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
01/08/2013
235,166
(+42,768)
153,416
(+39,188)
77,051
(+25,037)
160,231
(+29,938)
27,892
(+7,381)
26,462
(+6,060)
410,526
(+75,186, +28.38%)
81,750 (+3,580, +4.58%)
74.58%
12/31/2012
192,398
(-6,558)
114,228
(+6,688)
52,014
(-1,734)
130,293
(-12,490)
20,511
(+1,610)
20,402
(-880)
326,066
(-6,682, -2.46%)
78,170 (-13,246, -14.49%)
71.7%
12/24/2012
198,956
(-46,396)
107,540
(-39,166)
53,748
(-711)
142,783
(-6,714)
18,901
(-7,382)
21,282
(-8,609)
330,194
(-54,489, -16.71%)
91,416 (-7,230, -7.33%)
82.36%
12/18/2012
245,352
(-690)
146,706
(+12,280)
54,459
(-1,942)
149,497
(-14,858)
26,283
(+2,592)
29,891
(+2,538)
398,243
(-40, -0.01%)
98,646 (-12,970, -11.62%)
88.18%
12/11/2012
246,042
(+15,540)
134,426
(+17,249)
56,401
(+1,674)
164,355
(-156)
23,691
(-8,699)
27,353
(-8,578)
409,743
(+8,515, +2.68%)
111,616 (-1,709, -1.51%)
98.62%
12/04/2012
230,502
(+8,575)
117,177
(-8,198)
54,727
(-6,463)
164,511
(+8,497)
32,390
(+8,634)
35,931
(+10,447)
396,131
(+10,746, +3.5%)
113,325 (+16,773, +17.37%)
100.0%
11/27/2012
221,927
(-20,902)
125,375
(-38,200)
61,190
(-16,532)
156,014
(+422)
23,756
(-191)
25,484
(+153)
375,098
(-37,625, -10.92%)
96,552 (+17,298, +21.83%)
100.0%
11/20/2012
242,829
(+30,510)
163,575
(+21,192)
77,722
(+9,350)
155,592
(+16,417)
23,947
(-2,578)
25,331
(-327)
418,381
(+37,282, +12.14%)
79,254 (+9,318, +13.32%)
86.53%
11/13/2012
212,319
(-5,298)
142,383
(+11,621)
68,372
(+2,793)
139,175
(-12,764)
26,525
(-434)
25,658
(-1,796)
382,416
(-2,939, -0.95%)
69,936 (-16,919, -19.48%)
77.59%
11/06/2012
217,617
(+1,597)
130,762
(-1,119)
65,579
(+4,592)
151,939
(+8,739)
26,959
(+8,832)
27,454
(+7,401)
384,223
(+15,021, +5.09%)
86,855 (+2,716, +3.23%)
93.83%
10/30/2012
216,020
(-7,971)
131,881
(-1,006)
60,987
(-6,034)
143,200
(-13,918)
18,127
(-7,590)
20,053
(-6,671)
361,488
(-21,595, -6.82%)
84,139 (-6,965, -7.65%)
91.22%
10/23/2012
223,991
(-32,883)
132,887
(-36,784)
67,021
(-5,932)
157,118
(-3,253)
25,717
(-875)
26,724
(+347)
376,801
(-39,690, -11.14%)
91,104 (+3,901, +4.47%)
97.91%
10/16/2012
256,874
(+17,176)
169,671
(+18,985)
72,953
(+3,325)
160,371
(+2,620)
26,592
(+1,935)
26,377
(+831)
424,977
(+22,436, +6.72%)
87,203 (-1,809, -2.03%)
94.16%
10/09/2012
239,698
(+3,325)
150,686
(+6,671)
69,628
(+596)
157,751
(-3,167)
24,657
(+232)
25,546
(+649)
404,089
(+4,153, +1.26%)
89,012 (-3,346, -3.62%)
95.9%
10/02/2012
236,373
(+8,850)
144,015
(+9,774)
69,032
(-8,277)
160,918
(-11,587)
24,425
(-2,791)
24,897
(-405)
390,364
(-2,218, -0.67%)
92,358 (-924, -0.99%)
99.11%
09/25/2012
227,523
(-28,269)
134,241
(-30,946)
77,309
(+6,842)
172,505
(+9,935)
27,216
(-4,332)
25,302
(-4,748)
393,602
(-25,759, -7.2%)
93,282 (+2,677, +2.95%)
100.0%
09/18/2012
255,792
(+23,216)
165,187
(+16,989)
70,467
(-3,128)
162,570
(+4,106)
31,548
(-256)
30,050
(-1,263)
431,265
(+19,832, +5.87%)
90,605 (+6,227, +7.38%)
100.0%
09/11/2012
232,576
(+33,471)
148,198
(+16,244)
73,595
(-1,965)
158,464
(+15,577)
31,804
(+5,448)
31,313
(+5,133)
406,958
(+36,954, +12.28%)
84,378 (+17,227, +25.65%)
100.0%
09/04/2012
199,105
(+4,890)
131,954
(+3,769)
75,560
(-3,155)
142,887
(-177)
26,356
(+2,738)
26,180
(+881)
367,377
(+4,473, +1.51%)
67,151 (+1,121, +1.7%)
100.0%
08/28/2012
194,215
(-25,834)
128,185
(-35,314)
78,715
(-4,209)
143,064
(+2,102)
23,618
(-8,982)
25,299
(-5,813)
359,935
(-39,025, -11.63%)
66,030 (+9,480, +16.76%)
98.8%
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