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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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
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%
12/20/2022
186,480
(-2,403)
106,984
(+3,554)
53,539
(-2,791)
120,719
(-18,589)
19,211
(-6,510)
31,527
(+3,331)
331,232
(-11,704, -4.32%)
79,496 (-5,957, -6.97%)
37.83%
12/13/2022
188,883
(-2,655)
103,430
(-9,630)
56,330
(+5,466)
139,308
(+13,865)
25,721
(+1,939)
28,196
(+515)
347,723
(+4,750, +1.78%)
85,453 (+6,975, +8.89%)
39.28%
12/06/2022
191,538
(+14,927)
113,060
(+9,854)
50,864
(-8,706)
125,443
(-1,678)
23,782
(+2,255)
27,681
(+300)
334,630
(+8,476, +3.29%)
78,478 (+5,073, +6.91%)
32.42%
11/29/2022
176,611
(+6,605)
103,206
(+2,473)
59,570
(+4,387)
127,121
(+8,589)
21,527
(+1,608)
27,381
(+1,538)
323,336
(+12,600, +5.14%)
73,405 (+4,132, +5.96%)
27.3%
11/22/2022
170,006
(-16,354)
100,733
(-10,872)
55,183
(+8,441)
118,532
(+6,945)
19,919
(+961)
25,843
(-3,025)
313,877
(-6,952, -2.76%)
69,273 (-5,482, -7.33%)
23.56%
11/15/2022
186,360
(+1,893)
111,605
(+9,580)
46,742
(+8,836)
111,587
(-1,549)
18,958
(-2,012)
28,868
(+686)
323,631
(+8,717, +3.58%)
74,755 (-7,687, -9.32%)
25.48%
11/08/2022
184,467
(+12,028)
102,025
(-895)
37,906
(-10,512)
113,136
(+746)
20,970
(-137)
28,182
(+1,528)
333,031
(+1,379, +0.57%)
82,442 (+12,923, +18.59%)
29.23%
11/01/2022
172,439
(+8,844)
102,920
(-621)
48,418
(-8,250)
112,390
(+2,899)
21,107
(+264)
26,654
(-1,420)
326,527
(+858, +0.36%)
69,519 (+9,465, +15.76%)
22.92%
10/25/2022
163,595
(-13,495)
103,541
(-5,816)
56,668
(-3,886)
109,491
(-11,860)
20,843
(-1,217)
28,074
(-922)
317,892
(-18,598, -7.16%)
60,054 (-7,679, -11.34%)
18.3%
10/18/2022
177,090
(-5,308)
109,357
(+10,239)
60,554
(+1,263)
121,351
(-12,003)
22,060
(-902)
28,996
(-3,183)
333,118
(-4,947, -1.87%)
67,733 (-15,547, -18.67%)
22.05%
10/11/2022
182,398
(+4,702)
99,118
(-1,452)
59,291
(+4,272)
133,354
(+8,796)
22,962
(+3,134)
32,179
(+4,764)
340,635
(+12,108, +4.79%)
83,280 (+6,154, +7.98%)
29.64%
10/04/2022
177,696
(-4,401)
100,570
(+8,851)
55,019
(-3,961)
124,558
(-17,146)
19,828
(-4,163)
27,415
(-4,230)
322,187
(-12,525, -4.73%)
77,126 (-13,252, -14.66%)
26.64%
09/27/2022
182,097
(-13,316)
91,719
(-12,852)
58,980
(+13,914)
141,704
(+14,840)
23,991
(+2,184)
31,645
(+794)
331,042
(+2,782, +1.06%)
90,378 (-464, -0.51%)
33.1%
09/20/2022
195,413
(-9,912)
104,571
(+4,926)
45,066
(+2,586)
126,864
(-14,142)
21,807
(-6,997)
30,851
(-5,107)
345,341
(-14,323, -5.18%)
90,842 (-14,838, -14.04%)
33.33%
09/13/2022
205,325
(+10,673)
99,645
(+204)
42,480
(-724)
141,006
(+9,068)
28,804
(+5,354)
35,958
(+6,031)
348,672
(+15,303, +5.86%)
105,680 (+10,469, +11.0%)
40.57%
09/06/2022
194,652
(-7,029)
99,441
(-755)
43,204
(-3,588)
131,938
(-12,789)
23,450
(-1,439)
29,927
(+1,488)
326,476
(-12,056, -4.41%)
95,211 (-6,274, -6.18%)
35.46%
08/30/2022
201,681
(-13,936)
100,196
(-7,223)
46,792
(+5,449)
144,727
(-2,961)
24,889
(-1,179)
28,439
(+518)
338,590
(-9,666, -3.42%)
101,485 (-6,713, -6.2%)
38.52%
08/23/2022
215,617
(-2,646)
107,419
(-5,575)
41,343
(-7,102)
147,688
(-2,926)
26,068
(+1,692)
27,921
(+445)
349,447
(-8,056, -2.77%)
108,198 (+2,929, +2.78%)
41.8%
08/16/2022
218,263
(+10,178)
112,994
(+8,013)
48,445
(+7,068)
150,614
(+11,042)
24,376
(-893)
27,476
(-2,702)
366,823
(+16,353, +5.95%)
105,269 (+2,165, +2.1%)
40.37%
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