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
All data includes weekly changes
Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
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%
02/06/2024
106,772
(-1,086)
150,752
(+8,944)
90,273
(+5,881)
41,119
(-6,059)
29,906
(-1,159)
35,080
(+751)
279,122
(+3,636, +1.63%) 		-43,980 (-10,030, -29.54%)
68.97%
01/30/2024
107,858
(-1,016)
141,808
(+6,163)
84,392
(+11,102)
47,178
(+220)
31,065
(-2,194)
34,329
(+1,509)
277,875
(+7,892, +3.66%) 		-33,950 (-7,179, -26.82%)
81.22%
01/23/2024
108,874
(-350)
135,645
(+3,802)
73,290
(+1,443)
46,958
(-2,081)
33,259
(-44)
32,820
(-672)
269,789
(+1,049, +0.49%) 		-26,771 (-4,152, -18.36%)
89.98%
01/16/2024
109,224
(-579)
131,843
(-1,223)
71,847
(+1,194)
49,039
(+1,753)
33,303
(+140)
33,492
(+225)
271,105
(+755, +0.35%) 		-22,619 (+644, +2.77%)
95.05%
01/09/2024
109,803
(+4,437)
133,066
(-1,127)
70,653
(-1,526)
47,286
(+5,760)
33,163
(+2,346)
33,267
(+624)
270,083
(+5,257, +2.52%) 		-23,263 (+5,564, +19.3%)
94.27%
01/02/2024
105,366
(-577)
134,193
(-2,291)
72,179
(+2,130)
41,526
(+4,275)
30,817
(-1,126)
32,643
(-1,557)
269,565
(+427, +0.21%) 		-28,827 (+1,714, +5.61%)
87.47%
12/26/2023
105,943
(+1,347)
136,484
(+1,087)
70,049
(+497)
37,251
(+1,865)
31,943
(+675)
34,200
(-433)
265,435
(+2,519, +1.23%) 		-30,541 (+260, +0.84%)
85.38%
12/19/2023
104,596
(+1,420)
135,397
(-1,823)
69,552
(-1,564)
35,386
(+3,028)
31,268
(+932)
34,633
(-417)
265,226
(+788, +0.39%) 		-30,801 (+3,243, +9.53%)
85.06%
12/12/2023
103,176
(-3,785)
137,220
(-2,701)
71,116
(+738)
32,358
(-562)
30,336
(-1,222)
35,050
(-1,006)
265,033
(-4,269, -2.04%) 		-34,044 (-1,084, -3.29%)
81.1%
12/05/2023
106,961
(+1,759)
139,921
(-1,608)
70,378
(-8,028)
32,920
(-5,629)
31,558
(+788)
36,056
(+1,756)
265,444
(-5,481, -2.56%) 		-32,960 (+3,367, +9.27%)
82.43%
11/28/2023
105,202
(-3,782)
141,529
(-3,372)
78,406
(-804)
38,549
(-2,005)
30,770
(-1,940)
34,300
(-1,149)
272,491
(-6,526, -2.95%) 		-36,327 (-410, -1.14%)
78.32%
11/21/2023
108,984
(+5,862)
144,901
(+2,374)
79,210
(-1,057)
40,554
(+3,102)
32,710
(+2,220)
35,449
(+1,549)
282,523
(+7,025, +3.28%) 		-35,917 (+3,488, +8.85%)
78.82%
11/14/2023
103,122
(+664)
142,527
(-5,536)
80,267
(-15,853)
37,452
(-7,441)
30,490
(+506)
33,900
(-1,706)
283,950
(-14,683, -6.42%) 		-39,405 (+6,200, +13.6%)
74.56%
11/07/2023
102,458
(+1,997)
148,063
(+3,763)
96,120
(-211)
44,893
(-1,252)
29,984
(+2,304)
35,606
(+1,579)
294,449
(+4,090, +1.82%) 		-45,605 (-1,766, -4.03%)
66.99%
10/31/2023
100,461
(+3,843)
144,300
(-1,433)
96,331
(-6,501)
46,145
(+170)
27,680
(+1,189)
34,027
(-206)
283,440
(-1,469, -0.65%) 		-43,839 (+5,276, +10.74%)
69.14%
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