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
10/15/2013
188,324
(+8,242)
121,934
(+17,419)
70,022
(-15,247)
133,636
(-23,883)
21,851
(-3,185)
24,627
(-3,726)
362,200
(-10,190, -3.51%)
66,390 (-9,177, -12.14%) 59.83%
10/08/2013
180,082
(+9,986)
104,515
(+18,562)
85,269
(-143)
157,519
(-9,835)
25,036
(+655)
28,353
(+1,771)
376,488
(+10,498, +3.75%)
75,567 (-8,576, -10.19%) 66.94%
10/01/2013
170,096
(-10,380)
85,953
(-9,772)
85,412
(-8,614)
167,354
(-8,206)
24,381
(+800)
26,582
(-216)
356,219
(-18,194, -6.1%)
84,143 (-608, -0.72%) 73.58%
09/24/2013
180,476
(-50,007)
95,725
(-40,290)
94,026
(-2,259)
175,560
(-11,742)
23,581
(-2,338)
26,798
(-2,572)
368,232
(-54,604, -15.48%)
84,751 (-9,717, -10.29%) 74.05%
09/17/2013
230,483
(+26,154)
136,015
(+33,763)
96,285
(+6,723)
187,302
(-1,718)
25,919
(+1,354)
29,370
(+2,186)
427,065
(+34,231, +10.75%)
94,468 (-7,609, -7.45%) 81.57%
09/10/2013
204,329
(+23,722)
102,252
(+26,223)
89,562
(+5,168)
189,020
(+738)
24,565
(+2,096)
27,184
(+4,025)
384,595
(+30,986, +10.78%)
102,077 (-2,501, -2.39%) 87.46%
09/03/2013
180,607
(-10,839)
76,029
(-2,715)
84,394
(-8,807)
188,282
(-15,141)
22,469
(-488)
23,159
(-2,278)
355,427
(-20,134, -6.55%)
104,578 (-8,124, -7.21%) 89.4%
08/27/2013
191,446
(-40,998)
78,744
(-35,433)
93,201
(-12,199)
203,423
(-18,294)
22,957
(-1,937)
25,437
(-1,407)
382,955
(-55,134, -15.2%)
112,702 (-5,565, -4.71%) 95.69%
08/20/2013
232,444
(+2,744)
114,177
(-2,139)
105,400
(-959)
221,717
(+2,214)
24,894
(-2,594)
26,844
(-884)
444,632
(-809, -0.22%)
118,267 (+4,883, +4.31%) 100.0%
08/13/2013
229,700
(+24,124)
116,316
(+16,035)
106,359
(+7,182)
219,503
(+15,929)
27,488
(+3,456)
27,728
(+2,798)
441,586
(+34,762, +10.57%)
113,384 (+8,089, +7.68%) 100.0%
08/06/2013
205,576
(+37,903)
100,281
(+7,538)
99,177
(+303)
203,574
(+33,100)
24,032
(+3,073)
24,930
(+641)
402,545
(+41,279, +14.36%)
105,295 (+30,365, +40.52%) 93.53%
07/30/2013
167,673
(-1,089)
92,743
(-12,867)
98,874
(+3,976)
170,474
(+16,421)
20,959
(+309)
24,289
(-358)
362,693
(+3,196, +1.12%)
74,930 (+11,778, +18.65%) 69.09%
07/23/2013
168,762
(+9,021)
105,610
(-18,329)
94,898
(-2,237)
154,053
(+25,322)
20,650
(+8)
24,647
(-201)
359,429
(+6,792, +2.45%)
63,152 (+27,350, +76.39%) 59.6%
07/16/2013
159,741
(+24,704)
123,939
(+9,898)
97,135
(-2,803)
128,731
(+9,228)
20,642
(-5,774)
24,848
(-2,999)
356,401
(+16,127, +6.17%)
35,802 (+14,806, +70.52%) 37.58%
07/09/2013
135,037
(+26,209)
114,041
(+18,161)
99,938
(+12,240)
119,503
(+17,045)
26,416
(+3,311)
27,847
(+6,554)
335,927
(+41,760, +19.01%)
20,996 (+8,048, +62.16%) 25.66%
07/02/2013
108,828
(-3,001)
95,880
(+2,734)
87,698
(+21,438)
102,458
(+11,904)
23,105
(-10,737)
21,293
(-6,938)
301,348
(+7,700, +3.63%)
12,948 (-5,735, -30.7%) 19.18%
06/25/2013
111,829
(-44,743)
93,146
(-25,275)
66,260
(-14,838)
90,554
(-31,587)
33,842
(-1,573)
28,231
(-4,292)
293,710
(-61,154, -22.39%)
18,683 (-19,468, -51.03%) 23.8%
06/18/2013
156,572
(-488)
118,421
(+25,220)
81,098
(-1,679)
122,141
(-28,696)
35,415
(-1,321)
32,523
(-12)
367,704
(-3,488, -1.26%)
38,151 (-25,708, -40.26%) 39.47%
06/11/2013
157,060
(+4,147)
93,201
(+4,814)
82,777
(-9,469)
150,837
(-13,045)
36,736
(-717)
32,535
(+2,192)
367,802
(-6,039, -2.14%)
63,859 (-667, -1.03%) 60.17%
06/04/2013
152,913
(-14,413)
88,387
(-15,366)
92,246
(-6,004)
163,882
(+3,946)
37,453
(+4,983)
30,343
(-4,014)
372,793
(-15,434, -5.18%)
64,526 (+953, +1.5%) 60.71%
Price data: Stooq Live (vix) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays