OPEN INTEREST

507,099

(+16,702, +4.3%)
COMMERCIAL NET

92,201

(+11,831, +14.72%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-92,787

(-9,649)
SMALL TRADERS NET

586

(-2,182)
COT INDEX

86.86%

As of 08/19/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/19

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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
04/01/2025
138,093
(+9,547)
130,038
(+4,335)
94,853
(+15,819)
105,211
(+17,186)
29,211
(+1,933)
26,908
(+5,778)
323,012
(+27,299, +11.62%)
8,055 (+5,212, +183.33%)
14.81%
03/25/2025
128,546
(-20,717)
125,703
(-28,030)
79,034
(-23,100)
88,025
(-7,941)
27,278
(-542)
21,130
(-8,388)
307,181
(-44,359, -15.89%)
2,843 (+7,313, +163.6%)
10.38%
03/18/2025
149,263
(-28,633)
153,733
(-4,686)
102,134
(+7,307)
95,966
(-16,743)
27,820
(-808)
29,518
(-705)
348,583
(-22,134, -7.34%)
-4,470 (-23,947, -122.95%)
4.16%
03/11/2025
177,896
(-6,980)
158,419
(+13,774)
94,827
(+7,612)
112,709
(-14,731)
28,628
(-2,651)
30,223
(-1,062)
384,995
(-2,019, -0.67%)
19,477 (-20,754, -51.59%)
24.53%
03/04/2025
184,876
(-6,897)
144,645
(+20,965)
87,215
(+989)
127,440
(-27,889)
31,279
(+2,288)
31,285
(+3,304)
391,037
(-3,620, -1.18%)
40,231 (-27,862, -40.92%)
42.18%
02/25/2025
191,773
(-5,561)
123,680
(-18,037)
86,226
(+179)
155,329
(+11,617)
28,991
(+2)
27,981
(+1,040)
389,557
(-5,380, -1.72%)
68,093 (+12,476, +22.43%)
65.88%
02/18/2025
197,334
(+15,144)
141,717
(+13,405)
86,047
(+17,592)
143,712
(+16,262)
28,989
(-1,345)
26,941
(+1,724)
399,283
(+31,391, +11.17%)
55,617 (+1,739, +3.23%)
55.27%
02/11/2025
182,190
(+25,647)
128,312
(+18,136)
68,455
(+4,580)
127,450
(+15,045)
30,334
(+1,681)
25,217
(-1,273)
360,209
(+31,908, +12.81%)
53,878 (+7,511, +16.2%)
53.79%
02/04/2025
156,543
(-7,647)
110,176
(-3,053)
63,875
(+165)
112,405
(-750)
28,653
(+3,383)
26,490
(-296)
325,577
(-4,099, -1.62%)
46,367 (-4,594, -9.01%)
47.4%
01/28/2025
164,190
(-1,386)
113,229
(-26,918)
63,710
(-1,908)
113,155
(+19,477)
25,270
(-16,139)
26,786
(-11,992)
330,806
(-19,433, -7.13%)
50,961 (+25,532, +100.41%)
51.31%
01/21/2025
165,576
(+29,940)
140,147
(+32,692)
65,618
(+1,981)
93,678
(+3,311)
41,409
(+14,451)
38,778
(+10,369)
364,909
(+46,372, +20.5%)
25,429 (-2,752, -9.77%)
29.59%
01/14/2025
135,636
(-4,266)
107,455
(+2,121)
63,637
(+11,039)
90,367
(+6,715)
26,958
(+3,380)
28,409
(+1,317)
308,321
(+10,153, +4.7%)
28,181 (-6,387, -18.48%)
31.93%
01/07/2025
139,902
(+14,248)
105,334
(+13,400)
52,598
(+409)
83,652
(+640)
23,578
(+1,017)
27,092
(+1,634)
292,616
(+15,674, +7.82%)
34,568 (+848, +2.51%)
37.37%
12/31/2024
125,654
(+11,481)
91,934
(-1,107)
52,189
(-16,255)
83,012
(-2,743)
22,561
(+1,076)
25,458
(+152)
275,406
(-3,698, -1.81%)
33,720 (+12,588, +59.57%)
36.64%
12/24/2024
114,173
(-45,608)
93,041
(-18,487)
68,444
(+657)
85,755
(-31,020)
21,485
(-5,803)
25,306
(-1,247)
264,712
(-50,754, -19.91%)
21,132 (-27,121, -56.21%)
25.94%
12/17/2024
159,781
(-2,691)
111,528
(-5,205)
67,787
(-959)
116,775
(+2,859)
27,288
(-3,065)
26,553
(-4,369)
341,202
(-6,715, -2.57%)
48,253 (+2,514, +5.5%)
49.01%
12/10/2024
162,472
(+10,186)
116,733
(-4,027)
68,746
(+1,834)
113,916
(+13,802)
30,353
(-518)
30,922
(+1,727)
353,746
(+11,502, +4.6%)
45,739 (+14,213, +45.08%)
46.87%
12/03/2024
152,286
(+30,009)
120,760
(+16,222)
66,912
(+4,455)
100,114
(+18,277)
30,871
(+2,186)
29,195
(+2,151)
343,822
(+36,650, +17.17%)
31,526 (+13,787, +77.72%)
34.78%
11/26/2024
122,277
(-23,791)
104,538
(-33,054)
62,457
(-15,882)
81,837
(-5,311)
28,685
(+2,204)
27,044
(+896)
311,326
(-37,469, -14.93%)
17,739 (+9,263, +109.29%)
23.05%
11/19/2024
146,068
(+6,891)
137,592
(+678)
78,339
(-5,374)
87,148
(-988)
26,481
(-3,193)
26,148
(-1,366)
353,760
(-1,676, -0.66%)
8,476 (+6,213, +274.55%)
15.17%
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