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
09/17/2019
218,938
(+38,979)
87,002
(+9,084)
86,088
(-10,596)
211,739
(+21,626)
22,778
(+2,893)
29,063
(+566)
402,718
(+31,276, +10.55%)
131,936 (+29,895, +29.3%)
81.19%
09/10/2019
179,959
(+18,202)
77,918
(-11,965)
96,684
(-16,361)
190,113
(+10,426)
19,885
(-3,154)
28,497
(+226)
360,284
(-1,313, -0.44%)
102,041 (+30,167, +41.97%)
70.33%
09/03/2019
161,757
(-8,608)
89,883
(-14,634)
113,045
(-3,286)
179,687
(+6,203)
23,039
(+1,243)
28,271
(-2,220)
355,249
(-10,651, -3.45%)
71,874 (+6,026, +9.15%)
59.37%
08/27/2019
170,365
(-14,547)
104,517
(-16,101)
116,331
(-9,132)
173,484
(-11,477)
21,796
(-15)
30,491
(+3,884)
371,498
(-23,694, -7.13%)
65,848 (+1,554, +2.42%)
57.18%
08/20/2019
184,912
(+8,295)
120,618
(+20,461)
125,463
(-12,129)
184,961
(-24,002)
21,811
(-718)
26,607
(-1,011)
399,983
(-4,552, -1.35%)
64,294 (-12,166, -15.91%)
56.62%
08/13/2019
176,617
(-13,831)
100,157
(-4,438)
137,592
(-9,232)
208,963
(-18,442)
22,529
(-2,482)
27,618
(-2,665)
404,190
(-25,545, -7.05%)
76,460 (-9,393, -10.94%)
61.04%
08/06/2019
190,448
(-44,856)
104,595
(+20,861)
146,824
(+30,113)
227,405
(-33,620)
25,011
(+1,733)
30,283
(-251)
430,300
(-13,010, -3.47%)
85,853 (-65,717, -43.36%)
64.45%
07/30/2019
235,304
(+12,006)
83,734
(+7,570)
116,711
(-3,324)
261,025
(+8,723)
23,278
(+7,861)
30,534
(+250)
456,757
(+16,543, +4.61%)
151,570 (+4,436, +3.01%)
88.32%
07/23/2019
223,298
(-7,474)
76,164
(-3,324)
120,035
(+6,239)
252,302
(-3,291)
15,417
(-6,659)
30,284
(-1,279)
440,189
(-7,894, -2.15%)
147,134 (-4,150, -2.74%)
86.71%
07/16/2019
230,772
(+10,064)
79,488
(+1,272)
113,796
(+12,879)
255,593
(+22,494)
22,076
(-246)
31,563
(-1,069)
452,201
(+22,697, +6.6%)
151,284 (+8,792, +6.17%)
88.22%
07/09/2019
220,708
(+3,296)
78,216
(-4,102)
100,917
(+2,989)
233,099
(+10,947)
22,322
(-1,136)
32,632
(-1,696)
419,342
(+5,149, +1.52%)
142,492 (+7,398, +5.48%)
85.02%
07/02/2019
217,412
(+16,502)
82,318
(+7,917)
97,928
(+15,977)
222,152
(+23,507)
23,458
(+3,599)
34,328
(+4,654)
416,468
(+36,078, +11.92%)
135,094 (+8,585, +6.79%)
82.33%
06/25/2019
200,910
(-12,105)
74,401
(-21,845)
81,951
(+1,385)
198,645
(+9,435)
19,859
(-565)
29,674
(+1,125)
379,918
(-11,285, -3.59%)
126,509 (+9,740, +8.34%)
79.22%
06/18/2019
213,015
(+21,383)
96,246
(+1,534)
80,566
(-3,825)
189,210
(+13,637)
20,424
(-4,558)
28,549
(-2,171)
407,218
(+13,000, +4.32%)
116,769 (+19,849, +20.48%)
75.68%
06/11/2019
191,632
(+1,879)
94,712
(-6,753)
84,391
(-8,182)
175,573
(-2,510)
24,982
(-3,586)
30,720
(-626)
380,320
(-9,889, -3.18%)
96,920 (+8,632, +9.78%)
68.47%
06/04/2019
189,753
(+1,449)
101,465
(+23,769)
92,573
(+12,272)
178,083
(-8,045)
28,568
(+6,127)
31,346
(+4,124)
385,854
(+19,848, +6.82%)
88,288 (-22,320, -20.18%)
65.33%
05/28/2019
188,304
(+2,817)
77,696
(+3,588)
80,301
(-889)
186,128
(-382)
22,441
(+38)
27,222
(-1,240)
366,195
(+1,966, +0.68%)
110,608 (-771, -0.69%)
73.44%
05/21/2019
185,487
(-7,908)
74,108
(-26,312)
81,190
(-15,760)
186,510
(-136)
22,403
(-2,421)
28,462
(+359)
369,983
(-26,089, -8.28%)
111,379 (+18,404, +19.79%)
73.72%
05/14/2019
193,395
(-36,172)
100,420
(+24,610)
96,950
(+4,677)
186,646
(-55,934)
24,824
(-6,244)
28,103
(-6,415)
382,565
(-37,739, -10.69%)
92,975 (-60,782, -39.53%)
67.03%
05/07/2019
229,567
(-16,715)
75,810
(+13,252)
92,273
(+2,496)
242,580
(-27,556)
31,068
(+4,959)
34,518
(+5,044)
425,097
(-9,260, -2.56%)
153,757 (-29,967, -16.31%)
89.11%
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