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
All data includes weekly changes
Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
09/26/2023
181,651
(-20,444)
123,020
(-44,691)
86,408
(-23,550)
139,243
(+469)
24,727
(+619)
30,523
(+847)
384,930
(-43,375, -12.9%)
58,631 (+24,247, +70.52%)
19.33%
09/19/2023
202,095
(+9,676)
167,711
(+15,391)
109,958
(+5,779)
138,774
(-4,747)
24,108
(-3,116)
29,676
(+1,695)
440,059
(+12,339, +3.81%)
34,384 (-5,715, -14.25%)
2.09%
09/12/2023
192,419
(+8,307)
152,320
(+12,473)
104,179
(+2,325)
143,521
(-1,059)
27,224
(+794)
27,981
(+12)
418,072
(+11,426, +3.66%)
40,099 (-4,166, -9.41%)
6.15%
09/05/2023
184,112
(+13,068)
139,847
(+7,372)
101,854
(-17)
144,580
(+8,923)
26,430
(+2,409)
27,969
(-835)
402,061
(+15,460, +5.21%)
44,265 (+5,696, +14.77%)
9.11%
08/29/2023
171,044
(+15,970)
132,475
(+8,846)
101,871
(+8,058)
135,657
(+14,123)
24,021
(+1,134)
28,804
(+2,193)
384,844
(+25,162, +9.26%)
38,569 (+7,124, +22.66%)
5.06%
08/22/2023
155,074
(-11,867)
123,629
(-11,699)
93,813
(-8,416)
121,534
(-6,680)
22,887
(+530)
26,611
(-1,374)
353,676
(-19,753, -6.78%)
31,445 (-168, -0.53%)
0.0%
08/15/2023
166,941
(-3,540)
135,328
(+13,729)
102,229
(+7,207)
128,214
(-11,212)
22,357
(-1,768)
27,985
(-618)
395,240
(+1,899, +0.66%)
31,613 (-17,269, -35.33%)
0.0%
08/08/2023
170,481
(-13,593)
121,599
(-18,212)
95,022
(-7,575)
139,426
(-5,337)
24,125
(-2,226)
28,603
(+155)
376,604
(-23,394, -7.47%)
48,882 (+4,619, +10.44%)
10.85%
08/01/2023
184,074
(+365)
139,811
(+2,494)
102,597
(+4,258)
144,763
(+4,282)
26,351
(+2,590)
28,448
(+437)
400,082
(+7,213, +2.36%)
44,263 (-2,129, -4.59%)
7.5%
07/25/2023
183,709
(-23,857)
137,317
(-25,731)
98,339
(-11,597)
140,481
(-9,744)
23,761
(+280)
28,011
(+301)
397,695
(-35,174, -10.32%)
46,392 (+1,874, +4.21%)
9.04%
07/18/2023
207,566
(+10,284)
163,048
(+17,893)
109,936
(+16,057)
150,225
(+5,613)
23,481
(-2,253)
27,710
(+582)
438,936
(+24,088, +7.6%)
44,518 (-7,609, -14.6%)
7.69%
07/11/2023
197,282
(-6,789)
145,155
(-894)
93,879
(-395)
144,612
(-4,586)
25,734
(-361)
27,128
(-2,065)
403,072
(-7,545, -2.33%)
52,127 (-5,895, -10.16%)
13.19%
07/03/2023
204,071
(-1,264)
146,049
(+7,223)
94,274
(+6,643)
149,198
(-3,154)
26,095
(-277)
29,193
(+1,033)
406,805
(+5,102, +1.6%)
58,022 (-8,487, -12.76%)
17.46%
06/27/2023
205,335
(-29,955)
138,826
(-35,531)
87,631
(-14,090)
152,352
(-10,425)
26,372
(-4,724)
28,160
(-2,813)
396,124
(-48,769, -13.25%)
66,509 (+5,576, +9.15%)
23.6%
06/20/2023
235,290
(+882)
174,357
(+7,812)
101,721
(+5,481)
162,777
(-884)
31,096
(+278)
30,973
(-287)
455,331
(+6,641, +1.84%)
60,933 (-6,930, -10.21%)
19.56%
06/13/2023
234,408
(+20,289)
166,545
(+12,106)
96,240
(+9,454)
163,661
(+19,065)
30,818
(-281)
31,260
(-1,709)
453,169
(+29,462, +8.87%)
67,863 (+8,183, +13.71%)
24.58%
06/06/2023
214,119
(+17,492)
154,439
(+23,154)
86,786
(+6,304)
144,596
(+1,644)
31,099
(+5,767)
32,969
(+4,765)
417,626
(+29,563, +9.77%)
59,680 (-5,662, -8.67%)
18.66%
05/30/2023
196,627
(-9,212)
131,285
(-6,404)
80,482
(-2,636)
142,952
(-4,793)
25,332
(+40)
28,204
(-611)
379,707
(-11,808, -3.76%)
65,342 (-2,808, -4.12%)
22.75%
05/23/2023
205,839
(+6,704)
137,689
(-5,411)
83,118
(-6,462)
147,745
(+3,783)
25,292
(-3,178)
28,815
(-1,308)
388,769
(-2,936, -0.93%)
68,150 (+12,115, +21.62%)
24.79%
05/16/2023
199,135
(-6,391)
143,100
(+8,518)
89,580
(+971)
143,962
(-12,494)
28,470
(+3,167)
30,123
(+1,723)
403,023
(-2,253, -0.71%)
56,035 (-14,909, -21.02%)
16.02%
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