OPEN INTEREST

391,206

(+6,516, +2.01%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-85,211

(-629, -0.74%)
LARGE SPEC NET

106,277

(+136)
SMALL TRADERS NET

-21,066

(+493)
COT INDEX

18.5%

As of 08/26/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/26

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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
12/20/2022
97,739
(+361)
150,857
(-1,683)
114,144
(-335)
57,699
(+2,035)
32,132
(-344)
35,459
(-670)
302,134
(-318, -0.13%) 		-53,118 (+2,044, +3.71%)
40.55%
12/13/2022
97,378
(+1,527)
152,540
(+4,663)
114,479
(+5,567)
55,664
(+2,015)
32,476
(-191)
36,129
(+225)
296,049
(+6,903, +2.91%) 		-55,162 (-3,136, -6.03%)
37.75%
12/06/2022
95,851
(+13)
147,877
(-483)
108,912
(+2,647)
53,649
(+1,418)
32,667
(-548)
35,904
(+1,177)
292,287
(+2,112, +0.9%) 		-52,026 (+496, +0.94%)
42.04%
11/29/2022
95,838
(-2,306)
148,360
(-2,448)
106,265
(-213)
52,231
(+1,268)
33,215
(+736)
34,727
(-603)
289,636
(-1,783, -0.75%) 		-52,522 (+142, +0.27%)
41.36%
11/22/2022
98,144
(+63)
150,808
(+2,882)
106,478
(+8,204)
50,963
(+605)
32,479
(-2,828)
35,330
(+1,952)
290,325
(+5,439, +2.35%) 		-52,664 (-2,819, -5.66%)
41.17%
11/15/2022
98,081
(+7,188)
147,926
(-882)
98,274
(-9,766)
50,358
(-253)
35,307
(+1,383)
33,378
(-60)
284,305
(-1,195, -0.51%) 		-49,845 (+8,070, +13.93%)
45.03%
11/08/2022
90,893
(-645)
148,808
(-3,266)
108,040
(-4,303)
50,611
(+1,734)
33,924
(+3,954)
33,438
(+538)
291,517
(-994, -0.43%) 		-57,915 (+2,621, +4.33%)
33.97%
11/01/2022
91,538
(+1,057)
152,074
(-115)
112,343
(+6,621)
48,877
(+7,281)
29,970
(-539)
32,900
(-27)
293,363
(+7,139, +3.15%) 		-60,536 (+1,172, +1.9%)
30.38%
10/25/2022
90,481
(-4,807)
152,189
(+14,786)
105,722
(+20,665)
41,596
(-1,805)
30,509
(-2,734)
32,927
(+143)
282,242
(+13,124, +6.14%) 		-61,708 (-19,593, -46.52%)
28.77%
10/18/2022
95,288
(+1,212)
137,403
(+2,951)
85,057
(-3,959)
43,401
(-5,950)
33,243
(-315)
32,784
(-63)
262,262
(-3,062, -1.41%) 		-42,115 (-1,739, -4.31%)
55.63%
10/11/2022
94,076
(+1,017)
134,452
(-2,564)
89,016
(-9,118)
49,351
(-5,665)
33,558
(-549)
32,847
(-421)
262,774
(-8,650, -3.84%) 		-40,376 (+3,581, +8.15%)
58.01%
10/04/2022
93,059
(-1,683)
137,016
(-16,053)
98,134
(-14,763)
55,016
(+3,086)
34,107
(+2,540)
33,268
(-939)
270,733
(-13,906, -5.81%) 		-43,957 (+14,370, +24.64%)
53.11%
09/27/2022
94,742
(-2,256)
153,069
(-8,961)
112,897
(-7,535)
51,930
(+1,865)
31,567
(-1,234)
34,207
(-3,929)
285,381
(-11,025, -4.41%) 		-58,327 (+6,705, +10.31%)
33.41%
09/20/2022
96,998
(-898)
162,030
(+1,142)
120,432
(+4,057)
50,065
(+2,110)
32,801
(+894)
38,136
(+801)
299,712
(+4,053, +1.65%) 		-65,032 (-2,040, -3.24%)
24.22%
09/13/2022
97,896
(+2,072)
160,888
(+5,179)
116,375
(+4,942)
47,955
(-648)
31,907
(+404)
37,335
(+2,887)
298,652
(+7,418, +3.11%) 		-62,992 (-3,107, -5.19%)
27.01%
09/06/2022
95,824
(+1,850)
155,709
(+4,010)
111,433
(+2,457)
48,603
(-642)
31,503
(-752)
34,448
(+187)
296,732
(+3,555, +1.51%) 		-59,885 (-2,160, -3.74%)
31.27%
08/30/2022
93,974
(+1,357)
151,699
(-755)
108,976
(-1,857)
49,245
(+489)
32,255
(+1,127)
34,261
(+893)
285,693
(+627, +0.27%) 		-57,725 (+2,112, +3.53%)
34.23%
08/23/2022
92,617
(+685)
152,454
(+1,772)
110,833
(+4,120)
48,756
(+3,431)
31,128
(+974)
33,368
(+576)
272,895
(+5,779, +2.53%) 		-59,837 (-1,087, -1.85%)
31.34%
08/16/2022
91,932
(-4,370)
150,682
(+6,927)
106,713
(+10,686)
45,325
(-2,120)
30,154
(-1,987)
32,792
(-478)
264,299
(+4,329, +1.93%) 		-58,750 (-11,297, -23.81%)
32.83%
08/09/2022
96,302
(-1,848)
143,755
(+8,578)
96,027
(+7,482)
47,445
(-4,211)
32,141
(+1,044)
33,270
(+2,311)
256,928
(+6,678, +3.07%) 		-47,453 (-10,426, -28.16%)
48.31%
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