OPEN INTEREST

479,739

(+1,977, +0.53%)
COMMERCIAL NET

105,321

(+15,815, +17.67%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-106,952

(-13,814)
SMALL TRADERS NET

1,631

(-2,001)
COT INDEX

99.7%

As of 09/02/2025
LAST UPDATE

09/02

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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
06/15/2021
181,878
(+5,704)
109,252
(+3,230)
79,298
(-3,383)
148,045
(+3,215)
21,568
(+779)
25,447
(-3,345)
356,803
(+3,100, +1.11%)
72,626 (+2,474, +3.53%)
43.2%
06/08/2021
176,174
(+6,562)
106,022
(+3,405)
82,681
(+4,044)
144,830
(+4,411)
20,789
(+53)
28,792
(+2,843)
352,516
(+10,659, +3.96%)
70,152 (+3,157, +4.71%)
42.29%
06/01/2021
169,612
(+3,724)
102,617
(+4,649)
78,637
(-2,729)
140,419
(-1,879)
20,736
(-316)
25,949
(-2,091)
334,983
(+679, +0.25%)
66,995 (-925, -1.36%)
41.13%
05/25/2021
165,888
(-18,707)
97,968
(-15,027)
81,366
(+13,324)
142,298
(+12,016)
21,052
(+2,252)
28,040
(-120)
337,190
(-3,131, -1.15%)
67,920 (-3,680, -5.14%)
41.47%
05/18/2021
184,595
(-19,189)
112,995
(+4,733)
68,042
(-257)
130,282
(-25,241)
18,800
(-3,728)
28,160
(-2,666)
349,109
(-23,174, -7.87%)
71,600 (-23,922, -25.04%)
42.82%
05/11/2021
203,784
(-4,270)
108,262
(+7,577)
68,299
(+1,566)
155,523
(-7,908)
22,528
(+2,119)
30,826
(-254)
363,554
(-585, -0.2%)
95,522 (-11,847, -11.03%)
51.6%
05/04/2021
208,054
(+5,541)
100,685
(-1,456)
66,733
(+3,642)
163,431
(+6,311)
20,409
(+173)
31,080
(+4,501)
360,117
(+9,356, +3.27%)
107,369 (+6,997, +6.97%)
55.94%
04/27/2021
202,513
(-20,296)
102,141
(-11,559)
63,091
(+4,673)
157,120
(-3,805)
20,236
(-380)
26,579
(-639)
353,947
(-16,003, -5.3%)
100,372 (-8,737, -8.01%)
53.38%
04/20/2021
222,809
(+4,557)
113,700
(+3,439)
58,418
(-1,654)
160,925
(-1,794)
20,616
(-286)
27,218
(+972)
384,254
(+2,617, +0.87%)
109,109 (+1,118, +1.04%)
56.58%
04/13/2021
218,252
(+12,381)
110,261
(+1,846)
60,072
(-9,140)
162,719
(+5,934)
20,902
(+846)
26,246
(-3,693)
377,165
(+4,087, +1.38%)
107,991 (+10,535, +10.81%)
60.19%
04/06/2021
205,871
(-1,429)
108,415
(+3,374)
69,212
(+3,948)
156,785
(-2,869)
20,056
(+535)
29,939
(+2,549)
364,274
(+3,054, +1.05%)
97,456 (-4,803, -4.7%)
59.25%
03/30/2021
207,300
(-13,356)
105,041
(-5,270)
65,264
(-1,722)
159,654
(-9,622)
19,521
(-12,097)
27,390
(-12,283)
358,072
(-27,175, -8.51%)
102,259 (-8,086, -7.33%)
60.76%
03/23/2021
220,656
(-22,287)
110,311
(-7,986)
66,986
(+9,073)
169,276
(-3,257)
31,618
(+9,334)
39,673
(+7,363)
384,390
(-3,880, -1.2%)
110,345 (-14,301, -11.47%)
63.29%
03/16/2021
242,943
(-8,630)
118,297
(+9,033)
57,913
(+9,324)
172,533
(-6,445)
22,284
(+3,236)
32,310
(+1,342)
412,533
(+3,930, +1.23%)
124,646 (-17,663, -12.41%)
67.77%
03/09/2021
251,573
(-11,104)
109,264
(-4,938)
48,589
(+8,282)
178,978
(-367)
19,048
(-2,099)
30,968
(+384)
395,630
(-4,921, -1.52%)
142,309 (-6,166, -4.15%)
73.31%
03/02/2021
262,677
(-7,090)
114,202
(+16,548)
40,307
(-767)
179,345
(-24,647)
21,147
(-580)
30,584
(-338)
386,381
(-8,437, -2.54%)
148,475 (-23,638, -13.73%)
75.24%
02/23/2021
269,767
(-11,406)
97,654
(-11,817)
41,074
(-8,003)
203,992
(-8,323)
21,727
(-359)
30,922
(+372)
392,604
(-19,768, -5.61%)
172,113 (+411, +0.24%)
82.65%
02/16/2021
281,173
(+40,212)
109,471
(+15,971)
49,077
(+576)
212,315
(+25,497)
22,086
(+2,641)
30,550
(+1,961)
423,940
(+43,429, +14.06%)
171,702 (+24,241, +16.44%)
82.52%
02/09/2021
240,961
(+36,950)
93,500
(+15,124)
48,501
(+9,818)
186,818
(+31,625)
19,445
(-428)
28,589
(-409)
371,861
(+46,340, +17.65%)
147,461 (+21,826, +17.37%)
74.92%
02/02/2021
204,011
(-18,512)
78,376
(-2,111)
38,683
(-7,392)
155,193
(-27,530)
19,873
(+133)
28,998
(+3,870)
318,219
(-25,771, -8.94%)
125,635 (-16,401, -11.55%)
68.08%
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