OPEN INTEREST

1,619,404

(+7,256, +0.86%)
COMMERCIAL NET

87,825

(+363, +0.42%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-103,946

(+1,142)
SMALL TRADERS NET

16,121

(-1,505)
COT INDEX

41.99%

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
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%
01/17/2023
444,280
(+10,213)
297,862
(+7,301)
182,318
(+5,857)
359,537
(+10,573)
69,628
(+1,505)
38,827
(-299)
1,082,458
(+17,575, +2.59%)
146,418 (+2,912, +2.03%)
100.0%
01/10/2023
434,067
(+3,173)
290,561
(+1,809)
176,461
(+16,595)
348,964
(+19,285)
68,123
(+1,408)
39,126
(+82)
1,070,386
(+21,176, +3.22%)
143,506 (+1,364, +0.96%)
100.0%
01/03/2023
430,894
(+1,772)
288,752
(-7,304)
159,866
(+5,001)
329,679
(+14,212)
66,715
(+1,093)
39,044
(+958)
1,031,182
(+7,866, +1.21%)
142,142 (+9,076, +6.82%)
98.64%
12/27/2022
429,122
(+41)
296,056
(-5,276)
154,865
(+2,427)
315,467
(+10,273)
65,622
(-1,606)
38,086
(-4,135)
1,010,790
(+862, +0.13%)
133,066 (+5,317, +4.16%)
87.79%
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