, -3.6%) 		12,434 (-9,182, -42.48%)
64.2%
02/03/2009
101,001
(+1,017)
79,385
(+661)
53,985
(-277)
60,929
(+2,700)
21,950
(+1,697)
36,622
(-924)
207,224
(+2,437, +1.4%) 		21,616 (+356, +1.67%)
81.71%
01/27/2009
99,984
(+2,041)
78,724
(+135)
54,262
(+2,947)
58,229
(+4,039)
20,253
(+913)
37,546
(+1,727)
206,740
(+5,901, +3.5%) 		21,260 (+1,906, +9.85%)
81.03%
01/20/2009
97,943
(-1,922)
78,589
(-4,043)
51,315
(+2,670)
54,190
(+4,164)
19,340
(-1,918)
35,819
(-1,291)
203,960
(-1,170, -0.69%) 		19,354 (+2,121, +12.31%)
77.4%
01/13/2009
99,865
(-11,430)
82,632
(-5,110)
48,645
(+1,127)
50,026
(-3,204)
21,258
(+2,577)
37,110
(+588)
201,142
(-7,726, -4.35%) 		17,233 (-6,320, -26.83%)
73.35%
01/06/2009
111,295
(-574)
87,742
(+4,307)
47,518
(+2,614)
53,230
(-1,810)
18,681
(+2,833)
36,522
(+2,376)
216,984
(+4,873, +2.82%) 		23,553 (-4,881, -17.17%)
85.4%
12/30/2008
111,869
(-1,736)
83,435
(+122)
44,904
(+135)
55,040
(-432)
15,848
(-750)
34,146
(-2,041)
211,365
(-2,351, -1.34%) 		28,434 (-1,858, -6.13%)
94.71%
12/22/2008
113,605
(+412)
83,313
(+218)
44,769
(-177)
55,472
(+482)
16,598
(-655)
36,187
(-1,120)
212,399
(-420, -0.24%) 		30,292 (+194, +0.64%)
98.25%
12/16/2008
113,193
(-1,389)
83,095
(-1,141)
44,946
(-163)
54,990
(-691)
17,253
(+173)
37,307
(+453)
212,225
(-1,379, -0.78%) 		30,098 (-248, -0.82%)
97.88%
12/09/2008
114,582
(+1,131)
84,236
(-4,982)
45,109
(-3,786)
55,681
(+2,371)
17,080
(+1,250)
36,854
(+1,206)
210,044
(-1,405, -0.79%) 		30,346 (+6,113, +25.23%)
98.35%
12/02/2008
113,451
(+385)
89,218
(-383)
48,895
(+82)
53,310
(+425)
15,830
(-1,132)
35,648
(-707)
213,323
(-665, -0.37%) 		24,233 (+768, +3.27%)
86.7%
11/25/2008
113,066
(-1,770)
89,601
(-465)
48,813
(-1,928)
52,885
(-1,597)
16,962
(-85)
36,355
(-1,721)
213,883
(-3,783, -2.07%) 		23,465 (-1,305, -5.27%)
85.23%
11/18/2008
114,836
(+1,836)
90,066
(+300)
50,741
(-2,563)
54,482
(+2,260)
17,047
(+863)
38,076
(-2,424)
216,423
(+136, +0.07%) 		24,770 (+1,536, +6.61%)
87.72%
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