Vix

Futures Continuous vix
Open Interest 397,483 (-4,787, -1.54%)
Commercial Net 89,327 (-447, -0.5%)
Large Spec Net -89,223 (+3,140)
Small Traders Net -104 (-2,693)
COT Index 86.21% As of 01/20/2026
Last Update 01/20 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
10/09/2018
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%
10/02/2018
263,642
(+9,308)
116,883
(+6,515)
123,415
(+3,200)
263,859
(+3,869)
25,588
(-572)
31,903
(+1,552)
535,724
(+11,936, +2.98%)
146,759 (+2,793, +1.94%) 88.41%
09/25/2018
254,334
(+9,126)
110,368
(-9,704)
120,215
(-3,620)
259,990
(+16,381)
26,160
(+446)
30,351
(-725)
527,409
(+5,952, +1.51%)
143,966 (+18,830, +15.05%) 87.38%
09/18/2018
245,208
(+6,542)
120,072
(+7,703)
123,835
(+8,874)
243,609
(+8,216)
25,714
(-645)
31,076
(-1,148)
540,110
(+14,771, +3.89%)
125,136 (-1,161, -0.92%) 80.39%
09/11/2018
238,666
(+11,178)
112,369
(+14,042)
114,961
(+6,048)
235,393
(-603)
26,359
(+2,020)
32,224
(+5,807)
521,260
(+19,246, +5.34%)
126,297 (-2,864, -2.22%) 80.82%
09/04/2018
227,488
(+12,092)
98,327
(+2,276)
108,913
(-11,397)
235,996
(+2,309)
24,339
(+501)
26,417
(-3,389)
500,107
(+1,196, +0.33%)
129,161 (+9,816, +8.22%) 81.88%
08/28/2018
215,396
(-2,127)
96,051
(-13,757)
120,310
(+1,562)
233,687
(+13,114)
23,838
(-2,695)
29,806
(-2,617)
497,131
(-3,260, -0.9%)
119,345 (+11,630, +10.8%) 78.24%
08/21/2018
217,523
(-21,283)
109,808
(+7,125)
118,748
(+12,342)
220,573
(-17,294)
26,533
(-3,195)
32,423
(-1,967)
507,815
(-12,136, -3.24%)
107,715 (-28,408, -20.87%) 73.93%
08/14/2018
238,806
(+12,806)
102,683
(-2,932)
106,406
(-10,985)
237,867
(+6,687)
29,728
(+2,990)
34,390
(+1,056)
492,921
(+4,811, +1.3%)
136,123 (+15,738, +13.07%) 84.47%
08/07/2018
226,000
(+31,058)
105,615
(+20,268)
117,391
(+7,503)
231,180
(+17,786)
26,738
(+226)
33,334
(+733)
476,020
(+38,787, +11.71%)
120,385 (+10,790, +9.85%) 78.63%
07/31/2018
194,942
(+12,100)
85,347
(-4,581)
109,888
(-8,717)
213,394
(+8,628)
26,512
(+2,162)
32,601
(+1,498)
415,465
(+5,545, +1.7%)
109,595 (+16,681, +17.95%) 74.62%
07/24/2018
182,842
(+6,499)
89,928
(-11,464)
118,605
(-7,198)
204,766
(+7,134)
24,350
(-2,930)
31,103
(+701)
408,573
(-3,629, -1.1%)
92,914 (+17,963, +23.97%) 68.44%
07/17/2018
176,343
(+15,774)
101,392
(+5,650)
125,803
(+21,674)
197,632
(+40,674)
27,280
(+4,610)
30,402
(-4,266)
425,383
(+42,058, +14.64%)
74,951 (+10,124, +15.62%) 61.77%
07/10/2018
160,569
(+4,087)
95,742
(-20,088)
104,129
(-16,188)
156,958
(+3,422)
22,670
(+90)
34,668
(+4,655)
381,228
(-12,011, -4.01%)
64,827 (+24,175, +59.47%) 58.02%
07/03/2018
156,482
(-8,986)
115,830
(+3,161)
120,317
(+694)
153,536
(-15,881)
22,580
(-3,828)
30,013
(+600)
391,215
(-12,120, -3.89%)
40,652 (-12,147, -23.01%) 49.05%
06/26/2018
165,468
(-19,802)
112,669
(-6,772)
119,623
(-4,789)
169,417
(-12,545)
26,408
(+1,513)
29,413
(-3,761)
397,443
(-23,078, -6.9%)
52,799 (-13,030, -19.79%) 53.55%
06/19/2018
185,270
(-471)
119,441
(-9,184)
124,412
(-12,348)
181,962
(-8,144)
24,895
(-1,919)
33,174
(+2,590)
445,208
(-14,738, -4.22%)
65,829 (+8,713, +15.25%) 58.39%
06/12/2018
185,741
(+8,320)
128,625
(-8,258)
136,760
(+6,971)
190,106
(+24,128)
26,814
(+1,675)
30,584
(+1,096)
444,998
(+16,966, +5.1%)
57,116 (+16,578, +40.89%) 55.16%
06/05/2018
177,421
(-1,350)
136,883
(+1,053)
129,789
(+7,881)
165,978
(-310)
25,139
(-5,771)
29,488
(+17)
427,468
(+760, +0.23%)
40,538 (-2,403, -5.6%) 49.01%
05/29/2018
178,771
(+15,116)
135,830
(+616)
121,908
(-820)
166,288
(+18,004)
30,910
(+2,316)
29,471
(-2,008)
424,483
(+16,612, +5.27%)
42,941 (+14,500, +50.98%) 49.9%
Price data: Stooq Live (vix) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays