OPEN INTEREST

1,626,777

(+2,428, +0.28%)
COMMERCIAL NET

119,742

(+15,323, +14.67%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-128,084

(-17,140)
SMALL TRADERS NET

8,342

(+1,817)
COT INDEX

66.64%

As of 09/23/2025
LAST UPDATE

09/23

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Natural Gas COT Index
Current positioning
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COT Positioning Trends
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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
06/06/2023
547,555
(+17,790)
455,191
(+395)
277,294
(+2,634)
404,146
(+23,316)
76,419
(+5,305)
41,931
(+2,018)
1,389,864
(+25,729, +2.94%)
92,364 (+17,395, +23.2%)
35.81%
05/30/2023
529,765
(+1,561)
454,796
(+7,429)
274,660
(+7,752)
380,830
(+1,644)
71,114
(+523)
39,913
(+763)
1,359,496
(+9,836, +1.14%)
74,969 (-5,868, -7.26%)
16.75%
05/23/2023
528,204
(-11,567)
447,367
(+2,540)
266,908
(-1,535)
379,186
(-13,232)
70,591
(-2,420)
39,150
(-4,830)
1,338,868
(-15,522, -1.76%)
80,837 (-14,107, -14.86%)
23.18%
05/16/2023
539,771
(+16,113)
444,827
(+26,863)
268,443
(-6,620)
392,418
(-21,473)
73,011
(-3,277)
43,980
(+826)
1,365,954
(+6,216, +0.71%)
94,944 (-10,750, -10.17%)
38.64%
05/09/2023
523,658
(+9,558)
417,964
(+14,770)
275,063
(+1,144)
413,891
(-1,317)
76,288
(-691)
43,154
(-3,442)
1,357,306
(+10,011, +1.16%)
105,694 (-5,212, -4.7%)
50.42%
05/02/2023
514,100
(+10,203)
403,194
(+5,071)
273,919
(+14,055)
415,208
(+19,194)
76,979
(+1,628)
46,596
(+1,621)
1,330,247
(+25,886, +3.08%)
110,906 (+5,132, +4.85%)
56.13%
04/25/2023
503,897
(-28,578)
398,123
(-22,459)
259,864
(-9,148)
396,014
(-12,984)
75,351
(-510)
44,975
(-2,793)
1,274,536
(-38,236, -4.36%)
105,774 (-6,119, -5.47%)
50.51%
04/18/2023
532,475
(+17,955)
420,582
(+17,243)
269,012
(-19,350)
408,998
(-20,259)
75,861
(-2,785)
47,768
(-1,164)
1,330,947
(-4,180, -0.47%)
111,893 (+712, +0.64%)
57.21%
04/11/2023
514,520
(+4,268)
403,339
(-6,176)
288,362
(-27,590)
429,257
(-17,180)
78,646
(+3,145)
48,932
(+3,179)
1,355,672
(-20,177, -2.24%)
111,181 (+10,444, +10.37%)
56.43%
04/04/2023
510,252
(+36,874)
409,515
(+31,519)
315,952
(+22,433)
446,437
(+26,721)
75,501
(-536)
45,753
(+531)
1,365,656
(+58,771, +6.97%)
100,737 (+5,355, +5.61%)
44.99%
03/28/2023
473,378
(-21,804)
377,996
(-3,746)
293,519
(+21,205)
419,716
(+2,721)
76,037
(-709)
45,222
(-283)
1,279,180
(-1,308, -0.15%)
95,382 (-18,058, -15.92%)
39.12%
03/21/2023
495,182
(+2,227)
381,742
(+6,934)
272,314
(+16,583)
416,995
(+13,431)
76,746
(+1,702)
45,505
(+147)
1,283,037
(+20,512, +2.49%)
113,440 (-4,707, -3.98%)
58.91%
03/14/2023
492,955
(+1,638)
374,808
(+11,021)
255,731
(-6,258)
403,564
(-14,824)
75,044
(-658)
45,358
(-1,475)
1,255,396
(-5,278, -0.64%)
118,147 (-9,383, -7.36%)
64.06%
03/07/2023
491,317
(-18,805)
363,787
(+4,611)
261,989
(-8,379)
418,388
(-32,893)
75,702
(+1,245)
46,833
(+2,343)
1,250,073
(-25,939, -3.03%)
127,530 (-23,416, -15.51%)
74.34%
02/28/2023
510,122
(+7,268)
359,176
(-2,163)
270,368
(-20,924)
451,281
(-19,275)
74,457
(-7,184)
44,490
(+598)
1,239,613
(-20,840, -2.38%)
150,946 (+9,431, +6.66%)
100.0%
02/21/2023
502,854
(+12,349)
361,339
(+8,016)
291,292
(+16,858)
470,556
(+21,940)
81,641
(-2,114)
43,892
(-2,863)
1,270,686
(+27,093, +3.19%)
141,515 (+4,333, +3.16%)
94.35%
02/14/2023
490,505
(+18,264)
353,323
(+20,400)
274,434
(+8,865)
448,616
(+4,953)
83,755
(+146)
46,755
(+1,922)
1,234,837
(+27,275, +3.32%)
137,182 (-2,136, -1.53%)
89.35%
02/07/2023
472,241
(+25,551)
332,923
(+20,246)
265,569
(+33,587)
443,663
(+42,467)
83,609
(+5,252)
44,833
(+1,677)
1,220,272
(+64,390, +8.51%)
139,318 (+5,305, +3.96%)
91.81%
01/31/2023
446,690
(+2,143)
312,677
(+6,612)
231,982
(+28,673)
401,196
(+26,915)
78,357
(+9,163)
43,156
(+6,452)
1,146,709
(+39,979, +5.58%)
134,013 (-4,469, -3.23%)
85.7%
01/24/2023
444,547
(+267)
306,065
(+8,203)
203,309
(+20,991)
374,281
(+14,744)
69,194
(-434)
36,704
(-2,123)
1,102,760
(+20,824, +2.99%)
138,482 (-7,936, -5.42%)
90.85%
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