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 7 records
All data includes weekly changes
Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
09/07/2004
2,208
(-167)
4,966
(+632)
2,004
(+146)
1,387
(+527)
3,169
(+1,670)
1,028
(+490)
7,513
(+1,649, +28.77%) 		-2,758 (-799, -40.79%)
0.74%
08/31/2004
2,375
(-36)
4,334
(-74)
1,858
(-119)
860
(+120)
1,499
(+341)
538
(+140)
5,990
(+186, +3.35%) 		-1,959 (+38, +1.9%)
99.26%
08/24/2004
2,411
(-1,054)
4,408
(-1,010)
1,977
(+65)
740
(+325)
1,158
(-1,317)
398
(-1,621)
5,732
(-2,306, -29.37%) 		-1,997 (-44, -2.25%)
94.57%
08/17/2004
3,465
(+314)
5,418
(-84)
1,912
(-261)
415
(-114)
2,475
(+704)
2,019
(+955)
8,354
(+757, +10.67%) 		-1,953 (+398, +16.93%)
100.0%
08/10/2004
3,151
(+1,365)
5,502
(+952)
2,173
(-303)
529
(-156)
1,771
(-324)
1,064
(-58)
7,479
(+738, +11.61%) 		-2,351 (+413, +14.94%)
100.0%
08/03/2004
1,786
(+113)
4,550
(+184)
2,476
(-71)
685
(+430)
2,095
(+148)
1,122
(-424)
6,850
(+190, +3.08%) 		-2,764 (-71, -2.64%)
0.0%
07/27/2004
1,673
(0)
4,366
(0)
2,547
(0)
255
(0)
1,947
(0)
1,546
(0)
6,450
(0, 0%) 		-2,693 (0, 0%)
50%
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