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
04/13/1999
47,019
(-1,888)
49,472
(-1,055)
24,373
(-969)
17,064
(+1,837)
30,586
(+1,585)
35,442
(-2,054)
108,606
(-1,272, -1.23%) 		-2,453 (-833, -51.42%)
57.75%
04/06/1999
48,907
(-1,621)
50,527
(-1,053)
25,342
(+1,369)
15,227
(-1,273)
29,001
(-1,551)
37,496
(+523)
110,566
(-1,803, -1.72%) 		-1,620 (-568, -53.99%)
59.76%
03/30/1999
50,528
(-932)
51,580
(-4,447)
23,973
(-2,551)
16,500
(+275)
30,552
(-500)
36,973
(+189)
111,827
(-3,983, -3.65%) 		-1,052 (+3,515, +76.97%)
61.14%
03/23/1999
51,460
(+935)
56,027
(+1,153)
26,524
(-677)
16,225
(-1,312)
31,052
(+364)
36,784
(+781)
117,244
(+622, +0.57%) 		-4,567 (-218, -5.01%)
52.63%
03/16/1999
50,525
(+2,968)
54,874
(-482)
27,201
(-3,969)
17,537
(+2,804)
30,688
(+654)
36,003
(-2,669)
115,959
(-347, -0.32%) 		-4,349 (+3,450, +44.24%)
53.15%
03/09/1999
47,557
(-3,220)
55,356
(+2,431)
31,170
(+3,105)
14,733
(+1,331)
30,034
(+2,263)
38,672
(-1,614)
116,375
(+2,148, +2.01%) 		-7,799 (-5,651, -263.08%)
44.8%
03/02/1999
50,777
(-3,691)
52,925
(+1,193)
28,065
(+4,327)
13,402
(-165)
27,771
(-784)
40,286
(-1,176)
114,910
(-148, -0.14%) 		-2,148 (-4,884, -178.51%)
58.48%
02/23/1999
54,468
(-378)
51,732
(+229)
23,738
(-446)
13,567
(+379)
28,555
(-1,485)
41,462
(-2,917)
113,115
(-2,309, -2.12%) 		2,736 (-607, -18.16%)
70.31%
02/16/1999
54,846
(-1,719)
51,503
(+2,673)
24,184
(+2,275)
13,188
(-341)
30,040
(+770)
44,379
(-1,006)
116,010
(+1,326, +1.23%) 		3,343 (-4,392, -56.78%)
71.78%
02/09/1999
56,565
(+2,151)
48,830
(-755)
21,909
(+1,764)
13,529
(-1,754)
29,270
(-3,590)
45,385
(+2,834)
116,049
(+325, +0.3%) 		7,735 (+2,906, +60.18%)
82.41%
02/02/1999
54,414
(-695)
49,585
(-891)
20,145
(+972)
15,283
(-783)
32,860
(+943)
42,551
(+2,894)
117,471
(+1,220, +1.15%) 		4,829 (+196, +4.23%)
75.38%
01/26/1999
55,109
(-50)
50,476
(+1,973)
19,173
(-815)
16,066
(+167)
31,917
(+1,965)
39,657
(-1,040)
116,433
(+1,100, +1.05%) 		4,633 (-2,023, -30.39%)
74.9%
01/19/1999
55,159
(-754)
48,503
(+1,591)
19,988
(-1,410)
15,899
(-3,198)
29,952
(+1,235)
40,697
(+678)
114,727
(-929, -0.88%) 		6,656 (-2,345, -26.05%)
79.8%
01/12/1999
55,913
(-250)
46,912
(+3,795)
21,398
(+3,506)
19,097
(-5,071)
28,717
(-2,011)
40,019
(+2,521)
115,556
(+1,245, +1.19%) 		9,001 (-4,045, -31.01%)
85.48%
01/05/1999
56,163
(+1,528)
43,117
(+1,704)
17,892
(+464)
24,168
(+686)
30,728
(+1,034)
37,498
(+636)
113,239
(+3,026, +2.97%) 		13,046 (-176, -1.33%)
95.27%
12/29/1998
54,635
(+1,209)
41,413
(+2,372)
17,428
(+1,637)
23,482
(-41)
29,694
(-936)
36,862
(-421)
109,244
(+1,910, +1.91%) 		13,222 (-1,163, -8.08%)
95.7%
12/22/1998
53,426
(+418)
39,041
(+1,033)
15,791
(+1,420)
23,523
(-6)
30,630
(-526)
37,283
(+285)
107,414
(+1,312, +1.33%) 		14,385 (-615, -4.1%)
98.51%
12/15/1998
53,008
(+7,053)
38,008
(-136)
14,371
(-360)
23,529
(+4,607)
31,156
(-1,471)
36,998
(+751)
105,301
(+5,222, +5.6%) 		15,000 (+7,189, +92.04%)
100.0%
12/08/1998
45,955
(-1,333)
38,144
(-3,128)
14,731
(-1,217)
18,922
(+387)
32,627
(+1,983)
36,247
(+2,174)
102,596
(-567, -0.6%) 		7,811 (+1,795, +29.84%)
87.59%
12/01/1998
47,288
(+178)
41,272
(-2,333)
15,948
(-358)
18,535
(+411)
30,644
(-902)
34,073
(+840)
105,321
(-1,082, -1.14%) 		6,016 (+2,511, +71.64%)
82.98%
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