OPEN INTEREST

469,056

(-29,323, -7.24%)
COMMERCIAL NET

89,506

(-2,695, -2.92%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-93,138

(-351)
SMALL TRADERS NET

3,632

(+3,046)
COT INDEX

86.43%

As of 08/26/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/26

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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
01/17/2006
7,808
(+5,780)
8,826
(+4,756)
3,372
(-1,075)
3,570
(-182)
2,407
(+362)
1,191
(+493)
14,118
(+5,067, +59.47%) 		-1,018 (+1,024, +50.15%)
100.0%
01/10/2006
2,028
(+253)
4,070
(+48)
4,447
(+68)
3,752
(+303)
2,045
(-144)
698
(-174)
8,873
(+177, +2.12%) 		-2,042 (+205, +9.12%)
90.97%
01/03/2006
1,775
(-3)
4,022
(+18)
4,379
(-36)
3,449
(+80)
2,189
(+501)
872
(+364)
8,669
(+462, +5.86%) 		-2,247 (-21, -0.94%)
88.33%
12/27/2005
1,778
(+316)
4,004
(+168)
4,415
(+133)
3,369
(+358)
1,688
(-4)
508
(-81)
8,241
(+445, +5.98%) 		-2,226 (+148, +6.23%)
88.6%
12/20/2005
1,462
(-1,039)
3,836
(-5)
4,282
(-104)
3,011
(-590)
1,692
(+259)
589
(-289)
7,682
(-884, -10.63%) 		-2,374 (-1,034, -77.16%)
86.7%
12/13/2005
2,501
(-24)
3,841
(-56)
4,386
(+30)
3,601
(+128)
1,433
(+279)
878
(+213)
8,732
(+285, +3.55%) 		-1,340 (+32, +2.33%)
100.0%
12/06/2005
2,525
(+114)
3,897
(-89)
4,356
(+115)
3,473
(+320)
1,154
(-28)
665
(-30)
8,428
(+201, +2.57%) 		-1,372 (+203, +12.89%)
100.0%
11/29/2005
2,411
(-28)
3,986
(-22)
4,241
(0)
3,153
(+165)
1,182
(+90)
695
(-81)
8,198
(+62, +0.8%) 		-1,575 (-6, -0.38%)
99.92%
11/22/2005
2,439
(-1,077)
4,008
(-3,012)
4,241
(+1,303)
2,988
(+582)
1,092
(-6,259)
776
(-3,603)
8,111
(-6,033, -43.7%) 		-1,569 (+1,935, +55.22%)
100.0%
11/15/2005
3,516
(+234)
7,020
(-392)
2,938
(-2,194)
2,406
(+551)
7,351
(+4,224)
4,379
(+2,105)
14,209
(+2,264, +19.62%) 		-3,504 (+626, +15.16%)
78.34%
11/08/2005
3,282
(-423)
7,412
(-929)
5,132
(-109)
1,855
(+603)
3,127
(+600)
2,274
(+394)
12,253
(+68, +0.59%) 		-4,130 (+506, +10.91%)
69.59%
11/01/2005
3,705
(+120)
8,341
(+65)
5,241
(+57)
1,252
(-39)
2,527
(+346)
1,880
(+497)
12,390
(+523, +4.78%) 		-4,636 (+55, +1.17%)
62.53%
10/25/2005
3,585
(+168)
8,276
(-413)
5,184
(-152)
1,291
(+24)
2,181
(-1,052)
1,383
(-647)
11,914
(-1,036, -8.64%) 		-4,691 (+581, +11.02%)
61.76%
10/18/2005
3,417
(+698)
8,689
(+1,037)
5,336
(+146)
1,267
(-176)
3,233
(+547)
2,030
(+530)
13,038
(+1,391, +13.13%) 		-5,272 (-339, -6.87%)
53.65%
10/11/2005
2,719
(-69)
7,652
(+1,230)
5,190
(+269)
1,443
(-885)
2,686
(+587)
1,500
(+442)
11,647
(+787, +8.02%) 		-4,933 (-1,299, -35.75%)
58.38%
10/04/2005
2,788
(+19)
6,422
(+151)
4,921
(+407)
2,328
(+132)
2,099
(+205)
1,058
(+348)
10,358
(+631, +6.88%) 		-3,634 (-132, -3.77%)
76.52%
09/27/2005
2,769
(+83)
6,271
(+103)
4,514
(-131)
2,196
(-102)
1,894
(-158)
710
(-207)
9,727
(-206, -2.2%) 		-3,502 (-20, -0.57%)
78.37%
09/20/2005
2,686
(+114)
6,168
(+169)
4,645
(-94)
2,298
(+22)
2,052
(+548)
917
(+377)
10,003
(+568, +6.44%) 		-3,482 (-55, -1.6%)
78.65%
09/13/2005
2,572
(-35)
5,999
(-60)
4,739
(+41)
2,276
(+15)
1,504
(+34)
540
(+85)
9,299
(+40, +0.46%) 		-3,427 (+25, +0.72%)
79.41%
09/06/2005
2,607
(-36)
6,059
(+35)
4,698
(+3)
2,261
(-29)
1,470
(+38)
455
(-1)
9,316
(+5, +0.06%) 		-3,452 (-71, -2.1%)
79.06%
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