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
06/25/2024
189,466
(-7,679)
125,877
(-22,662)
76,905
(-11,524)
137,940
(+82)
27,000
(-5,003)
29,554
(-1,626)
414,291
(-24,206, -7.62%)
63,589 (+14,983, +30.83%)
49.41%
06/18/2024
197,145
(+15,478)
148,539
(+14,634)
88,429
(-1,485)
137,858
(-494)
32,003
(+803)
31,180
(+656)
458,222
(+14,796, +4.89%)
48,606 (+844, +1.77%)
32.92%
06/11/2024
181,667
(+15,112)
133,905
(+9,335)
89,914
(-5,951)
138,352
(+1,212)
31,200
(+972)
30,524
(-414)
430,432
(+10,133, +3.46%)
47,762 (+5,777, +13.76%)
31.99%
06/04/2024
166,555
(+1,412)
124,570
(+825)
95,865
(+12,899)
137,140
(+11,430)
30,228
(-39)
30,938
(+2,017)
420,389
(+14,272, +5.13%)
41,985 (+587, +1.42%)
25.63%
05/28/2024
165,143
(-33,283)
123,745
(-23,433)
82,966
(-17,198)
125,710
(-25,846)
30,267
(-70,280)
28,921
(-71,482)
405,069
(-120,761, -30.26%)
41,398 (-9,850, -19.22%)
24.98%
05/21/2024
198,426
(+17,651)
147,178
(+14,305)
100,164
(+3,395)
151,556
(+6,726)
100,547
(+70,511)
100,403
(+70,526)
535,063
(+91,557, +29.77%)
51,248 (+3,346, +6.99%)
35.82%
05/14/2024
180,775
(+9,289)
132,873
(+2,896)
96,769
(-1,489)
144,830
(+7,693)
30,036
(-53)
29,877
(-2,842)
436,067
(+7,747, +2.58%)
47,902 (+6,393, +15.4%)
32.14%
05/07/2024
171,486
(+18,674)
129,977
(+5,594)
98,258
(+6,603)
137,137
(+23,049)
30,089
(+3,813)
32,719
(+447)
403,483
(+29,090, +10.74%)
41,509 (+13,080, +46.01%)
25.1%
04/30/2024
152,812
(+2,721)
124,383
(-2,237)
91,655
(+1,824)
114,088
(+6,257)
26,276
(+2,098)
32,272
(+2,623)
373,201
(+6,643, +2.52%)
28,429 (+4,958, +21.12%)
10.7%
04/23/2024
150,091
(-14,174)
126,620
(-11,532)
89,831
(-5,445)
107,831
(-9,919)
24,178
(-1,755)
29,649
(+77)
364,239
(-21,374, -7.49%)
23,471 (-2,642, -10.12%)
5.24%
04/16/2024
164,265
(+6,123)
138,152
(+17,560)
95,276
(+17,257)
117,750
(+8,409)
25,933
(+276)
29,572
(-2,313)
389,392
(+23,656, +9.04%)
26,113 (-11,437, -30.46%)
8.15%
04/09/2024
158,142
(-10,332)
120,592
(+5,669)
78,019
(+10,609)
109,341
(-8,400)
25,657
(-1,596)
31,885
(+1,412)
368,247
(-1,319, -0.5%)
37,550 (-16,001, -29.88%)
20.74%
04/02/2024
168,474
(+3,842)
114,923
(-5,987)
67,410
(-8,700)
117,741
(-2,271)
27,253
(+1,497)
30,473
(+4,897)
367,340
(-3,361, -1.26%)
53,551 (+9,829, +22.48%)
38.36%
03/26/2024
164,632
(-15,255)
120,910
(-10,333)
76,110
(+8,464)
120,012
(+7,576)
25,756
(-1,789)
25,576
(-5,823)
370,601
(-8,580, -3.12%)
43,722 (-4,922, -10.12%)
27.54%
03/19/2024
179,887
(+10,508)
131,243
(+12,491)
67,646
(-2,422)
112,436
(-6,738)
27,545
(-1,874)
31,399
(+459)
377,364
(+6,212, +2.31%)
48,644 (-1,983, -3.92%)
32.66%
03/12/2024
169,379
(+9,122)
118,752
(+7,523)
70,068
(-1,725)
119,174
(+1,426)
29,419
(-169)
30,940
(-1,721)
375,710
(+7,228, +2.76%)
50,627 (+1,599, +3.26%)
30.13%
03/05/2024
160,257
(-2,099)
111,229
(-8,207)
71,793
(-2,678)
117,748
(+2,573)
29,588
(+2,733)
32,661
(+3,590)
364,498
(-2,044, -0.78%)
49,028 (+6,108, +14.23%)
24.53%
02/27/2024
162,356
(+9,609)
119,436
(+10,177)
74,471
(-200)
115,175
(+1,433)
26,855
(+1,385)
29,071
(-816)
361,331
(+10,794, +4.27%)
42,920 (-568, -1.31%)
18.65%
02/20/2024
152,747
(-14,634)
109,259
(-3,451)
74,671
(-1,835)
113,742
(-13,730)
25,470
(-838)
29,887
(-126)
341,280
(-17,307, -6.41%)
43,488 (-11,183, -20.46%)
16.15%
02/13/2024
167,381
(+589)
112,710
(-946)
76,506
(-2,126)
127,472
(-147)
26,308
(-1,587)
30,013
(-2,031)
362,470
(-3,124, -1.14%)
54,671 (+1,535, +2.89%)
23.44%
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