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
06/21/2016
138,626
(-31,300)
83,387
(-4,153)
135,989
(+5,644)
181,656
(-27,053)
17,468
(-6,256)
27,040
(-706)
382,528
(-31,912, -9.85%)
55,239 (-27,147, -32.95%)
59.54%
06/14/2016
169,926
(-21,027)
87,540
(+8,201)
130,345
(-33,954)
208,709
(-59,398)
23,724
(+1,032)
27,746
(-2,752)
436,303
(-53,949, -14.27%)
82,386 (-29,228, -26.19%)
76.97%
06/07/2016
190,953
(+22,450)
79,339
(+8,419)
164,299
(-5,665)
268,107
(+7,794)
22,692
(+232)
30,498
(+804)
501,258
(+17,017, +4.71%)
111,614 (+14,031, +14.38%)
95.73%
05/31/2016
168,503
(+11,895)
70,920
(+9,595)
169,964
(+13,388)
260,313
(+18,423)
22,460
(+1,693)
29,694
(-1,042)
468,183
(+26,976, +8.08%)
97,583 (+2,300, +2.41%)
86.72%
05/24/2016
156,608
(-25,411)
61,325
(-17,565)
156,576
(+10,671)
241,890
(+1,169)
20,767
(-4,976)
30,736
(-3,320)
438,355
(-19,716, -5.57%)
95,283 (-7,846, -7.61%)
85.25%
05/17/2016
182,019
(+6,987)
78,890
(-1,736)
145,905
(-6,992)
240,721
(-241)
25,743
(+4,061)
34,056
(+6,033)
464,177
(+4,056, +1.16%)
103,129 (+8,723, +9.24%)
90.28%
05/10/2016
175,032
(-3,009)
80,626
(-13,777)
152,897
(-960)
240,962
(+9,678)
21,682
(-887)
28,023
(-757)
463,497
(-4,856, -1.37%)
94,406 (+10,768, +12.87%)
84.68%
05/03/2016
178,041
(+3,931)
94,403
(+2,062)
153,857
(-10,518)
231,284
(-8,941)
22,569
(+2,976)
28,780
(+3,268)
451,899
(-3,611, -1.01%)
83,638 (+1,869, +2.29%)
77.77%
04/26/2016
174,110
(+6,818)
92,341
(-11,365)
164,375
(-8,415)
240,225
(+8,061)
19,593
(-2,657)
25,512
(-950)
448,613
(-4,254, -1.17%)
81,769 (+18,183, +28.6%)
76.57%
04/19/2016
167,292
(+31,636)
103,706
(+12,611)
172,790
(+16,276)
232,164
(+35,374)
22,250
(-2,069)
26,462
(-2,142)
462,357
(+45,843, +14.48%)
63,586 (+19,025, +42.69%)
64.9%
04/12/2016
135,656
(+15,640)
91,095
(+6,678)
156,514
(-7,365)
196,790
(-1,337)
24,319
(-2,116)
28,604
(+818)
408,198
(+6,159, +1.98%)
44,561 (+8,962, +25.17%)
52.69%
04/05/2016
120,016
(+25,518)
84,417
(+7,388)
163,879
(+21,844)
198,127
(+42,303)
26,435
(+4,041)
27,786
(+1,712)
395,270
(+51,403, +19.85%)
35,599 (+18,130, +103.78%)
46.93%
03/29/2016
94,498
(+10,828)
77,029
(-959)
142,035
(-4)
155,824
(+9,831)
22,394
(-464)
26,074
(+1,488)
338,446
(+10,360, +4.17%)
17,469 (+11,787, +207.44%)
35.29%
03/22/2016
83,670
(-1,456)
77,988
(-12,953)
142,039
(+8,474)
145,993
(+22,754)
22,858
(+2,218)
24,586
(-565)
322,164
(+9,236, +3.86%)
5,682 (+11,497, +197.71%)
27.73%
03/15/2016
85,126
(+11,791)
90,941
(+1,203)
133,565
(+5,426)
123,239
(+16,218)
20,640
(-608)
25,151
(-812)
312,450
(+16,609, +7.46%)
-5,815 (+10,588, +64.55%)
20.35%
03/08/2016
73,335
(+6,366)
89,738
(+3,350)
128,139
(+14,124)
107,021
(+16,306)
21,248
(-790)
25,963
(+44)
293,296
(+19,700, +9.7%)
-16,403 (+3,016, +15.53%)
13.55%
03/01/2016
66,969
(+8,428)
86,388
(+1,946)
114,015
(+12,191)
90,715
(+14,792)
22,038
(+197)
25,919
(+4,078)
273,237
(+20,816, +11.42%)
-19,419 (+6,482, +25.03%)
11.61%
02/23/2016
58,541
(-10,101)
84,442
(-11,322)
101,824
(+1,683)
75,923
(+2,488)
21,841
(-115)
21,841
(+301)
248,064
(-8,533, -4.47%)
-25,901 (+1,221, +4.5%)
7.45%
02/16/2016
68,642
(+792)
95,764
(+5,273)
100,141
(-3,704)
73,435
(-10,692)
21,956
(-5,393)
21,540
(-2,886)
266,868
(-8,305, -4.17%)
-27,122 (-4,481, -19.79%)
6.67%
02/09/2016
67,850
(+6,708)
90,491
(+10,120)
103,845
(+1,708)
84,127
(+4,500)
27,349
(+3,586)
24,426
(-2,618)
261,604
(+12,002, +6.42%)
-22,641 (-3,412, -17.74%)
9.55%
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