OPEN INTEREST

458,712

(+18,923, +5.37%)
COMMERCIAL NET

89,205

(+16,434, +22.58%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-85,632

(-14,043)
SMALL TRADERS NET

-3,573

(-2,391)
COT INDEX

86.11%

As of 11/04/2025
LAST UPDATE

11/04

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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
08/17/2021
172,815
(+488)
80,937
(-10,909)
61,631
(+2,889)
148,457
(+15,464)
19,485
(-2,218)
24,537
(-3,396)
319,321
(+1,159, +0.46%)
91,878 (+11,397, +14.16%)
50.26%
08/10/2021
172,327
(+11,582)
91,846
(-4,416)
58,742
(-11,635)
132,993
(+6,049)
21,703
(-736)
27,933
(-2,422)
313,197
(-789, -0.31%)
80,481 (+15,998, +24.81%)
46.08%
08/03/2021
160,745
(+3,086)
96,262
(-1,367)
70,377
(+3,270)
126,944
(+7,782)
22,439
(+3,387)
30,355
(+3,328)
312,851
(+9,743, +4.0%)
64,483 (+4,453, +7.42%)
40.21%
07/27/2021
157,659
(-5,042)
97,629
(-5,377)
67,107
(-3,642)
119,162
(-2,325)
19,052
(-989)
27,027
(-1,971)
302,318
(-9,673, -3.82%)
60,030 (+335, +0.56%)
38.58%
07/20/2021
162,701
(-3,805)
103,006
(+5,699)
70,749
(+1,637)
121,487
(-8,974)
20,041
(-980)
28,998
(+127)
324,704
(-3,148, -1.23%)
59,695 (-9,504, -13.73%)
38.45%
07/13/2021
166,506
(-7,057)
97,307
(-4,545)
69,112
(-10,208)
130,461
(-15,957)
21,021
(-1,858)
28,871
(+1,379)
322,134
(-19,123, -6.93%)
69,199 (-2,512, -3.5%)
41.94%
07/06/2021
173,563
(+8,689)
101,852
(+8,485)
79,320
(+126)
146,418
(+533)
22,879
(+2,078)
27,492
(+1,875)
341,157
(+10,893, +4.11%)
71,711 (+204, +0.29%)
42.86%
06/29/2021
164,874
(+8,589)
93,367
(+3,029)
79,194
(+6,040)
145,885
(+10,955)
20,801
(-1,455)
25,617
(-810)
327,935
(+13,174, +5.23%)
71,507 (+5,560, +8.43%)
42.79%
06/22/2021
156,285
(-25,593)
90,338
(-18,914)
73,154
(-6,144)
134,930
(-13,115)
22,256
(+688)
26,427
(+980)
317,297
(-31,049, -10.98%)
65,947 (-6,679, -9.2%)
40.75%
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%
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