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
04/15/2008
30,307
(+697)
21,765
(+404)
8,814
(+603)
23,773
(+1,475)
10,290
(+825)
3,873
(+246)
52,640
(+2,125, +4.49%)
8,542 (+293, +3.55%) 61.0%
04/08/2008
29,610
(+104)
21,361
(+6,348)
8,211
(+3,859)
22,298
(-946)
9,465
(-162)
3,627
(-1,601)
50,971
(+3,801, +8.74%)
8,249 (-6,244, -43.08%) 59.99%
04/01/2008
29,506
(+58)
15,013
(+399)
4,352
(+1,512)
23,244
(+2,366)
9,627
(+1,231)
5,228
(+36)
47,723
(+2,801, +6.88%)
14,493 (-341, -2.3%) 81.56%
03/25/2008
29,448
(-1,698)
14,614
(-906)
2,840
(-393)
20,878
(+704)
8,396
(-620)
5,192
(-2,509)
46,115
(-2,711, -6.25%)
14,834 (-792, -5.07%) 82.74%
03/18/2008
31,146
(-2,833)
15,520
(-2,457)
3,233
(-534)
20,174
(-1,338)
9,016
(+836)
7,701
(+1,264)
49,633
(-2,531, -5.51%)
15,626 (-376, -2.35%) 85.48%
03/11/2008
33,979
(+652)
17,977
(+105)
3,767
(-1,072)
21,512
(-1,425)
8,180
(+893)
6,437
(+1,793)
52,793
(+473, +1.04%)
16,002 (+547, +3.54%) 86.78%
03/04/2008
33,327
(-645)
17,872
(-539)
4,839
(+202)
22,937
(+220)
7,287
(+823)
4,644
(+699)
49,905
(+380, +0.84%)
15,455 (-106, -0.68%) 84.89%
02/26/2008
33,972
(-8,680)
18,411
(-4,425)
4,637
(+334)
22,717
(-2,212)
6,464
(-2,194)
3,945
(-3,903)
48,843
(-10,540, -18.95%)
15,561 (-4,255, -21.47%) 85.25%
02/19/2008
42,652
(+1,131)
22,836
(+1,144)
4,303
(-89)
24,929
(+1,212)
8,658
(+1,397)
7,848
(+83)
58,991
(+2,439, +4.59%)
19,816 (-13, -0.07%) 99.96%
02/12/2008
41,521
(+1,021)
21,692
(-521)
4,392
(-986)
23,717
(+107)
7,261
(+664)
7,765
(+1,113)
57,103
(+699, +1.33%)
19,829 (+1,542, +8.43%) 100.0%
02/05/2008
40,500
(+110)
22,213
(-1,052)
5,378
(-172)
23,610
(+911)
6,597
(+1,495)
6,652
(+1,574)
55,094
(+1,433, +2.81%)
18,287 (+1,162, +6.79%) 100.0%
01/29/2008
40,390
(+2,084)
23,265
(+1,611)
5,550
(+193)
22,699
(+544)
5,102
(-5,020)
5,078
(-4,898)
54,014
(-2,743, -5.1%)
17,125 (+473, +2.84%) 100.0%
01/22/2008
38,306
(-4,009)
21,654
(-6,126)
5,357
(-1,718)
22,155
(-777)
10,122
(+2,504)
9,976
(+3,680)
56,108
(-3,223, -5.65%)
16,652 (+2,117, +14.56%) 100.0%
01/15/2008
42,315
(+1,434)
27,780
(-1,320)
7,075
(+896)
22,932
(+4,375)
7,618
(-1,674)
6,296
(-2,399)
59,909
(+656, +1.16%)
14,535 (+2,754, +23.38%) 100.0%
01/08/2008
40,881
(-4,300)
29,100
(-3,274)
6,179
(+224)
18,557
(-1,736)
9,292
(+246)
8,695
(+1,180)
59,757
(-3,830, -6.36%)
11,781 (-1,026, -8.01%) 95.32%
12/18/2007
45,181
(+3,389)
32,374
(+995)
5,955
(-15)
20,293
(+2,275)
9,046
(-174)
7,515
(-70)
65,878
(+3,200, +5.62%)
12,807 (+2,394, +22.99%) 100.0%
12/11/2007
41,792
(-567)
31,379
(+1,623)
5,970
(-178)
18,018
(-2,211)
9,220
(+3,392)
7,585
(+3,235)
62,050
(+2,647, +4.87%)
10,413 (-2,190, -17.38%) 89.59%
12/04/2007
42,359
(+35)
29,756
(-8,674)
6,148
(-12)
20,229
(+9,475)
5,828
(+579)
4,350
(-199)
59,689
(+602, +1.12%)
12,603 (+8,709, +223.65%) 99.64%
11/27/2007
42,324
(-20,432)
38,430
(-20,275)
6,160
(-2,212)
10,754
(-2,142)
5,249
(-5,084)
4,549
(-5,311)
58,570
(-27,728, -34.04%)
3,894 (-157, -3.88%) 59.68%
11/20/2007
62,756
(+8,644)
58,705
(+8,770)
8,372
(-887)
12,896
(-853)
10,333
(+1,589)
9,860
(+1,429)
91,566
(+9,346, +12.96%)
4,051 (-126, -3.02%) 60.4%
Price data: Stooq Live (vix) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays