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
06/08/2021
176,174
(+6,562)
106,022
(+3,405)
82,681
(+4,044)
144,830
(+4,411)
20,789
(+53)
28,792
(+2,843)
352,516
(+10,659, +3.96%)
70,152 (+3,157, +4.71%) 42.29%
06/01/2021
169,612
(+3,724)
102,617
(+4,649)
78,637
(-2,729)
140,419
(-1,879)
20,736
(-316)
25,949
(-2,091)
334,983
(+679, +0.25%)
66,995 (-925, -1.36%) 41.13%
05/25/2021
165,888
(-18,707)
97,968
(-15,027)
81,366
(+13,324)
142,298
(+12,016)
21,052
(+2,252)
28,040
(-120)
337,190
(-3,131, -1.15%)
67,920 (-3,680, -5.14%) 41.47%
05/18/2021
184,595
(-19,189)
112,995
(+4,733)
68,042
(-257)
130,282
(-25,241)
18,800
(-3,728)
28,160
(-2,666)
349,109
(-23,174, -7.87%)
71,600 (-23,922, -25.04%) 42.82%
05/11/2021
203,784
(-4,270)
108,262
(+7,577)
68,299
(+1,566)
155,523
(-7,908)
22,528
(+2,119)
30,826
(-254)
363,554
(-585, -0.2%)
95,522 (-11,847, -11.03%) 51.6%
05/04/2021
208,054
(+5,541)
100,685
(-1,456)
66,733
(+3,642)
163,431
(+6,311)
20,409
(+173)
31,080
(+4,501)
360,117
(+9,356, +3.27%)
107,369 (+6,997, +6.97%) 55.94%
04/27/2021
202,513
(-20,296)
102,141
(-11,559)
63,091
(+4,673)
157,120
(-3,805)
20,236
(-380)
26,579
(-639)
353,947
(-16,003, -5.3%)
100,372 (-8,737, -8.01%) 53.38%
04/20/2021
222,809
(+4,557)
113,700
(+3,439)
58,418
(-1,654)
160,925
(-1,794)
20,616
(-286)
27,218
(+972)
384,254
(+2,617, +0.87%)
109,109 (+1,118, +1.04%) 56.58%
04/13/2021
218,252
(+12,381)
110,261
(+1,846)
60,072
(-9,140)
162,719
(+5,934)
20,902
(+846)
26,246
(-3,693)
377,165
(+4,087, +1.38%)
107,991 (+10,535, +10.81%) 60.19%
04/06/2021
205,871
(-1,429)
108,415
(+3,374)
69,212
(+3,948)
156,785
(-2,869)
20,056
(+535)
29,939
(+2,549)
364,274
(+3,054, +1.05%)
97,456 (-4,803, -4.7%) 59.25%
03/30/2021
207,300
(-13,356)
105,041
(-5,270)
65,264
(-1,722)
159,654
(-9,622)
19,521
(-12,097)
27,390
(-12,283)
358,072
(-27,175, -8.51%)
102,259 (-8,086, -7.33%) 60.76%
03/23/2021
220,656
(-22,287)
110,311
(-7,986)
66,986
(+9,073)
169,276
(-3,257)
31,618
(+9,334)
39,673
(+7,363)
384,390
(-3,880, -1.2%)
110,345 (-14,301, -11.47%) 63.29%
03/16/2021
242,943
(-8,630)
118,297
(+9,033)
57,913
(+9,324)
172,533
(-6,445)
22,284
(+3,236)
32,310
(+1,342)
412,533
(+3,930, +1.23%)
124,646 (-17,663, -12.41%) 67.77%
03/09/2021
251,573
(-11,104)
109,264
(-4,938)
48,589
(+8,282)
178,978
(-367)
19,048
(-2,099)
30,968
(+384)
395,630
(-4,921, -1.52%)
142,309 (-6,166, -4.15%) 73.31%
03/02/2021
262,677
(-7,090)
114,202
(+16,548)
40,307
(-767)
179,345
(-24,647)
21,147
(-580)
30,584
(-338)
386,381
(-8,437, -2.54%)
148,475 (-23,638, -13.73%) 75.24%
02/23/2021
269,767
(-11,406)
97,654
(-11,817)
41,074
(-8,003)
203,992
(-8,323)
21,727
(-359)
30,922
(+372)
392,604
(-19,768, -5.61%)
172,113 (+411, +0.24%) 82.65%
02/16/2021
281,173
(+40,212)
109,471
(+15,971)
49,077
(+576)
212,315
(+25,497)
22,086
(+2,641)
30,550
(+1,961)
423,940
(+43,429, +14.06%)
171,702 (+24,241, +16.44%) 82.52%
02/09/2021
240,961
(+36,950)
93,500
(+15,124)
48,501
(+9,818)
186,818
(+31,625)
19,445
(-428)
28,589
(-409)
371,861
(+46,340, +17.65%)
147,461 (+21,826, +17.37%) 74.92%
02/02/2021
204,011
(-18,512)
78,376
(-2,111)
38,683
(-7,392)
155,193
(-27,530)
19,873
(+133)
28,998
(+3,870)
318,219
(-25,771, -8.94%)
125,635 (-16,401, -11.55%) 68.08%
01/26/2021
222,523
(+11,979)
80,487
(+2,856)
46,075
(-5,452)
182,723
(+6,698)
19,740
(-469)
25,128
(-3,496)
342,508
(+6,058, +2.15%)
142,036 (+9,123, +6.86%) 73.22%
Price data: Stooq Live (vix) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays