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
05/22/2018
163,655
(-4,383)
135,214
(-24,310)
122,728
(-17,019)
148,284
(+4,805)
28,594
(+3,317)
31,479
(+1,420)
406,822
(-18,085, -5.43%)
28,441 (+19,927, +234.05%) 44.52%
05/15/2018
168,038
(+22,954)
159,524
(+952)
139,747
(+2,539)
143,479
(+23,860)
25,277
(-2,187)
30,059
(-1,506)
427,283
(+23,306, +7.52%)
8,514 (+22,002, +163.12%) 37.13%
05/08/2018
145,084
(+10,076)
158,572
(+6,285)
137,208
(+2,266)
119,619
(+5,639)
27,464
(+2,014)
31,565
(+2,432)
392,086
(+14,356, +4.86%)
-13,488 (+3,791, +21.94%) 28.96%
05/01/2018
135,008
(+2,229)
152,287
(-10,022)
134,942
(+625)
113,980
(+11,282)
25,450
(+358)
29,133
(+1,952)
372,034
(+3,212, +1.1%)
-17,279 (+12,251, +41.49%) 27.56%
04/24/2018
132,779
(+8,030)
162,309
(-35,099)
134,317
(-24,683)
102,698
(+21,649)
25,092
(-6,219)
27,181
(-9,422)
357,037
(-22,872, -7.26%)
-29,530 (+43,129, +59.36%) 23.01%
04/17/2018
124,749
(+11,638)
197,408
(-7,266)
159,000
(-6,574)
81,049
(+8,388)
31,311
(+1,655)
36,603
(+5,597)
395,804
(+6,719, +2.18%)
-72,659 (+18,904, +20.65%) 7.01%
04/10/2018
113,111
(-1,904)
204,674
(+9,078)
165,574
(+10,978)
72,661
(-2,833)
29,656
(-2,844)
31,006
(-15)
380,021
(+6,230, +2.06%)
-91,563 (-10,982, -13.63%) 0.0%
04/03/2018
115,015
(-9,358)
195,596
(-7,654)
154,596
(-3,739)
75,494
(-8,101)
32,500
(-2)
31,021
(+2,656)
377,503
(-13,099, -4.16%)
-80,581 (-1,704, -2.16%) 0.0%
03/27/2018
124,373
(-19,151)
203,250
(-12,114)
158,335
(+12,681)
83,595
(+10,017)
32,502
(+2,900)
28,365
(-1,473)
394,826
(-3,570, -1.12%)
-78,877 (-7,037, -9.8%) 0.0%
03/20/2018
143,524
(+11,255)
215,364
(+26,418)
145,654
(+8,721)
73,578
(-9,743)
29,602
(-5,700)
29,838
(-2,399)
417,393
(+14,276, +4.69%)
-71,840 (-15,163, -26.75%) 1.01%
03/13/2018
132,269
(+10,479)
188,946
(-7,222)
136,933
(-22,931)
83,321
(+375)
35,302
(+4,014)
32,237
(-1,591)
400,736
(-8,438, -2.7%)
-56,677 (+17,701, +23.8%) 7.01%
03/06/2018
121,790
(-15,094)
196,168
(+16,671)
159,864
(+5,400)
82,946
(-37,135)
31,288
(+1,549)
33,828
(+12,319)
398,050
(-8,145, -2.54%)
-74,378 (-31,765, -74.54%) 0.0%
02/27/2018
136,884
(+643)
179,497
(-15,236)
154,464
(-6,652)
120,081
(+18,515)
29,739
(-118)
21,509
(-9,406)
407,846
(-6,127, -1.87%)
-42,613 (+15,879, +27.15%) 12.44%
02/20/2018
136,241
(-13,478)
194,733
(-28,945)
161,116
(-26,092)
101,566
(-11,079)
29,857
(-1,020)
30,915
(-566)
425,271
(-40,590, -11.04%)
-58,492 (+15,467, +20.91%) 6.14%
02/13/2018
149,719
(-12,160)
223,678
(+18,979)
187,208
(-71,050)
112,645
(-59,795)
30,877
(-18,996)
31,481
(-61,390)
509,458
(-102,206, -21.75%)
-73,959 (-31,139, -72.72%) 0.0%
02/06/2018
161,879
(+753)
204,699
(+103,672)
258,258
(+22,940)
172,440
(-122,235)
49,873
(+9,973)
92,871
(+52,229)
614,435
(+33,666, +7.72%)
-42,820 (-102,919, -171.25%) 0.0%
01/30/2018
161,126
(-17,769)
101,027
(+15,368)
235,318
(-19,519)
294,675
(-50,332)
39,900
(+8,843)
40,642
(+6,519)
629,529
(-28,445, -6.12%)
60,099 (-33,137, -35.54%) 45.29%
01/23/2018
178,895
(-7,289)
85,659
(-15,380)
254,837
(-3,854)
345,007
(+4,072)
31,057
(-3,597)
34,123
(-3,432)
630,599
(-14,740, -3.07%)
93,236 (+8,091, +9.5%) 60.67%
01/16/2018
186,184
(+11,419)
101,039
(+21,634)
258,691
(+26,726)
340,935
(+17,190)
34,654
(+2,025)
37,555
(+1,346)
653,697
(+40,170, +9.14%)
85,145 (-10,215, -10.71%) 56.92%
01/09/2018
174,765
(+16,467)
79,405
(+14,366)
231,965
(+34,264)
323,745
(+34,487)
32,629
(+3,378)
36,209
(+5,256)
602,198
(+54,109, +14.05%)
95,360 (+2,101, +2.25%) 61.66%
Price data: Stooq Live (vix) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays