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
11/11/2008
113,000
(-63)
89,766
(+2,047)
53,304
(-275)
52,222
(-1,892)
16,184
(+2,562)
40,500
(+2,069)
212,279
(+2,224, +1.23%) 		23,234 (-2,110, -8.33%)
84.79%
11/04/2008
113,063
(-951)
87,719
(+1,048)
53,579
(+167)
54,114
(-3,248)
13,622
(-1,713)
38,431
(-297)
216,468
(-2,497, -1.37%) 		25,344 (-1,999, -7.31%)
88.82%
10/28/2008
114,014
(-7,854)
86,671
(-5,833)
53,412
(-3,102)
57,362
(-1,947)
15,335
(+202)
38,728
(-2,974)
214,044
(-10,754, -5.56%) 		27,343 (-2,021, -6.88%)
92.63%
10/21/2008
121,868
(-5,767)
92,504
(-6,360)
56,514
(+282)
59,309
(+3,354)
15,133
(-565)
41,702
(-3,044)
225,382
(-6,050, -3.03%) 		29,364 (+593, +2.06%)
96.48%
10/14/2008
127,635
(-5,679)
98,864
(-3,240)
56,232
(-2,169)
55,955
(-3,475)
15,698
(-1,852)
44,746
(-2,985)
231,367
(-9,700, -4.64%) 		28,771 (-2,439, -7.81%)
95.35%
10/07/2008
133,314
(+2,385)
102,104
(-809)
58,401
(-8,453)
59,430
(-5,243)
17,550
(-3,598)
47,731
(-3,614)
239,492
(-9,666, -4.42%) 		31,210 (+3,194, +11.4%)
100.0%
09/30/2008
130,929
(-4,585)
102,913
(-2,160)
66,854
(-1,965)
64,673
(-4,736)
21,148
(-222)
51,345
(+124)
246,257
(-6,772, -3.0%) 		28,016 (-2,425, -7.97%)
95.25%
09/23/2008
135,514
(-5,047)
105,073
(-5,015)
68,819
(-3,625)
69,409
(-2,806)
21,370
(-3,345)
51,221
(-4,196)
256,310
(-12,017, -5.06%) 		30,441 (-32, -0.11%)
99.94%
09/16/2008
140,561
(+1,834)
110,088
(-524)
72,444
(-2,529)
72,215
(+1,548)
24,715
(+3,708)
55,417
(+1,989)
276,655
(+3,013, +1.28%) 		30,473 (+2,358, +8.39%)
100.0%
09/09/2008
138,727
(-330)
110,612
(-6,064)
74,973
(+1,146)
70,667
(+6,422)
21,007
(+818)
53,428
(+1,276)
272,352
(+1,634, +0.7%) 		28,115 (+5,734, +25.62%)
97.66%
09/02/2008
139,057
(-682)
116,676
(-3,570)
73,827
(+1,780)
64,245
(+6,380)
20,189
(+1,816)
52,152
(+104)
275,222
(+2,914, +1.27%) 		22,381 (+2,888, +14.82%)
86.31%
08/26/2008
139,739
(-337)
120,246
(-2,964)
72,047
(-2,324)
57,865
(+313)
18,373
(-1,477)
52,048
(-1,487)
271,356
(-4,138, -1.77%) 		19,493 (+2,627, +15.58%)
80.6%
08/19/2008
140,076
(+688)
123,210
(-4,565)
74,371
(-905)
57,552
(+2,250)
19,850
(-1,069)
53,535
(+1,029)
275,574
(-1,286, -0.55%) 		16,866 (+5,253, +45.23%)
75.4%
08/12/2008
139,388
(-1,886)
127,775
(-587)
75,276
(-360)
55,302
(-1,406)
20,919
(-3,964)
52,506
(-4,217)
276,299
(-6,210, -2.57%) 		11,613 (-1,299, -10.06%)
65.01%
08/05/2008
141,274
(-550)
128,362
(+1,706)
75,636
(-3,063)
56,708
(-2,449)
24,883
(+1,569)
56,723
(-1,301)
296,992
(-2,044, -0.84%) 		12,912 (-2,256, -14.87%)
67.58%
07/29/2008
141,824
(+5,211)
126,656
(-4,215)
78,699
(-4,329)
59,157
(+7,894)
23,314
(-742)
58,024
(-3,539)
294,381
(+140, +0.06%) 		15,168 (+9,426, +164.16%)
72.04%
07/22/2008
136,613
(+1,448)
130,871
(-9,264)
83,028
(+995)
51,263
(+11,943)
24,056
(-755)
61,563
(-991)
298,308
(+1,688, +0.7%) 		5,742 (+10,712, +215.53%)
53.39%
07/15/2008
135,165
(-5,352)
140,135
(-16,521)
82,033
(-7,059)
39,320
(+5,199)
24,811
(-721)
62,554
(-1,810)
294,372
(-13,132, -5.15%) 		-4,970 (+11,169, +69.21%)
32.2%
07/08/2008
140,517
(-5,291)
156,656
(-7,704)
89,092
(-2,242)
34,121
(+1,031)
25,532
(+1,099)
64,364
(+239)
305,885
(-6,434, -2.46%) 		-16,139 (+2,413, +13.01%)
10.1%
07/01/2008
145,808
(+1,596)
164,360
(-1,095)
91,334
(+1,430)
33,090
(+5,711)
24,433
(+561)
64,125
(-1,029)
312,602
(+3,587, +1.39%) 		-18,552 (+2,691, +12.67%)
5.32%
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