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
12/15/2009
36,727
(-859)
19,720
(+780)
3,441
(-1,159)
22,359
(-1,113)
11,277
(+142)
9,366
(-1,543)
62,312
(-1,876, -3.52%) 		17,007 (-1,639, -8.79%)
65.65%
12/08/2009
37,586
(+1,973)
18,940
(-2,101)
4,600
(-189)
23,472
(+4,229)
11,135
(-2,817)
10,909
(-3,161)
62,017
(-1,033, -1.9%) 		18,646 (+4,074, +27.96%)
69.45%
12/01/2009
35,613
(+2,957)
21,041
(+815)
4,789
(-126)
19,243
(+1,253)
13,952
(+3,843)
14,070
(+4,606)
61,905
(+6,674, +14.0%) 		14,572 (+2,142, +17.23%)
60.0%
11/24/2009
32,656
(-7,497)
20,226
(-4,578)
4,915
(-682)
17,990
(-3,052)
10,109
(+3,392)
9,464
(+2,843)
57,676
(-4,787, -9.12%) 		12,430 (-2,919, -19.02%)
55.03%
11/17/2009
40,153
(+708)
24,804
(+3,158)
5,597
(+1,241)
21,042
(-1,715)
6,717
(+28)
6,621
(+534)
64,048
(+1,977, +3.92%) 		15,349 (-2,450, -13.76%)
61.81%
11/09/2009
39,445
(+3,643)
21,646
(+4,170)
4,356
(+188)
22,757
(-130)
6,689
(-1,242)
6,087
(-1,451)
59,863
(+2,589, +5.4%) 		17,799 (-527, -2.88%)
67.49%
11/03/2009
35,802
(+4,498)
17,476
(-2,625)
4,168
(+715)
22,887
(+5,347)
7,931
(-1,929)
7,538
(+562)
55,936
(+3,284, +7.36%) 		18,326 (+7,123, +63.58%)
68.71%
10/27/2009
31,304
(-7,020)
20,101
(-1,022)
3,453
(+1,683)
17,540
(-7,030)
9,860
(-3,134)
6,976
(-419)
50,369
(-8,471, -15.96%) 		11,203 (-5,998, -34.87%)
52.19%
10/20/2009
38,324
(+1,303)
21,123
(+1,913)
1,770
(-2,695)
24,570
(-1,708)
12,994
(+1,194)
7,395
(-403)
58,861
(-198, -0.37%) 		17,201 (-610, -3.42%)
66.1%
10/13/2009
37,021
(+6,226)
19,210
(+1,872)
4,465
(+1,048)
26,278
(+7,476)
11,800
(+3,073)
7,798
(+999)
58,269
(+10,347, +24.1%) 		17,811 (+4,354, +32.35%)
67.52%
10/06/2009
30,795
(+2,525)
17,338
(-803)
3,417
(+44)
18,802
(+4,296)
8,727
(+587)
6,799
(-337)
48,581
(+3,156, +7.93%) 		13,457 (+3,328, +32.86%)
57.42%
09/29/2009
28,270
(-2,811)
18,141
(-4,717)
3,373
(-672)
14,506
(-221)
8,140
(-292)
7,136
(+1,163)
43,154
(-3,775, -8.67%) 		10,129 (+1,906, +23.18%)
49.7%
09/22/2009
31,081
(-4,102)
22,858
(-6,464)
4,045
(-338)
14,727
(+1,824)
8,432
(-1,290)
5,973
(-1,090)
46,867
(-5,730, -11.63%) 		8,223 (+2,362, +40.3%)
45.28%
09/15/2009
35,183
(+6,451)
29,322
(+1,056)
4,383
(-254)
12,903
(+4,526)
9,722
(-850)
7,063
(-235)
54,366
(+5,347, +12.17%) 		5,861 (+5,395, +1157.73%)
39.8%
09/08/2009
28,732
(+2,207)
28,266
(+1,632)
4,637
(-471)
8,377
(+650)
10,572
(+1,901)
7,298
(+1,355)
47,153
(+3,637, +9.02%) 		466 (+575, +527.52%)
27.28%
09/01/2009
26,525
(+4,554)
26,634
(+2,609)
5,108
(-332)
7,727
(+767)
8,671
(-93)
5,943
(+753)
42,255
(+4,129, +11.41%) 		-109 (+1,945, +94.69%)
25.95%
08/25/2009
21,971
(-2,003)
24,025
(-3,300)
5,440
(-1,176)
6,960
(+1,010)
8,764
(+350)
5,190
(-539)
37,995
(-2,829, -7.25%) 		-2,054 (+1,297, +38.7%)
21.44%
08/18/2009
23,974
(+2,994)
27,325
(+1,367)
6,616
(-18)
5,950
(+826)
8,414
(-221)
5,729
(+562)
41,567
(+2,755, +7.6%) 		-3,351 (+1,627, +32.68%)
18.43%
08/11/2009
20,980
(+2,756)
25,958
(+2,160)
6,634
(+544)
5,124
(+1,156)
8,635
(+297)
5,167
(+281)
40,955
(+3,597, +11.02%) 		-4,978 (+596, +10.69%)
14.65%
08/04/2009
18,224
(+1,423)
23,798
(+1,745)
6,090
(+853)
3,968
(+528)
8,338
(+316)
4,886
(+319)
38,410
(+2,592, +8.62%) 		-5,574 (-322, -6.13%)
13.27%
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