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
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%
05/17/2022
419,033
(-1,549)
354,693
(-1,883)
231,576
(-2,730)
346,588
(-247)
75,523
(+2,379)
24,851
(+230)
1,118,417
(-1,900, -0.26%)
64,340 (+334, +0.52%)
0.77%
05/10/2022
420,582
(-22,022)
356,576
(-13,167)
234,306
(-12,786)
346,835
(-17,963)
73,144
(+244)
24,621
(-3,434)
1,108,451
(-34,564, -4.53%)
64,006 (-8,855, -12.15%)
0.0%
05/03/2022
442,604
(-795)
369,743
(-2,265)
247,092
(-559)
364,798
(-233)
72,900
(-850)
28,055
(+294)
1,138,319
(-2,204, -0.29%)
72,861 (+1,470, +2.06%)
4.08%
04/26/2022
443,399
(-17,943)
372,008
(-7,221)
247,651
(-3,622)
365,031
(-16,248)
73,750
(-1,549)
27,761
(+355)
1,121,112
(-23,114, -2.93%)
71,391 (-10,722, -13.06%)
0.0%
04/19/2022
461,342
(-19,153)
379,229
(-11,045)
251,273
(-11,328)
381,279
(-18,871)
75,299
(-1,306)
27,406
(-1,871)
1,144,047
(-31,787, -3.88%)
82,113 (-8,108, -8.99%)
0.0%
04/12/2022
480,495
(+6,364)
390,274
(+8,790)
262,601
(-4,127)
400,150
(-3,189)
76,605
(+4,742)
29,277
(+1,378)
1,170,828
(+6,979, +0.86%)
90,221 (-2,426, -2.62%)
22.74%
04/05/2022
474,131
(+3,899)
381,484
(+4,014)
266,728
(+17,593)
403,339
(+16,793)
71,863
(+3,445)
27,899
(+4,130)
1,169,620
(+24,937, +3.17%)
92,647 (-115, -0.12%)
33.62%
03/29/2022
470,232
(-900)
377,470
(+13,784)
249,135
(-146)
386,546
(-12,072)
68,418
(+2,069)
23,769
(-689)
1,100,690
(+1,023, +0.13%)
92,762 (-14,684, -13.67%)
34.14%
03/22/2022
471,132
(+2,427)
363,686
(+837)
249,281
(+8,799)
398,618
(+11,576)
66,349
(+3,914)
24,458
(+2,727)
1,085,676
(+15,140, +1.96%)
107,446 (+1,590, +1.5%)
100.0%
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