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
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Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
01/26/2021
222,523
(+11,979)
80,487
(+2,856)
46,075
(-5,452)
182,723
(+6,698)
19,740
(-469)
25,128
(-3,496)
342,508
(+6,058, +2.15%)
142,036 (+9,123, +6.86%)
73.22%
01/19/2021
210,544
(+9,864)
77,631
(+2,770)
51,527
(+2,008)
176,025
(+8,897)
20,209
(+2,483)
28,624
(+2,688)
349,134
(+14,355, +5.36%)
132,913 (+7,094, +5.64%)
70.36%
01/12/2021
200,680
(+18,549)
74,861
(+5,033)
49,519
(-6,099)
167,128
(+5,454)
17,726
(+2)
25,936
(+1,965)
325,153
(+12,452, +4.87%)
125,819 (+13,516, +12.04%)
68.14%
01/05/2021
182,131
(+7,327)
69,828
(+1,408)
55,618
(+6,866)
161,674
(+14,372)
17,724
(+1,012)
23,971
(-575)
296,826
(+15,205, +6.33%)
112,303 (+5,919, +5.56%)
63.9%
12/29/2020
174,804
(+177)
68,420
(+4,611)
48,752
(+2,567)
147,302
(-338)
16,712
(-411)
24,546
(-1,940)
283,879
(+2,333, +0.98%)
106,384 (-4,434, -4.0%)
62.05%
12/21/2020
174,627
(-10,840)
63,809
(-1,143)
46,185
(+708)
147,640
(-11,019)
17,123
(-1,878)
26,486
(+152)
289,233
(-12,010, -4.81%)
110,818 (-9,697, -8.05%)
63.44%
12/15/2020
185,467
(+4,976)
64,952
(-8,275)
45,477
(-5,179)
158,659
(+8,185)
19,001
(-811)
26,334
(-924)
303,478
(-1,014, -0.4%)
120,515 (+13,251, +12.35%)
66.48%
12/08/2020
180,491
(+7,513)
73,227
(-4,144)
50,656
(+5,356)
150,474
(+14,220)
19,812
(-1,241)
27,258
(+1,552)
297,789
(+11,628, +4.86%)
107,264 (+11,657, +12.19%)
62.32%
12/01/2020
172,978
(+8,693)
77,371
(+6,364)
45,300
(+1,148)
136,254
(+5,479)
21,053
(+3,031)
25,706
(+1,029)
280,441
(+12,872, +5.68%)
95,607 (+2,329, +2.5%)
58.67%
11/24/2020
164,285
(-11,693)
71,007
(-14,199)
44,152
(+2,506)
130,775
(+1,957)
18,022
(+759)
24,677
(+3,814)
265,349
(-8,428, -3.59%)
93,278 (+2,506, +2.76%)
57.94%
11/17/2020
175,978
(+12,259)
85,206
(+11,021)
41,646
(+78)
128,818
(-2,224)
17,263
(-2,495)
20,863
(+1,045)
282,811
(+9,842, +4.37%)
90,772 (+1,238, +1.38%)
57.15%
11/10/2020
163,719
(+3,768)
74,185
(-327)
41,568
(-11,651)
131,042
(-7,588)
19,758
(-1,100)
19,818
(-1,068)
269,026
(-8,983, -3.84%)
89,534 (+4,095, +4.79%)
56.77%
11/03/2020
159,951
(-7,332)
74,512
(+11,733)
53,219
(+9,787)
138,630
(-10,137)
20,858
(+510)
20,886
(+1,369)
283,355
(+2,965, +1.28%)
85,439 (-19,065, -18.24%)
55.48%
10/27/2020
167,283
(-11,839)
62,779
(-8,765)
43,432
(+2,890)
148,767
(+933)
20,348
(+886)
19,517
(-231)
263,583
(-8,063, -3.37%)
104,504 (-3,074, -2.86%)
61.46%
10/20/2020
179,122
(+3,434)
71,544
(+564)
40,542
(+3,579)
147,834
(+8,932)
19,462
(-972)
19,748
(-3,455)
279,755
(+6,041, +2.59%)
107,578 (+2,870, +2.74%)
62.42%
10/13/2020
175,688
(+16,551)
70,980
(+6,875)
36,963
(-1,907)
138,902
(+6,481)
20,434
(-424)
23,203
(+864)
280,383
(+14,220, +6.5%)
104,708 (+9,676, +10.18%)
61.52%
10/06/2020
159,137
(+5,690)
64,105
(+958)
38,870
(+199)
132,421
(+3,993)
20,858
(+320)
22,339
(+1,258)
267,685
(+6,209, +2.92%)
95,032 (+4,732, +5.24%)
58.49%
09/29/2020
153,447
(-494)
63,147
(+1,593)
38,671
(+667)
128,428
(-439)
20,538
(+1,956)
21,081
(+975)
261,734
(+2,129, +1.01%)
90,300 (-2,087, -2.26%)
57.01%
09/22/2020
153,941
(-1,521)
61,554
(+852)
38,004
(-459)
128,867
(-1,799)
18,582
(-2,085)
20,106
(-3,118)
255,490
(-4,065, -1.89%)
92,387 (-2,373, -2.5%)
57.66%
09/15/2020
155,462
(-9,658)
60,702
(-10,448)
38,463
(+1,866)
130,666
(+2,446)
20,667
(-622)
23,224
(-412)
263,642
(-8,414, -3.77%)
94,760 (+790, +0.84%)
58.4%
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