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
12/20/2022
429,081
(-2,835)
301,332
(-624)
152,438
(+16,332)
305,194
(+15,407)
67,228
(+1,911)
42,221
(+625)
1,004,162
(+15,408, +2.43%)
127,749 (-2,211, -1.7%)
81.43%
12/13/2022
431,916
(-4,128)
301,956
(+1,518)
136,106
(-11,172)
289,787
(-21,528)
65,317
(-2,085)
41,596
(+2,625)
996,823
(-17,385, -2.67%)
129,960 (-5,646, -4.16%)
84.07%
12/06/2022
436,044
(-3,769)
300,438
(-3,184)
147,278
(+7,185)
311,315
(+7,793)
67,402
(+4,188)
38,971
(+2,995)
1,010,479
(+7,604, +1.18%)
135,606 (-585, -0.43%)
90.83%
11/29/2022
439,813
(-7,426)
303,622
(-342)
140,093
(+4,427)
303,522
(-3,069)
63,214
(-1,423)
35,976
(-1,011)
985,010
(-4,422, -0.68%)
136,191 (-7,084, -4.94%)
91.53%
11/22/2022
447,239
(-243)
303,964
(-22,688)
135,666
(-499)
306,591
(+18,312)
64,637
(+986)
36,987
(+4,620)
981,849
(+244, +0.04%)
143,275 (+22,445, +18.58%)
100.0%
11/15/2022
447,482
(-782)
326,652
(-1,390)
136,165
(+2,966)
288,279
(+2,772)
63,651
(-3,725)
32,367
(-2,923)
978,425
(-1,541, -0.24%)
120,830 (+608, +0.51%)
82.95%
11/08/2022
448,264
(+4,519)
328,042
(+11,798)
133,199
(-5,633)
285,507
(-1,978)
67,376
(+8,682)
35,290
(-2,252)
982,596
(+7,568, +1.18%)
120,222 (-7,279, -5.71%)
82.13%
11/01/2022
443,745
(+2,099)
316,244
(+7,995)
138,832
(-1,618)
287,485
(-4,731)
58,694
(+2,971)
37,542
(+188)
986,116
(+3,452, +0.54%)
127,501 (-5,896, -4.42%)
92.0%
10/25/2022
441,646
(+9,979)
308,249
(+3,342)
140,450
(+2,730)
292,216
(-238)
55,723
(-9,714)
37,354
(-109)
970,872
(+2,995, +0.47%)
133,397 (+6,637, +5.24%)
100.0%
10/18/2022
431,667
(-998)
304,907
(+2,341)
137,720
(-3,197)
292,454
(-10,566)
65,437
(-492)
37,463
(+3,538)
963,792
(-4,687, -0.73%)
126,760 (-3,339, -2.57%)
95.26%
10/11/2022
432,665
(+16,213)
302,566
(+12,160)
140,917
(+4,619)
303,020
(+7,626)
65,929
(+746)
33,925
(+1,792)
974,468
(+21,578, +3.49%)
130,099 (+4,053, +3.22%)
100.0%
10/04/2022
416,452
(+7,581)
290,406
(+2,670)
136,298
(-5,723)
295,394
(+1,249)
65,183
(+3,896)
32,133
(+1,835)
967,126
(+5,754, +0.94%)
126,046 (+4,911, +4.05%)
100.0%
09/27/2022
408,871
(-8,560)
287,736
(-8,387)
142,021
(-11,089)
294,145
(-14,676)
61,287
(-4,898)
30,298
(-1,484)
943,241
(-24,547, -3.86%)
121,135 (-173, -0.14%)
99.72%
09/20/2022
417,431
(-1,149)
296,123
(-11,663)
153,110
(-2,835)
308,821
(+7,161)
66,185
(-935)
31,782
(-417)
960,236
(-4,919, -0.77%)
121,308 (+10,514, +9.49%)
100.0%
09/13/2022
418,580
(+2,539)
307,786
(-2,453)
155,945
(-7,714)
301,660
(-637)
67,120
(+503)
32,199
(-1,582)
977,116
(-4,672, -0.72%)
110,794 (+4,992, +4.72%)
100.0%
09/06/2022
416,041
(+5,111)
310,239
(-8,228)
163,659
(-5,265)
302,297
(+4,608)
66,617
(+940)
33,781
(+4,406)
984,642
(+786, +0.12%)
105,802 (+13,339, +14.43%)
96.56%
08/30/2022
410,930
(+119)
318,467
(-1,015)
168,924
(+1,771)
297,689
(+1,926)
65,677
(-647)
29,375
(+332)
978,881
(+1,243, +0.19%)
92,463 (+1,134, +1.24%)
68.63%
08/23/2022
410,811
(-4,360)
319,482
(-12,827)
167,153
(-2,980)
295,763
(+4,719)
66,324
(-1,502)
29,043
(-734)
976,303
(-8,842, -1.35%)
91,329 (+8,467, +10.22%)
66.26%
08/16/2022
415,171
(+11,094)
332,309
(+14,966)
170,133
(+161)
291,044
(-4,347)
67,826
(+314)
29,777
(+950)
983,460
(+11,569, +1.8%)
82,862 (-3,872, -4.46%)
48.53%
08/09/2022
404,077
(+9,706)
317,343
(+10,568)
169,972
(-4,557)
295,391
(-4,111)
67,512
(+889)
28,827
(-419)
969,582
(+6,038, +0.95%)
86,734 (-862, -0.98%)
56.64%
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