Vix

Futures Continuous vix
Open Interest 404,046 (+925, +0.3%)
Commercial Net 89,774 (+3,643, +4.23%)
Large Spec Net -92,363 (-4,113)
Small Traders Net 2,589 (+470)
COT Index 86.59% As of 01/13/2026
Last Update 01/13 Weekly Report
Vix Price
Futures Continuous • D / W / M
COT Positioning Chart
Net positions over time
Vix COT Index
Current positioning
0% = Lowest in 3 years | 50% = Middle | 100% = Highest
COT Positioning Trends
Line chart trends
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Historical COT Data
20 records with weekly changes
Date Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercial COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
10/26/2021
193,124
(+1,187)
83,594
(-14,736)
62,466
(+1,632)
164,062
(+16,460)
19,666
(-3,024)
27,600
(-1,929)
337,252
(-205, -0.07%)
109,530 (+15,923, +17.01%) 56.74%
10/19/2021
191,937
(+20,009)
98,330
(+7,819)
60,834
(+7,078)
147,602
(+20,277)
22,690
(+1,972)
29,529
(+963)
361,391
(+29,059, +11.79%)
93,607 (+12,190, +14.97%) 50.89%
10/12/2021
171,928
(+8,276)
90,511
(+2,757)
53,756
(+6,207)
127,325
(+10,188)
20,718
(-1,812)
28,566
(-274)
329,905
(+12,671, +5.42%)
81,417 (+5,519, +7.27%) 46.42%
10/05/2021
163,652
(+3,077)
87,754
(+239)
47,549
(-6,373)
117,137
(-4,144)
22,530
(-1,599)
28,840
(-990)
307,664
(-4,895, -2.05%)
75,898 (+2,838, +3.88%) 44.4%
09/28/2021
160,575
(-297)
87,515
(-5,771)
53,922
(-16,334)
121,281
(-10,902)
24,129
(+1,925)
29,830
(+1,967)
311,415
(-14,706, -5.81%)
73,060 (+5,474, +8.1%) 43.36%
09/21/2021
160,872
(-23,260)
93,286
(-407)
70,256
(+13,943)
132,183
(-7,820)
22,204
(+2,937)
27,863
(+1,847)
323,316
(-6,380, -2.46%)
67,586 (-22,853, -25.27%) 41.35%
09/14/2021
184,132
(+1,038)
93,693
(+7,057)
56,313
(-3,765)
140,003
(-10,130)
19,267
(-1,883)
26,016
(-1,537)
325,683
(-4,610, -1.74%)
90,439 (-6,019, -6.24%) 49.73%
09/07/2021
183,094
(+8,767)
86,636
(+5,838)
60,078
(-6,029)
150,133
(-1,809)
21,150
(-138)
27,553
(-1,429)
323,430
(+2,600, +0.99%)
96,458 (+2,929, +3.13%) 51.94%
08/31/2021
174,327
(+17,867)
80,798
(+4,049)
66,107
(+8,953)
151,942
(+21,639)
21,288
(+465)
28,982
(+1,597)
311,908
(+27,285, +11.64%)
93,529 (+13,818, +17.34%) 50.87%
08/24/2021
156,460
(-16,355)
76,749
(-4,188)
57,154
(-4,477)
130,303
(-18,154)
20,823
(+1,338)
27,385
(+2,848)
290,283
(-19,494, -7.68%)
79,711 (-12,167, -13.24%) 45.8%
08/17/2021
172,815
(+488)
80,937
(-10,909)
61,631
(+2,889)
148,457
(+15,464)
19,485
(-2,218)
24,537
(-3,396)
319,321
(+1,159, +0.46%)
91,878 (+11,397, +14.16%) 50.26%
08/10/2021
172,327
(+11,582)
91,846
(-4,416)
58,742
(-11,635)
132,993
(+6,049)
21,703
(-736)
27,933
(-2,422)
313,197
(-789, -0.31%)
80,481 (+15,998, +24.81%) 46.08%
08/03/2021
160,745
(+3,086)
96,262
(-1,367)
70,377
(+3,270)
126,944
(+7,782)
22,439
(+3,387)
30,355
(+3,328)
312,851
(+9,743, +4.0%)
64,483 (+4,453, +7.42%) 40.21%
07/27/2021
157,659
(-5,042)
97,629
(-5,377)
67,107
(-3,642)
119,162
(-2,325)
19,052
(-989)
27,027
(-1,971)
302,318
(-9,673, -3.82%)
60,030 (+335, +0.56%) 38.58%
07/20/2021
162,701
(-3,805)
103,006
(+5,699)
70,749
(+1,637)
121,487
(-8,974)
20,041
(-980)
28,998
(+127)
324,704
(-3,148, -1.23%)
59,695 (-9,504, -13.73%) 38.45%
07/13/2021
166,506
(-7,057)
97,307
(-4,545)
69,112
(-10,208)
130,461
(-15,957)
21,021
(-1,858)
28,871
(+1,379)
322,134
(-19,123, -6.93%)
69,199 (-2,512, -3.5%) 41.94%
07/06/2021
173,563
(+8,689)
101,852
(+8,485)
79,320
(+126)
146,418
(+533)
22,879
(+2,078)
27,492
(+1,875)
341,157
(+10,893, +4.11%)
71,711 (+204, +0.29%) 42.86%
06/29/2021
164,874
(+8,589)
93,367
(+3,029)
79,194
(+6,040)
145,885
(+10,955)
20,801
(-1,455)
25,617
(-810)
327,935
(+13,174, +5.23%)
71,507 (+5,560, +8.43%) 42.79%
06/22/2021
156,285
(-25,593)
90,338
(-18,914)
73,154
(-6,144)
134,930
(-13,115)
22,256
(+688)
26,427
(+980)
317,297
(-31,049, -10.98%)
65,947 (-6,679, -9.2%) 40.75%
06/15/2021
181,878
(+5,704)
109,252
(+3,230)
79,298
(-3,383)
148,045
(+3,215)
21,568
(+779)
25,447
(-3,345)
356,803
(+3,100, +1.11%)
72,626 (+2,474, +3.53%) 43.2%
Price data: Stooq Live (vix) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays