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
03/07/2006
107,519
(+2,644)
93,452
(-2,219)
40,647
(+681)
26,069
(+3,265)
24,776
(+35)
53,421
(+2,314)
208,661
(+3,360, +1.98%) 		14,067 (+4,863, +52.84%)
92.72%
02/28/2006
104,875
(+5,201)
95,671
(+2,550)
39,966
(-3,743)
22,804
(+3,681)
24,741
(-4,466)
51,107
(-9,239)
211,135
(-3,008, -1.74%) 		9,204 (+2,651, +40.45%)
82.89%
02/21/2006
99,674
(+1,819)
93,121
(-138)
43,709
(-2,471)
19,123
(+566)
29,207
(-1,138)
60,346
(-2,218)
215,574
(-1,790, -1.03%) 		6,553 (+1,957, +42.58%)
77.53%
02/14/2006
97,855
(-3,126)
93,259
(-2,564)
46,180
(-4,797)
18,557
(-2,761)
30,345
(-454)
62,564
(-3,052)
218,888
(-8,377, -4.58%) 		4,596 (-562, -10.9%)
73.57%
02/07/2006
100,981
(-1,943)
95,823
(-6,521)
50,977
(-7,671)
21,318
(-1,249)
30,799
(-445)
65,616
(-2,289)
227,304
(-10,059, -5.22%) 		5,158 (+4,578, +789.31%)
74.71%
01/31/2006
102,924
(+1,866)
102,344
(+758)
58,648
(-4,893)
22,567
(-1,022)
31,244
(-35)
67,905
(-2,798)
237,194
(-3,062, -1.56%) 		580 (+1,108, +209.85%)
65.45%
01/24/2006
101,058
(+5,348)
101,586
(+1,541)
63,541
(-1,869)
23,589
(+1,868)
31,279
(+593)
70,703
(+663)
238,347
(+4,072, +2.12%) 		-528 (+3,807, +87.82%)
63.21%
01/17/2006
95,710
(+10,827)
100,045
(+1,176)
65,410
(-7,580)
21,721
(+363)
30,686
(+4,335)
70,040
(+6,043)
229,356
(+7,582, +4.12%) 		-4,335 (+9,651, +69.0%)
55.51%
01/10/2006
84,883
(+5,538)
98,869
(+1,635)
72,990
(+263)
21,358
(+1,550)
26,351
(+4,380)
63,997
(+6,996)
213,621
(+10,181, +5.85%) 		-13,986 (+3,903, +21.82%)
36.0%
01/03/2006
79,345
(-2,732)
97,234
(+3,676)
72,727
(+5,614)
19,808
(-227)
21,971
(+1,310)
57,001
(+743)
199,893
(+4,192, +2.47%) 		-17,889 (-6,408, -55.81%)
28.11%
12/27/2005
82,077
(+2,021)
93,558
(-377)
67,113
(-1,735)
20,035
(+451)
20,661
(-2,856)
56,258
(-2,644)
195,778
(-2,570, -1.49%) 		-11,481 (+2,398, +17.28%)
41.06%
12/20/2005
80,056
(-2,467)
93,935
(-2,746)
68,848
(+837)
19,584
(+1,655)
23,517
(+1,763)
58,902
(+1,224)
198,245
(+133, +0.08%) 		-13,879 (+279, +1.97%)
36.21%
12/13/2005
82,523
(+2,110)
96,681
(+344)
68,011
(+527)
17,929
(+1,680)
21,754
(+80)
57,678
(+693)
199,166
(+2,717, +1.6%) 		-14,158 (+1,766, +11.09%)
35.65%
12/06/2005
80,413
(+1,335)
96,337
(+8,884)
67,484
(+6,095)
16,249
(-2,357)
21,674
(-181)
56,985
(+722)
196,414
(+7,249, +4.47%) 		-15,924 (-7,549, -90.14%)
32.08%
11/29/2005
79,078
(+2,790)
87,453
(+4,027)
61,389
(+4,638)
18,606
(-635)
21,855
(-218)
56,263
(+3,818)
187,344
(+7,210, +4.65%) 		-8,375 (-1,237, -17.33%)
47.34%
11/22/2005
76,288
(+2,374)
83,426
(+2,042)
56,751
(+1,232)
19,241
(-89)
22,073
(+525)
52,445
(+2,178)
178,002
(+4,131, +2.74%) 		-7,138 (+332, +4.44%)
49.84%
11/15/2005
73,914
(+3,867)
81,384
(+5,247)
55,519
(+1,522)
19,330
(+1,213)
21,548
(+1,088)
50,267
(+17)
173,332
(+6,477, +4.48%) 		-7,470 (-1,380, -22.66%)
49.17%
11/08/2005
70,047
(-2,256)
76,137
(-3,033)
53,997
(+2,572)
18,117
(+1,335)
20,460
(+1,004)
50,250
(+3,018)
166,183
(+1,320, +0.92%) 		-6,090 (+777, +11.31%)
51.96%
11/01/2005
72,303
(+899)
79,170
(-1,194)
51,425
(-1,849)
16,782
(+495)
19,456
(+645)
47,232
(+394)
168,060
(-305, -0.21%) 		-6,867 (+2,093, +23.36%)
50.39%
10/25/2005
71,404
(-16)
80,364
(+1,872)
53,274
(+2,234)
16,287
(-110)
18,811
(-329)
46,838
(+127)
168,332
(+1,889, +1.33%) 		-8,960 (-1,888, -26.7%)
46.16%
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