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
09/19/2023
94,078
(+745)
177,402
(+6,070)
153,471
(+9,088)
53,990
(+2,151)
29,125
(+968)
45,282
(+2,580)
331,881
(+10,801, +4.06%) 		-83,324 (-5,325, -6.83%)
20.94%
09/12/2023
93,333
(+3,748)
171,332
(+5,456)
144,383
(+10,178)
51,839
(+4,123)
28,157
(-487)
42,702
(+3,860)
325,976
(+13,439, +5.32%) 		-77,999 (-1,708, -2.24%)
27.44%
09/05/2023
89,585
(-549)
165,876
(-1,114)
134,205
(-259)
47,716
(+717)
28,644
(+536)
38,842
(+125)
314,848
(-272, -0.11%) 		-76,291 (+565, +0.74%)
29.52%
08/29/2023
90,134
(+1,045)
166,990
(+6,998)
134,464
(+6,294)
46,999
(-152)
28,108
(-70)
38,717
(+423)
313,610
(+7,269, +2.96%) 		-76,856 (-5,953, -8.4%)
28.83%
08/22/2023
89,089
(+21)
159,992
(-7,480)
128,170
(-8,084)
47,151
(+1,566)
28,178
(+563)
38,294
(-1,586)
301,127
(-7,500, -2.97%) 		-70,903 (+7,501, +9.57%)
36.1%
08/15/2023
89,068
(-2,209)
167,472
(-3,774)
136,254
(-665)
45,585
(-34)
27,615
(-2,095)
39,880
(-1,161)
307,810
(-4,969, -1.93%) 		-78,404 (+1,565, +1.96%)
26.94%
08/08/2023
91,277
(-3,489)
171,246
(-3,395)
136,919
(-4,768)
45,619
(-5,116)
29,710
(+487)
41,041
(+741)
311,826
(-7,770, -2.92%) 		-79,969 (-94, -0.12%)
25.03%
08/01/2023
94,766
(-3,642)
174,641
(-5,888)
141,687
(-6,856)
50,735
(-2,502)
29,223
(+2,462)
40,300
(+354)
320,998
(-8,036, -2.94%) 		-79,875 (+2,246, +2.73%)
25.15%
07/25/2023
98,408
(-5,037)
180,529
(-12,550)
148,543
(-5,725)
53,237
(+3,813)
26,761
(-2,409)
39,946
(-4,434)
334,054
(-13,171, -4.59%) 		-82,121 (+7,513, +8.38%)
22.41%
07/18/2023
103,445
(+5,681)
193,079
(+847)
154,268
(-4,031)
49,424
(-374)
29,170
(+408)
44,380
(+1,585)
352,824
(+2,058, +0.72%) 		-89,634 (+4,834, +5.12%)
13.23%
07/11/2023
97,764
(-2,325)
192,232
(+124)
158,299
(+4,782)
49,798
(+1,724)
28,762
(+1,168)
42,795
(+1,777)
349,172
(+3,625, +1.29%) 		-94,468 (-2,449, -2.66%)
7.33%
07/03/2023
100,089
(+6,449)
192,108
(+6,102)
153,517
(+440)
48,074
(-1,914)
27,594
(-373)
41,018
(+2,328)
345,683
(+6,516, +2.37%) 		-92,019 (+347, +0.38%)
10.32%
06/27/2023
93,640
(+748)
186,006
(-948)
153,077
(-2,667)
49,988
(+180)
27,967
(-1,198)
38,690
(-2,349)
337,366
(-3,117, -1.12%) 		-92,366 (+1,696, +1.8%)
9.78%
06/20/2023
92,892
(+737)
186,954
(-5,675)
155,744
(-4,185)
49,808
(+2,128)
29,165
(-54)
41,039
(+45)
337,851
(-3,502, -1.24%) 		-94,062 (+6,412, +6.38%)
7.74%
06/13/2023
92,155
(+2,931)
192,629
(+6,083)
159,929
(+9,413)
47,680
(+2,785)
29,219
(-1,908)
40,994
(+1,568)
342,122
(+10,436, +3.85%) 		-100,474 (-3,152, -3.24%)
0.0%
06/06/2023
89,224
(-481)
186,546
(+6,484)
150,516
(-885)
44,895
(-5,128)
31,127
(+45)
39,426
(-2,677)
331,142
(-1,321, -0.49%) 		-97,322 (-6,965, -7.71%)
3.21%
05/30/2023
89,705
(+361)
180,062
(+827)
151,401
(+223)
50,023
(+492)
31,082
(-1,153)
42,103
(-1,888)
328,710
(-569, -0.21%) 		-90,357 (-466, -0.52%)
11.67%
05/23/2023
89,344
(+2,268)
179,235
(-197)
151,178
(+5,470)
49,531
(+5,939)
32,235
(+306)
43,991
(+2,302)
331,285
(+8,044, +3.04%) 		-89,891 (+2,465, +2.67%)
12.24%
05/16/2023
87,076
(+2,654)
179,432
(+5,028)
145,708
(+2,595)
43,592
(-1,684)
31,929
(-636)
41,689
(+1,269)
322,964
(+4,613, +1.77%) 		-92,356 (-2,374, -2.64%)
9.24%
05/09/2023
84,422
(-4,443)
174,404
(-8,093)
143,113
(-14,371)
45,276
(-7,422)
32,565
(+1,873)
40,420
(-1,426)
317,715
(-16,941, -6.11%) 		-89,982 (+3,650, +3.9%)
12.13%
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