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
02/02/2016
61,142
(+6,551)
80,371
(+12,476)
102,137
(+5,423)
79,627
(-2,862)
23,763
(+1,840)
27,044
(+4,200)
252,613
(+13,814, +7.97%)
-19,229 (-5,925, -44.54%) 11.74%
01/26/2016
54,591
(-21,345)
67,895
(-17,030)
96,714
(+2,441)
82,489
(-2,249)
21,923
(-5,307)
22,844
(-4,932)
249,347
(-24,211, -12.26%)
-13,304 (-4,315, -48.0%) 15.54%
01/19/2016
75,936
(+10,445)
84,925
(+27,252)
94,273
(+14,796)
84,738
(-1,328)
27,230
(+7,094)
27,776
(+6,411)
277,758
(+32,335, +19.58%)
-8,989 (-16,807, -214.98%) 18.31%
01/12/2016
65,491
(-9,779)
57,673
(-4,816)
79,477
(-3,968)
86,066
(-7,191)
20,136
(+1,891)
21,365
(+151)
243,063
(-11,856, -6.7%)
7,818 (-4,963, -38.83%) 29.1%
01/05/2016
75,270
(+197)
62,489
(+1,903)
83,445
(-21,573)
93,257
(-20,163)
18,245
(+2,025)
21,214
(-1,091)
243,307
(-19,351, -9.86%)
12,781 (-1,706, -11.78%) 32.28%
12/29/2015
75,073
(-926)
60,586
(+2,196)
105,018
(+23,742)
113,420
(+18,344)
16,220
(-824)
22,305
(+1,452)
265,867
(+21,992, +12.62%)
14,487 (-3,122, -17.73%) 33.38%
12/22/2015
75,999
(-12,157)
58,390
(-21,787)
81,276
(-15,755)
95,076
(-9,387)
17,044
(-1,774)
20,853
(+1,488)
249,793
(-29,686, -14.55%)
17,609 (+9,630, +120.69%) 35.38%
12/15/2015
88,156
(-16)
80,177
(+5,355)
97,031
(-18,959)
104,463
(-21,707)
18,818
(-1,567)
19,365
(-4,190)
281,186
(-20,542, -9.15%)
7,979 (-5,371, -40.23%) 29.2%
12/08/2015
88,172
(-4,232)
74,822
(+7,394)
115,990
(-1,034)
126,170
(-12,590)
20,385
(-2,355)
23,555
(-2,425)
295,272
(-7,621, -3.28%)
13,350 (-11,626, -46.55%) 32.65%
12/01/2015
92,404
(+11,234)
67,428
(-1,530)
117,024
(+7,628)
138,760
(+22,397)
22,740
(+3,315)
25,980
(+1,310)
312,156
(+22,177, +10.56%)
24,976 (+12,764, +104.52%) 40.11%
11/24/2015
81,170
(-9,872)
68,958
(-13,117)
109,396
(-860)
116,363
(-4,793)
19,425
(-1,347)
24,670
(+5,831)
286,132
(-12,079, -5.44%)
12,212 (+3,245, +36.19%) 31.92%
11/17/2015
91,042
(+3,908)
82,075
(+8,322)
110,256
(-22,113)
121,156
(-20,744)
20,772
(-2,078)
18,839
(-7,861)
297,025
(-20,283, -8.37%)
8,967 (-4,414, -32.99%) 29.84%
11/10/2015
87,134
(+4,816)
73,753
(-900)
132,369
(+4,921)
141,900
(+10,725)
22,850
(-522)
26,700
(-610)
324,542
(+9,215, +3.95%)
13,381 (+5,716, +74.57%) 32.67%
11/03/2015
82,318
(+5,460)
74,653
(+914)
127,448
(+6,511)
131,175
(+10,010)
23,372
(-2,466)
27,310
(-1,419)
321,131
(+9,505, +4.25%)
7,665 (+4,546, +145.75%) 29.0%
10/27/2015
76,858
(-18,080)
73,739
(-26,528)
120,937
(+1,929)
121,165
(+9,184)
25,838
(-82)
28,729
(+1,111)
312,340
(-16,233, -6.77%)
3,119 (+8,448, +158.53%) 26.08%
10/20/2015
94,938
(-890)
100,267
(-5,121)
119,008
(-6,246)
111,981
(+2,366)
25,920
(+5,974)
27,618
(+1,593)
333,525
(-1,162, -0.48%)
-5,329 (+4,231, +44.26%) 20.66%
10/13/2015
95,828
(-3,373)
105,388
(-13,333)
125,254
(+7,852)
109,615
(+13,270)
19,946
(-1,149)
26,025
(+3,393)
332,413
(+3,330, +1.4%)
-9,560 (+9,960, +51.02%) 17.94%
10/06/2015
99,201
(+4,223)
118,721
(-4,746)
117,402
(+2,052)
96,345
(+11,224)
21,095
(-800)
22,632
(-1,003)
323,209
(+5,475, +2.36%)
-19,520 (+8,969, +31.48%) 11.55%
09/29/2015
94,978
(-27)
123,467
(+2,986)
115,350
(-2,827)
85,121
(-8,235)
21,895
(-508)
23,635
(+1,887)
304,870
(-3,362, -1.43%)
-28,489 (-3,013, -11.83%) 5.79%
09/22/2015
95,005
(-13,574)
120,481
(-20,329)
118,177
(-5,426)
93,356
(+2,907)
22,403
(-1,486)
21,748
(-3,064)
313,001
(-20,486, -8.0%)
-25,476 (+6,755, +20.96%) 7.73%
Price data: Stooq Live (vix) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays