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
08/21/2012
220,049
(+18,504)
163,499
(+17,487)
82,924
(+7,056)
140,962
(+2,012)
32,600
(-856)
31,112
(+5,205)
403,608
(+24,704, +7.95%)
56,550 (+1,017, +1.83%) 86.62%
08/14/2012
201,545
(+17,113)
146,012
(+13,276)
75,868
(-1,303)
138,950
(+11,694)
33,456
(+11,199)
25,907
(+2,039)
364,829
(+27,009, +9.51%)
55,533 (+3,837, +7.42%) 85.31%
08/07/2012
184,432
(+7,340)
132,736
(+17,861)
77,171
(+12,176)
127,256
(+1,019)
22,257
(+744)
23,868
(+1,380)
335,902
(+20,260, +7.69%)
51,696 (-10,521, -16.91%) 80.38%
07/31/2012
177,092
(-260)
114,875
(+4,489)
64,995
(-4,723)
126,237
(-11,957)
21,513
(-4,118)
22,488
(-1,633)
312,880
(-9,101, -3.34%)
62,217 (-4,749, -7.09%) 93.9%
07/24/2012
177,352
(-23,899)
110,386
(-30,208)
69,718
(-2,512)
138,194
(+4,912)
25,631
(+254)
24,121
(-861)
324,056
(-26,157, -8.75%)
66,966 (+6,309, +10.4%) 100.0%
07/17/2012
201,251
(+15,433)
140,594
(+679)
72,230
(-8,933)
133,282
(+7,638)
25,377
(+3,751)
24,982
(+1,934)
350,768
(+10,251, +3.55%)
60,657 (+14,754, +32.14%) 100.0%
07/10/2012
185,818
(+6,354)
139,915
(-3,165)
81,163
(-4,357)
125,644
(+4,100)
21,626
(-4,590)
23,048
(-3,528)
334,343
(-2,593, -0.89%)
45,903 (+9,519, +26.16%) 100.0%
07/03/2012
179,464
(+18,131)
143,080
(+9,014)
85,520
(-3,671)
121,544
(+8,145)
26,216
(+5,908)
26,576
(+3,209)
334,634
(+20,368, +7.52%)
36,384 (+9,117, +33.44%) 90.25%
06/26/2012
161,333
(-6,960)
134,066
(-29,786)
89,191
(-13,085)
113,399
(+8,457)
20,308
(-5,931)
23,367
(-4,647)
309,767
(-25,976, -8.75%)
27,267 (+22,826, +513.98%) 72.99%
06/19/2012
168,293
(+9,547)
163,852
(+20,413)
102,276
(+18,321)
104,942
(+7,765)
26,239
(+3,311)
28,014
(+3,001)
343,374
(+31,179, +11.74%)
4,441 (-10,866, -70.99%) 29.78%
06/12/2012
158,746
(+8,796)
143,439
(+13,226)
83,955
(+17,541)
97,177
(+11,559)
22,928
(+1,726)
25,013
(+3,278)
307,504
(+28,063, +11.81%)
15,307 (-4,430, -22.45%) 50.35%
06/05/2012
149,950
(-2,552)
130,213
(+632)
66,414
(+4,111)
85,618
(-316)
21,202
(+54)
21,735
(+1,297)
277,015
(+1,613, +0.68%)
19,737 (-3,184, -13.89%) 58.74%
05/29/2012
152,502
(-7,483)
129,581
(-7,962)
62,303
(-8,584)
85,934
(-9,415)
21,148
(+1,530)
20,438
(+2,840)
272,588
(-14,537, -5.8%)
22,921 (+479, +2.13%) 64.76%
05/22/2012
159,985
(-21,191)
137,543
(-2,096)
70,887
(-1,753)
95,349
(-16,266)
19,618
(-6,022)
17,598
(-10,604)
287,635
(-28,966, -10.37%)
22,442 (-19,095, -45.97%) 63.86%
05/15/2012
181,176
(-5,354)
139,639
(-9,101)
72,640
(-1,787)
111,615
(+579)
25,640
(+1,032)
28,202
(+2,413)
326,566
(-6,109, -2.14%)
41,537 (+3,747, +9.92%) 100.0%
05/08/2012
186,530
(+13,179)
148,740
(+3,248)
74,427
(-11,834)
111,036
(-3,170)
24,608
(+3,258)
25,789
(+4,525)
326,785
(+4,603, +1.64%)
37,790 (+9,931, +35.65%) 100.0%
05/01/2012
173,351
(+8,767)
145,492
(+2,895)
86,261
(+4,399)
114,206
(+12,106)
21,350
(+1,130)
21,264
(-705)
318,793
(+14,296, +5.36%)
27,859 (+5,872, +26.71%) 86.82%
04/24/2012
164,584
(-24,062)
142,597
(-25,188)
81,862
(+371)
102,100
(+3,661)
20,220
(-5,636)
21,969
(-7,800)
300,629
(-29,327, -9.91%)
21,987 (+1,126, +5.4%) 73.8%
04/17/2012
188,646
(+16,690)
167,785
(+17,481)
81,491
(-4,746)
98,439
(-5,332)
25,856
(+2,702)
29,769
(+2,497)
340,437
(+14,646, +5.21%)
20,861 (-791, -3.65%) 71.3%
04/10/2012
171,956
(-4,428)
150,304
(+5,563)
86,237
(+9,325)
103,771
(+522)
23,154
(-1,382)
27,272
(-2,570)
322,529
(+3,515, +1.27%)
21,652 (-9,991, -31.57%) 73.05%
Price data: Stooq Live (vix) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays