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
09/01/2020
168,622
(+1,530)
70,101
(+6,595)
46,229
(-2,611)
141,998
(-5,047)
21,400
(+1,741)
24,152
(-888)
300,778
(+660, +0.28%)
98,521 (-5,065, -4.89%) 59.58%
08/25/2020
167,092
(+4,318)
63,506
(+1,789)
48,840
(+152)
147,045
(+1,373)
19,659
(-1,534)
25,040
(-226)
303,485
(+2,936, +1.26%)
103,586 (+2,529, +2.5%) 61.17%
08/18/2020
162,774
(+11,647)
61,717
(+9,618)
48,688
(-8,065)
145,672
(-4,934)
21,193
(+971)
25,266
(-131)
308,695
(+4,553, +2.0%)
101,057 (+2,029, +2.05%) 60.38%
08/11/2020
151,127
(+6,988)
52,099
(-400)
56,753
(-445)
150,606
(+5,926)
20,222
(-1,670)
25,397
(-653)
291,763
(+4,873, +2.18%)
99,028 (+7,388, +8.06%) 59.74%
08/04/2020
144,139
(-1,550)
52,499
(+3,660)
57,198
(+3,372)
144,680
(+1,943)
21,892
(+2,943)
26,050
(-838)
277,065
(+4,765, +2.18%)
91,640 (-5,210, -5.38%) 57.43%
07/28/2020
145,689
(-20,721)
48,839
(-14,408)
53,826
(+1,228)
142,737
(-5,079)
18,949
(-611)
26,888
(-617)
268,574
(-20,104, -8.43%)
96,850 (-6,313, -6.12%) 59.06%
07/21/2020
166,410
(+12,862)
63,247
(+5,750)
52,598
(+3,238)
147,816
(+10,088)
19,560
(+552)
27,505
(+814)
296,013
(+16,652, +7.5%)
103,163 (+7,112, +7.4%) 61.04%
07/14/2020
153,548
(+7,560)
57,497
(-1,485)
49,360
(-1,168)
137,728
(+8,744)
19,008
(+515)
26,691
(-352)
278,407
(+6,907, +3.21%)
96,051 (+9,045, +10.4%) 58.81%
07/07/2020
145,988
(+7,993)
58,982
(-3,103)
50,528
(+7,074)
128,984
(+14,119)
18,493
(-1,094)
27,043
(+2,957)
271,999
(+13,973, +6.95%)
87,006 (+11,096, +14.62%) 55.97%
06/30/2020
137,995
(+10,332)
62,085
(+2,711)
43,454
(-2,464)
114,865
(+5,821)
19,587
(+1,307)
24,086
(+643)
256,691
(+9,175, +4.78%)
75,910 (+7,621, +11.16%) 52.5%
06/23/2020
127,663
(-1,224)
59,374
(-12,914)
45,918
(-3,114)
109,044
(+8,199)
18,280
(-7,493)
23,443
(-7,116)
248,684
(-11,831, -5.81%)
68,289 (+11,690, +20.65%) 50.11%
06/16/2020
128,887
(-4,969)
72,288
(+9,771)
49,032
(-1,537)
100,845
(-17,177)
25,773
(+4,195)
30,559
(+5,095)
265,946
(-2,311, -1.12%)
56,599 (-14,740, -20.66%) 46.44%
06/09/2020
133,856
(+17,247)
62,517
(+5,392)
50,569
(-4,956)
118,022
(+9,846)
21,578
(+2,391)
25,464
(-556)
257,947
(+14,682, +7.67%)
71,339 (+11,855, +19.93%) 51.06%
06/02/2020
116,609
(+17,518)
57,125
(+6,984)
55,525
(+9,384)
108,176
(+19,406)
19,187
(+853)
26,020
(+1,365)
237,479
(+27,755, +16.97%)
59,484 (+10,534, +21.52%) 47.35%
05/26/2020
99,091
(-19,892)
50,141
(-27,297)
46,141
(-8,507)
88,770
(-910)
18,334
(-454)
24,655
(-646)
208,494
(-28,853, -14.99%)
48,950 (+7,405, +17.82%) 44.05%
05/19/2020
118,983
(+890)
77,438
(+3,618)
54,648
(+7,337)
89,680
(+2,643)
18,788
(+495)
25,301
(+2,461)
241,702
(+8,722, +4.75%)
41,545 (-2,728, -6.16%) 41.72%
05/12/2020
118,093
(+7,949)
73,820
(-2,369)
47,311
(-3,540)
87,037
(+7,828)
18,293
(-1,574)
22,840
(-2,624)
230,744
(+2,835, +1.57%)
44,273 (+10,318, +30.39%) 42.58%
05/05/2020
110,144
(+7,329)
76,189
(-1,476)
50,851
(-75)
79,209
(+9,312)
19,867
(-43)
25,464
(-625)
220,455
(+7,211, +4.15%)
33,955 (+8,805, +35.01%) 39.34%
04/28/2020
102,815
(-3,347)
77,665
(+1,909)
50,926
(+466)
69,897
(-12,790)
19,910
(+384)
26,089
(+8,384)
210,666
(-2,497, -1.42%)
25,150 (-5,256, -17.29%) 36.58%
04/21/2020
106,162
(-28,883)
75,756
(-24,634)
50,460
(-4,543)
82,687
(-5,815)
19,526
(-115)
17,705
(-3,092)
211,930
(-33,541, -16.0%)
30,406 (-4,249, -12.26%) 38.23%
Price data: Stooq Live (vix) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays