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
07/22/2014
146,075
(-19,650)
97,154
(-17,615)
142,645
(+2,485)
186,656
(-3,909)
23,616
(-3,574)
28,526
(+785)
414,392
(-20,739, -6.23%)
48,921 (-2,035, -3.99%)
45.13%
07/15/2014
165,725
(-10,533)
114,769
(+11,171)
140,160
(-7,792)
190,565
(-28,214)
27,190
(-4,522)
27,741
(-5,804)
435,001
(-22,847, -6.42%)
50,956 (-21,704, -29.87%)
46.74%
07/08/2014
176,258
(+618)
103,598
(-6,848)
147,952
(+245)
218,779
(+7,637)
31,712
(+1,724)
33,545
(+1,798)
457,197
(+2,587, +0.73%)
72,660 (+7,466, +11.45%)
63.91%
07/01/2014
175,640
(+14,776)
110,446
(+5,272)
147,707
(+5,349)
211,142
(+13,158)
29,988
(+3,200)
31,747
(+4,895)
449,836
(+23,325, +7.07%)
65,194 (+9,504, +17.07%)
58.0%
06/24/2014
160,864
(-23,346)
105,174
(-28,774)
142,358
(-3,788)
197,984
(+4,273)
26,788
(+2,512)
26,852
(-121)
424,966
(-24,622, -6.94%)
55,690 (+5,428, +10.8%)
50.48%
06/17/2014
184,210
(-4,902)
133,948
(+14,800)
146,146
(+5,090)
193,711
(-20,652)
24,276
(-6,263)
26,973
(-223)
456,312
(-6,075, -1.68%)
50,262 (-19,702, -28.16%)
46.19%
06/10/2014
189,112
(+4,474)
119,148
(+10,968)
141,056
(+1,391)
214,363
(-2,098)
30,539
(+1,284)
27,196
(-1,721)
457,503
(+7,149, +2.02%)
69,964 (-6,494, -8.49%)
61.78%
06/03/2014
184,638
(+705)
108,180
(+5,697)
139,665
(+16,197)
216,461
(+11,214)
29,255
(+2,098)
28,917
(+2,089)
448,926
(+19,000, +5.68%)
76,458 (-4,992, -6.13%)
66.92%
05/27/2014
183,933
(-13,213)
102,483
(-11,362)
123,468
(+7,467)
205,247
(+7,269)
27,157
(+2,575)
26,828
(+922)
420,366
(-3,171, -0.94%)
81,450 (-1,851, -2.22%)
70.87%
05/20/2014
197,146
(+2,076)
113,845
(+2,718)
116,001
(+4,469)
197,978
(+3,760)
24,582
(-3,854)
25,906
(-3,787)
425,151
(+2,691, +0.8%)
83,301 (-642, -0.76%)
72.33%
05/13/2014
195,070
(+24,794)
111,127
(+6,013)
111,532
(+7,280)
194,218
(+26,500)
28,436
(-5,391)
29,693
(-5,830)
419,669
(+26,683, +8.65%)
83,943 (+18,781, +28.82%)
72.84%
05/06/2014
170,276
(+20,549)
105,114
(+6,293)
104,252
(-6,591)
167,718
(+11,389)
33,827
(+11,843)
35,523
(+8,119)
391,848
(+25,801, +9.13%)
65,162 (+14,256, +28.0%)
57.98%
04/29/2014
149,727
(+6,677)
98,821
(-3,235)
110,843
(+4,245)
156,329
(+15,674)
21,984
(+1,508)
27,404
(-9)
365,215
(+12,430, +4.6%)
50,906 (+9,912, +24.18%)
46.7%
04/22/2014
143,050
(-19,902)
102,056
(-20,090)
106,598
(+10,302)
140,655
(+8,413)
20,476
(-1,901)
27,413
(+176)
362,130
(-11,501, -4.08%)
40,994 (+188, +0.46%)
38.85%
04/15/2014
162,952
(+18,906)
122,146
(+15,935)
96,296
(-8,800)
132,242
(-4,600)
22,377
(+1,649)
27,237
(+420)
368,887
(+11,755, +4.36%)
40,806 (+2,971, +7.85%)
38.7%
04/08/2014
144,046
(+6,105)
106,211
(+6,239)
105,096
(-9,743)
136,842
(-8,570)
20,728
(+3,891)
26,817
(+2,584)
359,952
(+253, +0.09%)
37,835 (-134, -0.35%)
36.6%
04/01/2014
137,941
(+20,180)
99,972
(-4,102)
114,839
(+5,729)
145,412
(+29,098)
16,837
(-4,780)
24,233
(-3,867)
357,046
(+21,129, +8.5%)
37,969 (+24,282, +177.41%)
37.82%
03/25/2014
117,761
(-1,065)
104,074
(-3,799)
109,110
(+1,249)
116,314
(+7,390)
21,617
(-3,263)
28,100
(-6,670)
335,826
(-3,079, -1.22%)
13,687 (+2,734, +24.96%)
19.02%
03/18/2014
118,826
(-4,385)
107,873
(-1,529)
107,861
(-6,594)
108,924
(-12,385)
24,880
(+4,488)
34,770
(+7,423)
336,625
(-6,491, -2.52%)
10,953 (-2,856, -20.68%)
16.9%
03/11/2014
123,211
(-11,427)
109,402
(+2,723)
114,455
(+10,310)
121,309
(-3,282)
20,392
(-581)
27,347
(-1,139)
355,040
(-1,698, -0.65%)
13,809 (-14,150, -50.61%)
19.12%
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