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
08/24/2004
47,535
(+239)
60,651
(-4,299)
28,794
(-1,094)
8,921
(+4,424)
18,068
(+943)
24,825
(-37)
105,379
(+88, +0.09%) 		-13,116 (+4,538, +25.71%)
42.07%
08/17/2004
47,296
(+125)
64,950
(-1,135)
29,888
(-2,263)
4,497
(-292)
17,125
(+224)
24,862
(-487)
110,123
(-1,914, -1.99%) 		-17,654 (+1,260, +6.66%)
31.85%
08/10/2004
47,171
(-4,616)
66,085
(+910)
32,151
(+769)
4,789
(-4,213)
16,901
(-322)
25,349
(-866)
112,302
(-4,169, -4.15%) 		-18,914 (-5,526, -41.28%)
29.01%
08/03/2004
51,787
(+706)
65,175
(-3,512)
31,382
(-1,904)
9,002
(+474)
17,223
(-2,930)
26,215
(-1,090)
115,747
(-4,128, -3.95%) 		-13,388 (+4,218, +23.96%)
41.46%
07/27/2004
51,081
(+779)
68,687
(+3,454)
33,286
(+2,510)
8,528
(-823)
20,153
(+476)
27,305
(+1,134)
119,971
(+3,765, +3.74%) 		-17,606 (-2,675, -17.92%)
31.96%
07/20/2004
50,302
(+3,240)
65,233
(-1,323)
30,776
(-2,343)
9,351
(+1,196)
19,677
(+266)
26,171
(+1,290)
111,161
(+1,163, +1.17%) 		-14,931 (+4,563, +23.41%)
37.98%
07/13/2004
47,062
(-2,199)
66,556
(-4,161)
33,119
(-1,639)
8,155
(+318)
19,411
(+1,136)
24,881
(+1,141)
109,901
(-2,702, -2.64%) 		-19,494 (+1,962, +9.14%)
27.7%
07/06/2004
49,261
(+1,012)
70,717
(-844)
34,758
(-1,351)
7,837
(+345)
18,275
(+403)
23,740
(+563)
118,662
(+64, +0.06%) 		-21,456 (+1,856, +7.96%)
23.28%
06/29/2004
48,249
(-466)
71,561
(-3,815)
36,109
(-1,882)
7,492
(-1,516)
17,872
(-3,968)
23,177
(-985)
119,742
(-6,316, -5.82%) 		-23,312 (+3,349, +12.56%)
19.1%
06/22/2004
48,715
(-1,791)
75,376
(-1,033)
37,991
(-261)
9,008
(+1,192)
21,840
(+65)
24,162
(-2,146)
124,306
(-1,987, -1.8%) 		-26,661 (-758, -2.93%)
11.56%
06/15/2004
50,506
(-2,182)
76,409
(-1,983)
38,252
(-1,755)
7,816
(+186)
21,775
(+1,931)
26,308
(-209)
124,660
(-2,006, -1.78%) 		-25,903 (-199, -0.77%)
13.26%
06/08/2004
52,688
(-2,967)
78,392
(-2,698)
40,007
(+1,011)
7,630
(-2,928)
19,844
(-815)
26,517
(+2,855)
130,863
(-2,771, -2.4%) 		-25,704 (-269, -1.06%)
13.71%
06/01/2004
55,655
(+1,663)
81,090
(+5,548)
38,996
(+3,137)
10,558
(-1,137)
20,659
(-1,308)
23,662
(-919)
130,593
(+3,492, +3.12%) 		-25,435 (-3,885, -18.03%)
14.32%
05/25/2004
53,992
(+1,660)
75,542
(+2,769)
35,859
(-388)
11,695
(+824)
21,967
(-610)
24,581
(-2,931)
125,012
(+662, +0.6%) 		-21,550 (-1,109, -5.43%)
23.07%
05/18/2004
52,332
(+115)
72,773
(-1,294)
36,247
(-3,855)
10,871
(-1,147)
22,577
(-255)
27,512
(-1,554)
125,006
(-3,995, -3.47%) 		-20,441 (+1,409, +6.45%)
25.57%
05/11/2004
52,217
(-575)
74,067
(+2,616)
40,102
(+368)
12,018
(-267)
22,832
(+2,267)
29,066
(-289)
132,603
(+2,060, +1.82%) 		-21,850 (-3,191, -17.1%)
22.39%
05/04/2004
52,792
(+93)
71,451
(+1,424)
39,734
(+4,496)
12,285
(+1,952)
20,565
(+1,388)
29,355
(+2,601)
131,487
(+5,977, +5.58%) 		-18,659 (-1,331, -7.68%)
29.58%
04/27/2004
52,699
(+2,174)
70,027
(-509)
35,238
(-729)
10,333
(-384)
19,177
(-2,557)
26,754
(-219)
126,737
(-1,112, -1.03%) 		-17,328 (+2,683, +13.41%)
32.58%
04/20/2004
50,525
(-575)
70,536
(+2,998)
35,967
(+3,801)
10,717
(+1,264)
21,734
(-384)
26,973
(-1,420)
127,798
(+2,842, +2.7%) 		-20,011 (-3,573, -21.74%)
26.54%
04/12/2004
51,100
(-207)
67,538
(+1,581)
32,166
(+4,489)
9,453
(+197)
22,118
(-59)
28,393
(+2,445)
124,748
(+4,223, +4.17%) 		-16,438 (-1,788, -12.2%)
34.59%
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