OPEN INTEREST

440,335

(-38,534, -9.86%)
COMMERCIAL NET

72,771

(-1,718, -2.31%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-71,589

(-316)
SMALL TRADERS NET

-1,182

(+2,034)
COT INDEX

72.34%

As of 10/28/2025
LAST UPDATE

10/28

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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
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%
11/12/2024
139,177
(-2,258)
136,914
(+8,496)
83,713
(-3,919)
88,136
(-16,164)
29,674
(-877)
27,514
(+614)
352,126
(-7,054, -2.72%)
2,263 (-10,754, -82.62%)
9.88%
11/05/2024
141,435
(+11,709)
128,418
(-3,904)
87,632
(-7,897)
104,300
(+7,199)
30,551
(+1,046)
26,900
(+1,563)
344,314
(+4,858, +1.91%)
13,017 (+15,613, +601.43%)
19.03%
10/29/2024
129,726
(+6,720)
132,322
(-41)
95,529
(-372)
97,101
(+5,225)
29,505
(+485)
25,337
(+1,649)
324,187
(+6,833, +2.76%)
-2,596 (+6,761, +72.26%)
5.75%
10/22/2024
123,006
(-8,460)
132,363
(-3,114)
95,901
(+2,024)
91,876
(-1,679)
29,020
(+1,626)
23,688
(-17)
320,094
(-4,810, -1.9%)
-9,357 (-5,346, -133.28%)
0.0%
10/15/2024
131,466
(-5,096)
135,477
(+3,393)
93,877
(-3,016)
93,555
(-6,346)
27,394
(+1,067)
23,705
(-4,092)
331,454
(-7,045, -2.71%)
-4,011 (-8,489, -189.57%)
0.0%
10/08/2024
136,562
(+7,071)
132,084
(+18,621)
96,893
(+14,819)
99,901
(+1,950)
26,327
(-3,000)
27,797
(-1,681)
340,586
(+18,890, +7.84%)
4,478 (-11,550, -72.06%)
0.0%
10/01/2024
129,491
(-497)
113,463
(-9,858)
82,074
(+5,523)
97,951
(+16,333)
29,327
(+1,362)
29,478
(-87)
319,104
(+6,388, +2.72%)
16,028 (+9,361, +140.41%)
9.1%
09/24/2024
129,988
(-20,303)
123,321
(-15,667)
76,551
(+2,934)
81,618
(+1,488)
27,965
(+2,391)
29,565
(-799)
317,480
(-14,978, -6.0%)
6,667 (-4,636, -41.02%)
0.0%
09/17/2024
150,291
(-22,347)
138,988
(-14,613)
73,617
(-4,938)
80,130
(-13,536)
25,574
(-1,911)
30,364
(-1,047)
356,068
(-29,196, -10.48%)
11,303 (-7,734, -40.63%)
0.0%
09/10/2024
172,638
(-7,269)
153,601
(-1,416)
78,555
(+9,329)
93,666
(-1,449)
27,485
(-1,963)
31,411
(+2,962)
372,978
(+97, +0.03%)
19,037 (-5,853, -23.52%)
0.68%
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