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
02/19/2019
143,953
(+1,502)
65,136
(-11,066)
82,993
(+1,969)
157,292
(+16,624)
22,726
(-334)
27,244
(-2,421)
362,919
(+3,137, +1.27%)
78,817 (+12,568, +18.97%) 63.21%
02/12/2019
142,451
(+22,991)
76,202
(+1,921)
81,024
(-6,268)
140,668
(+14,777)
23,060
(-430)
29,665
(-405)
364,851
(+16,293, +7.08%)
66,249 (+21,070, +46.64%) 58.54%
02/05/2019
119,460
(+9,183)
74,281
(-11,506)
87,292
(-4,980)
125,891
(+11,532)
23,490
(-6,128)
30,070
(-1,951)
343,502
(-1,925, -0.83%)
45,179 (+20,689, +84.48%) 50.73%
01/29/2019
110,277
(-13,985)
85,787
(-11,235)
92,272
(+3,695)
114,359
(+3,225)
29,618
(+3,238)
32,021
(+958)
337,530
(-7,052, -2.95%)
24,490 (-2,750, -10.1%) 43.05%
01/22/2019
124,262
(-11,696)
97,022
(-27,329)
88,577
(-18,583)
111,134
(-5,851)
26,380
(+1,938)
31,063
(+4,839)
345,967
(-28,341, -10.59%)
27,240 (+15,633, +134.69%) 44.07%
01/15/2019
135,958
(+28,134)
124,351
(-4,912)
107,160
(-17,718)
116,985
(+13,169)
24,442
(-2,163)
26,224
(-4)
388,029
(+8,253, +3.18%)
11,607 (+33,046, +154.14%) 38.27%
01/08/2019
107,824
(+18,993)
129,263
(-4,682)
124,878
(-11,086)
103,816
(+8,299)
26,605
(-5,399)
26,228
(-1,109)
372,059
(+2,508, +0.98%)
-21,439 (+23,675, +52.48%) 26.01%
12/31/2018
88,831
(-11,814)
133,945
(+1,975)
135,964
(+10,200)
95,517
(-69)
32,004
(+1,904)
27,337
(-1,616)
369,483
(+290, +0.11%)
-45,114 (-13,789, -44.02%) 17.23%
12/24/2018
100,645
(-30,674)
131,970
(-43,148)
125,764
(-14,744)
95,586
(-677)
30,100
(+3,539)
28,953
(+1,946)
388,238
(-41,879, -14.04%)
-31,325 (+12,474, +28.48%) 22.35%
12/18/2018
131,319
(+6,118)
175,118
(+12,256)
140,508
(-3,299)
96,263
(-7,447)
26,561
(-1,416)
27,007
(-3,406)
438,322
(+1,403, +0.47%)
-43,799 (-6,138, -16.3%) 17.72%
12/11/2018
125,201
(-8,882)
162,862
(+23,558)
143,807
(+16,983)
103,710
(-12,097)
27,977
(+1,814)
30,413
(-1,546)
420,319
(+9,915, +3.45%)
-37,661 (-32,440, -621.34%) 20.0%
12/04/2018
134,083
(-1,351)
139,304
(-15,719)
126,824
(-4,533)
115,807
(+12,063)
26,163
(+2,432)
31,959
(+204)
404,672
(-3,452, -1.19%)
-5,221 (+14,368, +73.35%) 32.03%
11/27/2018
135,434
(-17,060)
155,023
(-25,448)
131,357
(-21,932)
103,744
(-14,017)
23,731
(-2,187)
31,755
(-1,714)
428,661
(-41,179, -12.41%)
-19,589 (+8,388, +29.98%) 26.7%
11/20/2018
152,494
(+5,668)
180,471
(+16,182)
153,289
(-4,567)
117,761
(-18,049)
25,918
(-3,838)
33,469
(-870)
479,672
(-2,737, -0.82%)
-27,977 (-10,514, -60.21%) 23.59%
11/13/2018
146,826
(-4,884)
164,289
(+3,698)
157,856
(+2,938)
135,810
(-6,103)
29,756
(+2,007)
34,339
(+2,466)
473,340
(+61, +0.02%)
-17,463 (-8,582, -96.63%) 27.49%
11/06/2018
151,710
(-11,694)
160,591
(-1,345)
154,918
(-8,331)
141,913
(-19,338)
27,749
(-25)
31,873
(+633)
479,813
(-20,050, -5.66%)
-8,881 (-10,349, -704.97%) 30.67%
10/30/2018
163,404
(+5,859)
161,936
(+17,827)
163,249
(+2,176)
161,251
(-10,125)
27,774
(-3,153)
31,240
(-2,820)
504,037
(+4,882, +1.4%)
1,468 (-11,968, -89.07%) 34.51%
10/23/2018
157,545
(-13,596)
144,109
(+10,145)
161,073
(+14,712)
171,376
(-8,022)
30,927
(+2,647)
34,060
(+1,640)
493,126
(+3,763, +1.09%)
13,436 (-23,741, -63.86%) 38.95%
10/16/2018
171,141
(-69,120)
133,964
(+13,604)
146,361
(+16,394)
179,398
(-64,172)
28,280
(+4,484)
32,420
(+2,326)
536,159
(-48,242, -12.24%)
37,177 (-82,724, -68.99%) 47.76%
10/09/2018
240,261
(-23,381)
120,360
(+3,477)
129,967
(+6,552)
243,570
(-20,289)
23,796
(-1,792)
30,094
(-1,809)
534,909
(-18,621, -4.51%)
119,901 (-26,858, -18.3%) 78.45%
Price data: Stooq Live (vix) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays