OPEN INTEREST

2,043,484

(+43,344, +2.23%)
COMMERCIAL NET

110,932

(+8,480, +8.28%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-189,744

(-14,682)
SMALL TRADERS NET

78,812

(+6,202)
COT INDEX

51.42%

As of 08/26/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/26

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S&P 500 Consolidated COT Index
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Complete positioning history with weekly changes
Showing 20 records
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Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
08/14/2012
572,264
(+19,709)
599,821
(+13,974)
79,767
(-1,183)
80,695
(+4,926)
141,895
(-2,480)
113,409
(-2,855)
820,949
(+16,046, +2.06%)
-27,557 (+5,735, +17.23%)
12.9%
08/07/2012
552,555
(+10,422)
585,847
(+20,552)
80,950
(+8,995)
75,769
(-2,605)
144,375
(-3,061)
116,264
(-1,591)
802,712
(+16,356, +2.15%)
-33,292 (-10,130, -43.74%)
9.19%
07/31/2012
542,133
(-32,908)
565,295
(-12,666)
71,955
(+10,266)
78,374
(-6,623)
147,436
(-3,044)
117,855
(-6,397)
781,796
(-25,686, -3.26%)
-23,162 (-20,242, -693.22%)
15.75%
07/24/2012
575,041
(+17,065)
577,961
(+9,487)
61,689
(-5,543)
84,997
(-485)
150,480
(-3,888)
124,252
(-1,367)
817,472
(+7,634, +0.98%)
-2,920 (+7,578, +72.19%)
28.85%
07/17/2012
557,976
(+5,345)
568,474
(+13,889)
67,232
(-955)
85,482
(-8,576)
154,368
(+4,395)
125,619
(+3,472)
801,482
(+8,785, +1.14%)
-10,498 (-8,544, -437.26%)
23.95%
07/10/2012
552,631
(+18,354)
554,585
(+12,758)
68,187
(-2,903)
94,058
(+4,816)
149,973
(+2,687)
122,147
(+564)
794,026
(+18,138, +2.41%)
-1,954 (+5,596, +74.12%)
29.48%
07/03/2012
534,277
(-3,600)
541,827
(-3,234)
71,090
(-3,194)
89,242
(-2,474)
147,286
(+4,425)
121,583
(+3,337)
773,321
(-2,369, -0.31%)
-7,550 (-366, -5.09%)
25.86%
06/26/2012
537,877
(+15,322)
545,061
(+24,452)
74,284
(+12,477)
91,716
(+4,725)
142,861
(+2,816)
118,246
(+1,439)
774,074
(+30,615, +4.23%)
-7,184 (-9,130, -469.17%)
26.09%
06/19/2012
522,555
(-207,849)
520,609
(-199,095)
61,807
(-5,154)
86,991
(-17,573)
140,045
(-42,851)
116,807
(-39,185)
740,602
(-255,854, -26.1%)
1,946 (-8,754, -81.81%)
32.0%
06/12/2012
730,404
(+78,878)
719,704
(+78,964)
66,961
(-588)
104,564
(+303)
182,896
(+3,354)
155,992
(+2,377)
1,016,255
(+81,644, +9.09%)
10,700 (-86, -0.8%)
37.67%
06/05/2012
651,526
(+32,935)
640,740
(+38,504)
67,549
(-4,308)
104,261
(-8,912)
179,542
(+11,181)
153,615
(+10,214)
933,308
(+39,808, +4.64%)
10,786 (-5,569, -34.05%)
37.73%
05/29/2012
618,591
(+10,211)
602,236
(+1,297)
71,857
(-2,172)
113,173
(+4,679)
168,361
(+1,401)
143,401
(+3,466)
881,189
(+9,440, +1.11%)
16,355 (+8,914, +119.8%)
41.33%
05/22/2012
608,380
(+33,045)
600,939
(+5,742)
74,029
(-13,724)
108,494
(+9,175)
166,960
(+6,541)
139,935
(+10,945)
873,488
(+25,862, +3.14%)
7,441 (+27,303, +137.46%)
35.56%
05/15/2012
575,335
(+15,188)
595,197
(+19,116)
87,753
(-2,389)
99,319
(-10,197)
160,419
(+8,530)
128,990
(+12,410)
851,882
(+21,329, +2.66%)
-19,862 (-3,928, -24.65%)
17.89%
05/08/2012
560,147
(+9,997)
576,081
(-5,361)
90,142
(-4,478)
109,516
(+11,312)
151,889
(+2,255)
116,580
(+1,822)
822,718
(+7,774, +0.98%)
-15,934 (+15,358, +49.08%)
20.43%
05/01/2012
550,150
(-4,485)
581,442
(+22,712)
94,620
(+11,672)
98,204
(-12,220)
149,634
(-1,833)
114,758
(-5,138)
816,564
(+5,354, +0.68%)
-31,292 (-27,197, -664.15%)
10.49%
04/24/2012
554,635
(+14,765)
558,730
(+1,534)
82,948
(-9,639)
110,424
(+1,864)
151,467
(+4,467)
119,896
(+6,195)
805,068
(+9,593, +1.23%)
-4,095 (+13,231, +76.37%)
28.09%
04/17/2012
539,870
(-4,935)
557,196
(+4,914)
92,587
(+5,789)
108,560
(-4,475)
147,000
(+3,997)
113,701
(+4,412)
796,135
(+4,851, +0.63%)
-17,326 (-9,849, -131.72%)
19.53%
04/10/2012
544,805
(+1,932)
552,282
(+10,775)
86,798
(+3,667)
113,035
(-2,199)
143,003
(+7,855)
109,289
(+4,877)
790,586
(+13,454, +1.77%)
-7,477 (-8,843, -647.36%)
25.9%
04/03/2012
542,873
(+4,076)
541,507
(+3,034)
83,131
(+1,214)
115,234
(+5,227)
135,148
(-3,421)
104,412
(-6,390)
776,067
(+1,869, +0.25%)
1,366 (+1,042, +321.6%)
31.63%
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