OPEN INTEREST

1,629,494

(-19,925, -2.24%)
COMMERCIAL NET

138,860

(-12,987, -8.55%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-145,296

(+13,483)
SMALL TRADERS NET

6,436

(-496)
COT INDEX

81.41%

As of 10/28/2025
LAST UPDATE

10/28

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Natural Gas COT Index
Current positioning
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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
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%
08/02/2022
394,371
(+2,600)
306,775
(-1,968)
174,529
(-8,912)
299,502
(-2,229)
66,623
(+1,149)
29,246
(-966)
984,570
(-5,163, -0.81%) 		87,596 (+4,568, +5.5%)
58.44%
07/26/2022
391,771
(-8,697)
308,743
(-5,026)
183,441
(-169)
301,731
(-2,202)
65,474
(+2,402)
30,212
(+764)
976,126
(-6,464, -1.0%) 		83,028 (-3,671, -4.23%)
48.88%
07/19/2022
400,468
(+1,635)
313,769
(+9,131)
183,610
(+416)
303,933
(-10,864)
63,072
(-2,868)
29,448
(+916)
953,325
(-817, -0.13%) 		86,699 (-7,496, -7.96%)
56.57%
07/12/2022
398,833
(+1,773)
304,638
(-472)
183,194
(-14,743)
314,797
(-13,659)
65,940
(-391)
28,532
(+770)
969,204
(-13,361, -2.02%) 		94,195 (+2,245, +2.44%)
72.26%
07/05/2022
397,060
(-5,645)
305,110
(-6,755)
197,937
(-5,267)
328,456
(-4,167)
66,331
(+3,757)
27,762
(+3,767)
977,507
(-7,155, -1.07%) 		91,950 (+1,110, +1.22%)
67.56%
06/28/2022
402,705
(-7,752)
311,865
(-12,615)
203,204
(-10,283)
332,623
(-11,733)
62,574
(-9,741)
23,995
(-3,428)
987,740
(-27,776, -3.99%) 		90,840 (+4,863, +5.66%)
65.24%
06/21/2022
410,457
(+844)
324,480
(-10,823)
213,487
(-6,769)
344,356
(+615)
72,315
(-1,996)
27,423
(+2,287)
1,030,971
(-7,921, -1.12%) 		85,977 (+11,667, +15.7%)
55.05%
06/14/2022
409,613
(-10,234)
335,303
(-18,125)
220,256
(-14,817)
343,741
(-5,674)
74,311
(-2,468)
25,136
(-3,720)
1,053,265
(-27,519, -3.76%) 		74,310 (+7,891, +11.88%)
30.63%
06/07/2022
419,847
(+2,571)
353,428
(-4,169)
235,073
(+6,586)
349,415
(+10,560)
76,779
(+964)
28,856
(+3,730)
1,127,731
(+10,121, +1.4%) 		66,419 (+6,740, +11.29%)
14.11%
05/31/2022
417,276
(+3,575)
357,597
(+7,743)
228,487
(-1,732)
338,855
(-2,934)
75,815
(+1,260)
25,126
(-1,706)
1,115,815
(+3,103, +0.43%) 		59,679 (-4,168, -6.53%)
0.0%
05/24/2022
413,701
(-5,332)
349,854
(-4,839)
230,219
(-1,357)
341,789
(-4,799)
74,555
(-968)
26,832
(+1,981)
1,107,496
(-7,657, -1.05%) 		63,847 (-493, -0.77%)
0.0%
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