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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VIX COT Index
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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
05/09/2023
205,526
(-4,914)
134,582
(+5,082)
88,609
(+6,196)
156,456
(-5,936)
25,303
(-2,642)
28,400
(-506)
391,773
(-1,360, -0.42%)
70,944 (-9,996, -12.35%)
26.81%
05/02/2023
210,440
(+9,693)
129,500
(+11,659)
82,413
(+9,818)
162,392
(+7,947)
27,945
(+2,676)
28,906
(+2,581)
385,804
(+22,187, +7.43%)
80,940 (-1,966, -2.37%)
34.04%
04/25/2023
200,747
(-9,283)
117,841
(-26,599)
72,595
(-7,013)
154,445
(+11,076)
25,269
(-572)
26,325
(-1,345)
370,163
(-16,868, -5.35%)
82,906 (+17,316, +26.4%)
39.3%
04/18/2023
210,030
(+21,424)
144,440
(+5,086)
79,608
(+3,588)
143,369
(+17,983)
25,841
(+303)
27,670
(+2,246)
391,654
(+25,315, +8.72%)
65,590 (+16,338, +33.17%)
27.52%
04/11/2023
188,606
(-1,888)
139,354
(+5,251)
76,020
(+3,859)
125,386
(-3,861)
25,538
(-3,270)
25,424
(-2,689)
360,853
(-1,299, -0.45%)
49,252 (-7,139, -12.66%)
16.4%
04/04/2023
190,494
(+26,657)
134,103
(+16,037)
72,161
(+9,198)
129,247
(+24,107)
28,808
(+1,496)
28,113
(-2,793)
355,008
(+37,351, +14.7%)
56,391 (+10,620, +23.2%)
21.26%
03/28/2023
163,837
(-12,134)
118,066
(-5,812)
62,963
(+4,160)
105,140
(-3,312)
27,312
(+723)
30,906
(+1,873)
315,941
(-7,251, -2.77%)
45,771 (-6,322, -12.14%)
15.53%
03/21/2023
175,971
(-7,020)
123,878
(+7,222)
58,803
(+1,243)
108,452
(-10,613)
26,589
(-6,481)
29,033
(-8,867)
330,622
(-12,258, -4.48%)
52,093 (-14,242, -21.47%)
19.75%
03/14/2023
182,991
(-9,954)
116,656
(-13,678)
57,560
(-7,923)
119,065
(-8,369)
33,070
(+7,010)
37,900
(+11,180)
336,746
(-10,867, -3.82%)
66,335 (+3,724, +5.95%)
29.28%
03/07/2023
192,945
(+7,689)
130,334
(+2,406)
65,483
(+7,642)
127,434
(+14,297)
26,060
(+1,813)
26,720
(+441)
356,442
(+17,144, +6.41%)
62,611 (+5,283, +9.22%)
26.79%
02/28/2023
185,256
(+288)
127,928
(+5,368)
57,841
(+6,608)
113,137
(+5,796)
24,247
(+842)
26,279
(-3,426)
336,321
(+7,738, +2.98%)
57,328 (-5,080, -8.14%)
23.25%
02/21/2023
184,968
(-2,032)
122,560
(-2,929)
51,233
(-3,204)
107,341
(-3,293)
23,405
(-1,335)
29,705
(-349)
333,082
(-6,571, -2.47%)
62,408 (+897, +1.46%)
26.65%
02/14/2023
187,000
(+5,821)
125,489
(+15,661)
54,437
(+5,723)
110,634
(-2,811)
24,740
(-306)
30,054
(-1,612)
341,602
(+11,238, +4.41%)
61,511 (-9,840, -13.79%)
26.05%
02/07/2023
181,179
(+2,181)
109,828
(+537)
48,714
(-4,221)
113,445
(-6,408)
25,046
(+616)
31,666
(+4,447)
317,316
(-1,424, -0.56%)
71,351 (+1,644, +2.36%)
32.63%
01/31/2023
178,998
(+13,325)
109,291
(+1,877)
52,935
(+119)
119,853
(+13,888)
24,430
(+4,602)
27,219
(+2,281)
310,475
(+18,046, +7.57%)
69,707 (+11,448, +19.65%)
31.53%
01/24/2023
165,673
(-10,408)
107,414
(-13,072)
52,816
(-793)
105,965
(+1)
19,828
(-9,064)
24,938
(-7,194)
295,825
(-20,265, -7.84%)
58,259 (+2,664, +4.79%)
23.88%
01/17/2023
176,081
(+5,315)
120,486
(+29,530)
53,609
(+3,529)
105,964
(-16,923)
28,892
(+9,685)
32,132
(+5,922)
326,900
(+18,529, +7.72%)
55,595 (-24,215, -30.34%)
21.95%
01/10/2023
170,766
(+2,440)
90,956
(-2,041)
50,080
(-6,633)
122,887
(-1,826)
19,207
(+219)
26,210
(-107)
301,215
(-3,974, -1.63%)
79,810 (+4,481, +5.95%)
38.03%
01/03/2023
168,326
(+1,771)
92,997
(+3,323)
56,713
(+8,108)
124,713
(+7,693)
18,988
(+933)
26,317
(-204)
297,329
(+10,812, +4.64%)
75,329 (-1,552, -2.02%)
35.06%
12/27/2022
166,555
(-19,925)
89,674
(-17,310)
48,605
(-4,934)
117,020
(-3,699)
18,055
(-1,156)
26,521
(-5,006)
289,519
(-26,015, -10.04%)
76,881 (-2,615, -3.29%)
36.09%
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