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
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%
10/24/2023
96,618
(+2,021)
145,733
(-17,691)
102,832
(-20,457)
45,975
(+993)
26,491
(-2,041)
34,233
(-3,779)
278,847
(-20,477, -8.31%) 		-49,115 (+19,712, +28.64%)
62.7%
10/17/2023
94,597
(+723)
163,424
(-3,371)
123,289
(-4,046)
44,982
(+1,746)
28,532
(+874)
38,012
(-824)
292,645
(-2,449, -0.98%) 		-68,827 (+4,094, +5.61%)
38.64%
10/10/2023
93,874
(+49)
166,795
(+726)
127,335
(-11,084)
43,236
(-8,845)
27,658
(+1,855)
38,836
(-1,061)
292,527
(-9,180, -3.56%) 		-72,921 (-677, -0.94%)
33.64%
10/03/2023
93,825
(+383)
166,069
(-5,635)
138,419
(-13,347)
52,081
(-4,581)
25,803
(-538)
39,897
(-3,286)
308,993
(-13,502, -4.97%) 		-72,244 (+6,018, +7.69%)
34.47%
09/26/2023
93,442
(-636)
171,704
(-5,698)
151,766
(-1,705)
56,662
(+2,672)
26,341
(-2,784)
43,183
(-2,099)
327,248
(-5,125, -1.85%) 		-78,262 (+5,062, +6.08%)
27.12%
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