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
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%
09/03/2024
179,907
(-5,171)
155,017
(-324)
69,226
(-3,502)
95,115
(-8,085)
29,448
(+1,628)
28,449
(+1,364)
380,203
(-7,045, -2.47%)
24,890 (-4,847, -16.3%)
7.11%
08/27/2024
185,078
(-8,270)
155,341
(-16,476)
72,728
(-2,276)
103,200
(+3,604)
27,820
(-4,881)
27,085
(-2,555)
390,505
(-15,427, -5.12%)
29,737 (+8,206, +38.11%)
12.43%
08/20/2024
193,348
(+10,511)
171,817
(+7,396)
75,004
(-20,782)
99,596
(-16,452)
32,701
(+5,916)
29,640
(+4,701)
411,580
(-4,355, -1.43%)
21,531 (+3,115, +16.91%)
3.42%
08/13/2024
182,837
(-48,489)
164,421
(-11,058)
95,786
(-3,750)
116,048
(-27,033)
26,785
(-1,909)
24,939
(-16,057)
400,969
(-54,148, -15.06%)
18,416 (-37,431, -67.02%)
0.0%
08/06/2024
231,326
(+30,199)
175,479
(+29,704)
99,536
(+13,645)
143,081
(+7,537)
28,694
(+2,688)
40,996
(+9,291)
453,022
(+46,532, +14.87%)
55,847 (+495, +0.89%)
40.89%
07/30/2024
201,127
(-5,675)
145,775
(+4,204)
85,891
(+9,560)
135,544
(+1,175)
26,006
(-708)
31,705
(-2,202)
429,259
(+3,177, +1.03%)
55,352 (-9,879, -15.14%)
40.34%
07/23/2024
206,802
(-33,235)
141,571
(-34,741)
76,331
(-11,294)
134,369
(-15,561)
26,714
(-594)
33,907
(+5,179)
430,737
(-45,123, -12.71%)
65,231 (+1,506, +2.36%)
51.22%
07/16/2024
240,037
(+18,607)
176,312
(+16,113)
87,625
(-217)
149,930
(+610)
27,308
(-1,428)
28,728
(+239)
479,858
(+16,962, +5.02%)
63,725 (+2,494, +4.07%)
49.56%
07/09/2024
221,430
(+23,590)
160,199
(+18,042)
87,842
(-5,740)
149,320
(+2,313)
28,736
(-551)
28,489
(-3,056)
467,930
(+17,299, +5.39%)
61,231 (+5,548, +9.96%)
46.82%
07/02/2024
197,840
(+8,374)
142,157
(+16,280)
93,582
(+16,677)
147,007
(+9,067)
29,287
(+2,287)
31,545
(+1,991)
450,316
(+27,338, +9.32%)
55,683 (-7,906, -12.43%)
40.71%
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