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
03/26/1996
32,009
(+1,557)
40,896
(+762)
13,599
(-28)
13,769
(+6,645)
40,898
(+1,009)
31,841
(-4,869)
92,637
(+2,538, +3.02%) 		-8,887 (+795, +8.21%)
24.54%
03/19/1996
30,452
(+2,853)
40,134
(+3,022)
13,627
(+461)
7,124
(-3,122)
39,889
(-3,251)
36,710
(+163)
91,118
(+63, +0.08%) 		-9,682 (-169, -1.78%)
21.4%
03/12/1996
27,599
(+1,443)
37,112
(+3,308)
13,166
(+1,677)
10,246
(-1,398)
43,140
(-888)
36,547
(+322)
90,178
(+2,232, +2.73%) 		-9,513 (-1,865, -24.39%)
22.07%
03/05/1996
26,156
(+1,749)
33,804
(+1,963)
11,489
(+1,924)
11,644
(+1,878)
44,028
(+2,879)
36,225
(+2,711)
89,742
(+6,552, +8.72%) 		-7,648 (-214, -2.88%)
29.44%
02/27/1996
24,407
(-1,341)
31,841
(+4,586)
9,565
(+574)
9,766
(-4,382)
41,149
(+1,374)
33,514
(+403)
84,197
(+607, +0.81%) 		-7,434 (-5,927, -393.3%)
30.29%
02/20/1996
25,748
(-281)
27,255
(+1,211)
8,991
(+345)
14,148
(-193)
39,775
(+508)
33,111
(-446)
82,946
(+572, +0.77%) 		-1,507 (-1,492, -9946.67%)
53.72%
02/13/1996
26,029
(+292)
26,044
(-982)
8,646
(-92)
14,341
(-649)
39,267
(-1,618)
33,557
(+213)
82,183
(-1,418, -1.88%) 		-15 (+1,274, +98.84%)
59.62%
02/06/1996
25,737
(+2,554)
27,026
(+1,944)
8,738
(+465)
14,990
(+1,368)
40,885
(+221)
33,344
(-72)
82,826
(+3,240, +4.49%) 		-1,289 (+610, +32.12%)
54.58%
01/30/1996
23,183
(+866)
25,082
(-63)
8,273
(+377)
13,622
(+2,204)
40,664
(+2,864)
33,416
(+1,966)
79,029
(+4,107, +6.04%) 		-1,899 (+929, +32.85%)
52.17%
01/23/1996
22,317
(+1,171)
25,145
(+348)
7,896
(-1,637)
11,418
(+2,079)
37,800
(+1,812)
31,450
(-1,081)
72,947
(+1,346, +2.02%) 		-2,828 (+823, +22.54%)
48.5%
01/16/1996
21,146
(+947)
24,797
(-931)
9,533
(-634)
9,339
(+1,732)
35,988
(+395)
32,531
(-93)
71,622
(+708, +1.07%) 		-3,651 (+1,878, +33.97%)
45.24%
01/09/1996
20,199
(+1,151)
25,728
(-1,849)
10,167
(-309)
7,607
(+2,642)
35,593
(+1,074)
32,624
(+1,123)
70,346
(+1,916, +2.99%) 		-5,529 (+3,000, +35.17%)
37.82%
01/02/1996
19,048
(+1,045)
27,577
(-4,291)
10,476
(-60)
4,965
(+2,659)
34,519
(+1,967)
31,501
(+4,584)
69,068
(+2,952, +4.83%) 		-8,529 (+5,336, +38.49%)
25.96%
12/26/1995
18,003
(+80)
31,868
(+532)
10,536
(-447)
2,306
(+373)
32,552
(-389)
26,917
(-1,661)
65,114
(-756, -1.22%) 		-13,865 (-452, -3.37%)
4.86%
12/19/1995
17,923
(-177)
31,336
(-1,351)
10,983
(+178)
1,933
(+105)
32,941
(-2,912)
28,578
(-1,665)
66,679
(-2,911, -4.5%) 		-13,413 (+1,174, +8.05%)
6.65%
12/12/1995
18,100
(-763)
32,687
(-1,270)
10,805
(-3,329)
1,828
(-13)
35,853
(+2,472)
30,243
(-337)
70,442
(-1,620, -2.44%) 		-14,587 (+507, +3.36%)
2.0%
12/05/1995
18,863
(-953)
33,957
(-784)
14,134
(+1,484)
1,841
(-238)
33,381
(-1,723)
30,580
(-170)
72,418
(-1,192, -1.76%) 		-15,094 (-169, -1.13%)
0.0%
11/28/1995
19,816
(-1,063)
34,741
(+1,476)
12,650
(-452)
2,079
(-340)
35,104
(+1,336)
30,750
(-1,315)
72,644
(-179, -0.26%) 		-14,925 (-2,539, -20.5%)
0.0%
11/21/1995
20,879
(+706)
33,265
(-828)
13,102
(-1,608)
2,419
(-148)
33,768
(+2,194)
32,065
(+2,268)
72,525
(+1,292, +1.94%) 		-12,386 (+1,534, +11.02%)
6.36%
11/14/1995
20,173
(+767)
34,093
(+2,032)
14,710
(+2,062)
2,567
(-472)
31,574
(+304)
29,797
(+1,573)
70,309
(+3,133, +4.95%) 		-13,920 (-1,265, -10.0%)
0.0%
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