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
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Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
02/28/1990
16,831
(+2,445)
34,457
(-1,431)
18,591
(-5,800)
11,867
(+2,157)
58,007
(-5,566)
47,105
(-9,647)
98,945
(-8,921, -8.72%) 		-17,626 (+3,876, +18.03%)
61.23%
02/15/1990
14,386
(-575)
35,888
(+1,828)
24,391
(+31)
9,710
(+303)
63,573
(+5,540)
56,752
(+2,865)
112,263
(+4,996, +5.13%) 		-21,502 (-2,403, -12.58%)
51.4%
01/31/1990
14,961
(+577)
34,060
(-2,986)
24,360
(+179)
9,407
(+137)
58,033
(+11,427)
53,887
(+15,032)
108,575
(+12,183, +14.3%) 		-19,099 (+3,563, +15.72%)
57.49%
01/15/1990
14,384
(+2,136)
37,046
(+7,097)
24,181
(+3,013)
9,270
(+718)
46,606
(+9,927)
38,855
(+7,261)
95,114
(+15,076, +21.51%) 		-22,662 (-4,961, -28.03%)
48.45%
12/29/1989
12,248
(+2,297)
29,949
(+2,686)
21,168
(+1,675)
8,552
(+475)
36,679
(-307)
31,594
(+504)
76,325
(+3,665, +5.52%) 		-17,701 (-389, -2.25%)
61.04%
12/15/1989
9,951
(-1,720)
27,263
(-3,107)
19,493
(+3,253)
8,077
(-706)
36,986
(-3,166)
31,090
(+2,180)
69,604
(-1,633, -2.4%) 		-17,312 (+1,387, +7.42%)
62.02%
11/30/1989
11,671
(-1,651)
30,370
(+2,106)
16,240
(+904)
8,783
(-1,116)
40,152
(+79)
28,910
(-1,658)
73,017
(-668, -0.97%) 		-18,699 (-3,757, -25.14%)
58.51%
11/15/1989
13,322
(+2,095)
28,264
(+1,415)
15,336
(+534)
9,899
(-199)
40,073
(+983)
30,568
(+2,396)
73,955
(+3,612, +5.55%) 		-14,942 (+680, +4.35%)
68.04%
10/31/1989
11,227
(-322)
26,849
(+100)
14,802
(-351)
10,098
(+2,814)
39,090
(+3,747)
28,172
(+160)
69,406
(+3,074, +4.95%) 		-15,622 (-422, -2.78%)
66.31%
10/13/1989
11,549
(-1,847)
26,749
(+886)
15,153
(+1,352)
7,284
(+169)
35,343
(-837)
28,012
(-2,387)
64,461
(-1,332, -2.1%) 		-15,200 (-2,733, -21.92%)
67.38%
09/29/1989
13,396
(-5,715)
25,863
(-21)
13,801
(+6,301)
7,115
(-4,388)
36,180
(-5,652)
30,399
(-657)
66,848
(-5,066, -7.4%) 		-12,467 (-5,694, -84.07%)
74.31%
09/15/1989
19,111
(-2,310)
25,884
(+1,150)
7,500
(-2,398)
11,503
(-1,274)
41,832
(+1,345)
31,056
(-3,239)
73,972
(-3,363, -4.68%) 		-6,773 (-3,460, -104.44%)
88.76%
08/31/1989
21,421
(-355)
24,734
(-449)
9,898
(-1,861)
12,777
(+3,045)
40,487
(+3,823)
34,295
(-989)
78,034
(+1,607, +2.29%) 		-3,313 (+94, +2.76%)
97.53%
08/15/1989
21,776
(-859)
25,183
(-2,870)
11,759
(-58)
9,732
(+221)
36,664
(-4,676)
35,284
(-2,944)
75,529
(-5,593, -7.38%) 		-3,407 (+2,011, +37.12%)
97.3%
07/31/1989
22,635
(+548)
28,053
(+1,067)
11,817
(-1,391)
9,511
(-1,583)
41,340
(+1,986)
38,228
(+1,659)
81,402
(+1,143, +1.53%) 		-5,418 (-519, -10.59%)
92.19%
07/14/1989
22,087
(+2,610)
26,986
(+2,483)
13,208
(+2,671)
11,094
(-724)
39,354
(+1,617)
36,569
(+5,139)
79,177
(+6,898, +10.18%) 		-4,899 (+127, +2.53%)
93.51%
06/30/1989
19,477
(+1,016)
24,503
(+952)
10,537
(+2,946)
11,818
(+375)
37,737
(+126)
31,430
(+2,761)
71,590
(+4,088, +6.42%) 		-5,026 (+64, +1.26%)
93.19%
06/15/1989
18,461
(-1,162)
23,551
(-1,802)
7,591
(+2,906)
11,443
(-1,243)
37,611
(-9,941)
28,669
(-5,152)
66,844
(-8,197, -11.41%) 		-5,090 (+640, +11.17%)
93.03%
05/31/1989
19,623
(+2,121)
25,353
(-2,264)
4,685
(-4,754)
12,686
(+5)
47,552
(-4,246)
33,821
(-4,620)
75,717
(-6,879, -8.74%) 		-5,730 (+4,385, +43.35%)
91.4%
05/15/1989
17,502
(+1,446)
27,617
(+869)
9,439
(+577)
12,681
(-722)
51,798
(-857)
38,441
(+1,019)
83,543
(+1,166, +1.5%) 		-10,115 (+577, +5.4%)
80.28%
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