OPEN INTEREST

1,603,770

(-19,158, -2.23%)
COMMERCIAL NET

87,462

(+10,248, +13.27%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-105,088

(-8,042)
SMALL TRADERS NET

17,626

(-2,206)
COT INDEX

41.71%

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
06/25/2024
557,424
(+1,977)
481,984
(+17,373)
255,877
(-4,526)
345,139
(-19,349)
52,088
(-977)
38,266
(-1,550)
1,466,177
(-3,526, -0.41%)
75,440 (-15,396, -16.95%)
35.73%
06/18/2024
555,447
(+18,522)
464,611
(+18,437)
260,403
(-10,882)
364,488
(-9,555)
53,065
(+1,183)
39,816
(-59)
1,451,261
(+8,823, +1.03%)
90,836 (+85, +0.09%)
48.84%
06/11/2024
536,925
(-12,423)
446,174
(-17,685)
271,285
(+6,302)
374,043
(+9,395)
51,882
(+596)
39,875
(+2,765)
1,453,510
(-5,525, -0.64%)
90,751 (+5,262, +6.16%)
48.76%
06/04/2024
549,348
(-29,275)
463,859
(-53,969)
264,983
(-9,044)
364,648
(+15,198)
51,286
(-129)
37,110
(+323)
1,475,789
(-38,448, -4.25%)
85,489 (+24,694, +40.62%)
44.29%
05/28/2024
578,623
(-32,241)
517,828
(-16,170)
274,027
(-17,853)
349,450
(-32,525)
51,415
(-1,517)
36,787
(-2,916)
1,501,651
(-51,611, -5.4%)
60,795 (-16,071, -20.91%)
23.27%
05/21/2024
610,864
(-9,138)
533,998
(+18,739)
291,880
(+1,074)
381,975
(-25,463)
52,932
(-1,844)
39,703
(-3,184)
1,529,956
(-9,908, -1.03%)
76,866 (-27,877, -26.61%)
36.95%
05/14/2024
620,002
(+23,804)
515,259
(+39,639)
290,806
(-3,439)
407,438
(-22,575)
54,776
(-4,344)
42,887
(-1,043)
1,546,190
(+16,021, +1.69%)
104,743 (-15,835, -13.13%)
60.67%
05/07/2024
596,198
(-6,000)
475,620
(+6,446)
294,245
(-17,832)
430,013
(-32,297)
59,120
(+719)
43,930
(+2,738)
1,560,152
(-23,113, -2.38%)
120,578 (-12,446, -9.36%)
74.15%
04/30/2024
602,198
(+15,953)
469,174
(-2,060)
312,077
(+5,823)
462,310
(+23,578)
58,401
(-1,532)
41,192
(-1,274)
1,559,471
(+20,244, +2.13%)
133,024 (+18,013, +15.66%)
84.75%
04/23/2024
586,245
(-8,585)
471,234
(-17,828)
306,254
(-15,474)
438,732
(-14,871)
59,933
(-8,792)
42,466
(-152)
1,542,979
(-32,851, -3.33%)
115,011 (+9,243, +8.74%)
69.41%
04/16/2024
594,830
(+19,387)
489,062
(+16,873)
321,728
(+1,548)
453,603
(+5,526)
68,725
(+429)
42,618
(-1,035)
1,582,452
(+21,364, +2.22%)
105,768 (+2,514, +2.43%)
61.55%
04/09/2024
575,443
(-11,319)
472,189
(-18,543)
320,180
(-24,013)
448,077
(-14,846)
68,296
(+618)
43,653
(-1,325)
1,550,045
(-34,714, -3.48%)
103,254 (+7,224, +7.52%)
59.41%
04/02/2024
586,762
(+25,880)
490,732
(+22,209)
344,193
(-1,552)
462,923
(-95)
67,678
(+457)
44,978
(+2,671)
1,590,071
(+24,785, +2.55%)
96,030 (+3,671, +3.97%)
53.26%
03/26/2024
560,882
(-5,006)
468,523
(-25,459)
345,745
(-4,520)
463,018
(+9,158)
67,221
(-4,428)
42,307
(+2,347)
1,543,743
(-13,954, -1.41%)
92,359 (+20,453, +28.44%)
50.13%
03/19/2024
565,888
(-1,271)
493,982
(-3,266)
350,265
(-1,438)
453,860
(+664)
71,649
(-2,174)
39,960
(-2,281)
1,590,503
(-4,883, -0.49%)
71,906 (+1,995, +2.85%)
32.72%
03/12/2024
567,159
(+11,482)
497,248
(+40,059)
351,703
(+17,279)
453,196
(-9,976)
73,823
(+2,218)
42,241
(+896)
1,595,652
(+30,979, +3.22%)
69,911 (-28,577, -29.02%)
31.03%
03/05/2024
555,677
(+10,297)
457,189
(+24,004)
334,424
(+8,096)
463,172
(-4,709)
71,605
(+668)
41,345
(-234)
1,533,317
(+19,061, +2.02%)
98,488 (-13,707, -12.22%)
55.35%
02/27/2024
545,380
(-22,411)
433,185
(-19,062)
326,328
(-30,006)
467,881
(-42,325)
70,937
(-10,831)
41,579
(-1,861)
1,500,882
(-63,248, -6.29%)
112,195 (-3,349, -2.9%)
67.02%
02/20/2024
567,791
(+15,011)
452,247
(-1,053)
356,334
(+21,830)
510,206
(+39,145)
81,768
(+3,285)
43,440
(+2,034)
1,592,460
(+40,126, +4.15%)
115,544 (+16,064, +16.15%)
69.87%
02/13/2024
552,780
(+13,534)
453,300
(-3,260)
334,504
(+33,484)
471,061
(+55,810)
78,483
(+3,448)
41,406
(-2,084)
1,554,063
(+50,466, +5.51%)
99,480 (+16,794, +20.31%)
56.19%
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