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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VIX COT Index
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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
09/02/2008
26,823
(-402)
28,590
(+361)
10,682
(+299)
13,747
(+59)
8,469
(+1,451)
3,637
(+928)
51,963
(+1,348, +3.02%) 		-1,767 (-763, -76.0%)
18.14%
08/26/2008
27,225
(+6,498)
28,229
(+2,574)
10,383
(+3,025)
13,688
(+949)
7,018
(-8,017)
2,709
(-2,017)
50,925
(+1,506, +3.49%) 		-1,004 (+3,924, +79.63%)
21.04%
08/19/2008
20,727
(+1,728)
25,655
(+1,886)
7,358
(-747)
12,739
(+5,157)
15,035
(+5,738)
4,726
(-324)
50,691
(+6,719, +18.46%) 		-4,928 (-158, -3.31%)
6.16%
08/12/2008
18,999
(-4,405)
23,769
(-1,046)
8,105
(-68)
7,582
(-3,040)
9,297
(+107)
5,050
(-280)
47,016
(-4,366, -10.71%) 		-4,770 (-3,359, -238.06%)
6.76%
08/05/2008
23,404
(+745)
24,815
(+2,251)
8,173
(+683)
10,622
(+59)
9,190
(+2,274)
5,330
(+1,392)
47,192
(+3,702, +9.99%) 		-1,411 (-1,506, -1585.26%)
19.49%
07/29/2008
22,659
(+857)
22,564
(+2,515)
7,490
(-587)
10,563
(-983)
6,916
(+1,006)
3,938
(-256)
43,562
(+1,276, +3.57%) 		95 (-1,658, -94.58%)
25.2%
07/22/2008
21,802
(-6,029)
20,049
(-7,892)
8,077
(-3,541)
11,546
(-1,284)
5,910
(-1,959)
4,194
(-2,353)
40,773
(-11,529, -24.36%) 		1,753 (+1,863, +1693.64%)
31.49%
07/15/2008
27,831
(-343)
27,941
(+974)
11,618
(+859)
12,830
(-2,082)
7,869
(+642)
6,547
(+2,266)
52,415
(+1,158, +2.51%) 		-110 (-1,317, -109.11%)
24.42%
07/08/2008
28,174
(+799)
26,967
(+1,438)
10,759
(+591)
14,912
(-472)
7,227
(-820)
4,281
(-396)
48,336
(+570, +1.25%) 		1,207 (-639, -34.62%)
29.42%
07/01/2008
27,375
(+52)
25,529
(+2,944)
10,168
(+2,185)
15,384
(-343)
8,047
(+1,751)
4,677
(+1,387)
48,230
(+3,988, +9.59%) 		1,846 (-2,892, -61.04%)
31.9%
06/24/2008
27,323
(-7,522)
22,585
(-11,172)
7,983
(-1,204)
15,727
(+1,554)
6,296
(-3,110)
3,290
(-2,218)
45,173
(-11,836, -22.15%) 		4,738 (+3,650, +335.48%)
42.85%
06/17/2008
34,845
(+3,070)
33,757
(+3,007)
9,187
(-729)
14,173
(-2,628)
9,406
(-2,134)
5,508
(-172)
59,314
(+207, +0.39%) 		1,088 (+63, +6.15%)
29.33%
06/10/2008
31,775
(+1,226)
30,750
(+829)
9,916
(-1,027)
16,801
(-2,292)
11,540
(+193)
5,680
(+1,855)
57,096
(+392, +0.74%) 		1,025 (+397, +63.22%)
31.81%
06/03/2008
30,549
(-42)
29,921
(+1,425)
10,943
(+93)
19,093
(-718)
11,347
(-237)
3,825
(-893)
56,668
(-186, -0.35%) 		628 (-1,467, -70.02%)
30.37%
05/27/2008
30,591
(-7,982)
28,496
(-10,642)
10,850
(-2,820)
19,811
(-2,764)
11,584
(-7,150)
4,718
(-4,546)
56,256
(-17,952, -25.29%) 		2,095 (+2,660, +470.8%)
35.69%
05/20/2008
38,573
(+2,913)
39,138
(+5,940)
13,670
(+1,408)
22,575
(-716)
18,734
(+5,655)
9,264
(+4,752)
75,183
(+9,976, +16.35%) 		-565 (-3,027, -122.95%)
26.04%
05/13/2008
35,660
(+3,424)
33,198
(+6,691)
12,262
(+2,635)
23,291
(-3,110)
13,079
(-866)
4,512
(+1,612)
67,185
(+5,193, +9.31%) 		2,462 (-3,267, -57.03%)
39.8%
05/06/2008
32,236
(+2,215)
26,507
(+4,487)
9,627
(-495)
26,401
(+2,005)
13,945
(+4,221)
2,900
(-551)
60,219
(+5,941, +11.91%) 		5,729 (-2,272, -28.4%)
51.16%
04/29/2008
30,021
(+2,974)
22,020
(+4,111)
10,122
(+1,191)
24,396
(+90)
9,724
(+526)
3,451
(+490)
53,865
(+4,691, +10.38%) 		8,001 (-1,137, -12.44%)
59.03%
04/22/2008
27,047
(-3,260)
17,909
(-3,856)
8,931
(+117)
24,306
(+533)
9,198
(-1,092)
2,961
(-912)
47,935
(-4,235, -8.57%) 		9,138 (+596, +6.98%)
62.97%
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