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
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Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
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%
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%
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