Vix

Futures Continuous vix
Open Interest 404,046 (+925, +0.3%)
Commercial Net 89,774 (+3,643, +4.23%)
Large Spec Net -92,363 (-4,113)
Small Traders Net 2,589 (+470)
COT Index 86.59% As of 01/13/2026
Last Update 01/13 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
08/30/2005
2,643
(+33)
6,024
(+1,100)
4,695
(+1,000)
2,290
(+13)
1,432
(-172)
456
(-252)
9,290
(+861, +10.89%)
-3,381 (-1,067, -46.11%) 80.06%
08/23/2005
2,610
(-1,405)
4,924
(-4,232)
3,695
(-1,994)
2,277
(+39)
1,604
(-2,619)
708
(-1,825)
8,452
(-6,018, -43.21%)
-2,314 (+2,827, +54.99%) 94.96%
08/16/2005
4,015
(+730)
9,156
(+376)
5,689
(+193)
2,238
(-46)
4,223
(+1,344)
2,533
(+1,937)
14,417
(+2,267, +19.44%)
-5,141 (+354, +6.44%) 55.47%
08/09/2005
3,285
(+182)
8,780
(+694)
5,496
(+163)
2,284
(-240)
2,879
(-274)
596
(-383)
12,224
(+71, +0.61%)
-5,495 (-512, -10.27%) 50.53%
08/02/2005
3,103
(+336)
8,086
(+394)
5,333
(+239)
2,524
(+92)
3,153
(+461)
979
(+550)
12,178
(+1,036, +9.82%)
-4,983 (-58, -1.18%) 57.68%
07/26/2005
2,767
(+182)
7,692
(+210)
5,094
(+162)
2,432
(0)
2,692
(-1,119)
429
(-985)
11,177
(-775, -6.84%)
-4,925 (-28, -0.57%) 58.49%
07/19/2005
2,585
(+222)
7,482
(-1,278)
4,932
(-1,538)
2,432
(+2)
3,811
(+352)
1,414
(+312)
11,922
(-964, -7.84%)
-4,897 (+1,500, +23.45%) 58.88%
07/12/2005
2,363
(+112)
8,760
(-69)
6,470
(+254)
2,430
(+228)
3,459
(+74)
1,102
(+281)
12,854
(+440, +3.71%)
-6,397 (+181, +2.75%) 37.93%
07/05/2005
2,251
(+15)
8,829
(+193)
6,216
(+93)
2,202
(+185)
3,385
(+390)
821
(+120)
12,395
(+498, +4.39%)
-6,578 (-178, -2.78%) 35.41%
06/28/2005
2,236
(+396)
8,636
(+106)
6,123
(-134)
2,017
(+273)
2,995
(+369)
701
(+252)
12,210
(+631, +5.88%)
-6,400 (+290, +4.33%) 37.89%
06/21/2005
1,840
(-563)
8,530
(-1,620)
6,257
(-273)
1,744
(+166)
2,626
(-1,019)
449
(-401)
11,509
(-1,855, -14.75%)
-6,690 (+1,057, +13.64%) 33.84%
06/14/2005
2,403
(+276)
10,150
(+474)
6,530
(-458)
1,578
(-153)
3,645
(+781)
850
(+278)
13,152
(+599, +5.0%)
-7,747 (-198, -2.62%) 19.08%
06/07/2005
2,127
(+212)
9,676
(+818)
6,988
(+329)
1,731
(+177)
2,864
(+687)
572
(+233)
12,318
(+1,228, +11.42%)
-7,549 (-606, -8.73%) 21.84%
05/31/2005
1,915
(-15)
8,858
(+37)
6,659
(+443)
1,554
(+462)
2,177
(-527)
339
(-598)
10,969
(-99, -0.91%)
-6,943 (-52, -0.75%) 30.31%
05/24/2005
1,930
(+796)
8,821
(-1,332)
6,216
(-952)
1,092
(+490)
2,704
(-3,176)
937
(-2,490)
11,093
(-3,332, -23.49%)
-6,891 (+2,128, +23.59%) 31.03%
05/17/2005
1,134
(+573)
10,153
(+550)
7,168
(-593)
602
(-293)
5,880
(+2,090)
3,427
(+1,813)
14,730
(+2,070, +17.09%)
-9,019 (+23, +0.25%) 1.31%
05/10/2005
561
(0)
9,603
(+568)
7,761
(+194)
895
(-184)
3,790
(+256)
1,614
(+66)
12,652
(+450, +3.86%)
-9,042 (-568, -6.7%) 0.99%
05/03/2005
561
(+129)
9,035
(+3)
7,567
(+319)
1,079
(-247)
3,534
(-29)
1,548
(+663)
12,262
(+419, +3.73%)
-8,474 (+126, +1.47%) 8.92%
04/26/2005
432
(+195)
9,032
(-318)
7,248
(-1,162)
1,326
(-277)
3,563
(+665)
885
(+293)
11,742
(-302, -2.62%)
-8,600 (+513, +5.63%) 7.16%
04/19/2005
237
(-38)
9,350
(+614)
8,410
(+709)
1,603
(+223)
2,898
(-150)
592
(-316)
11,981
(+521, +4.73%)
-9,113 (-652, -7.71%) 0.0%
Price data: Stooq Live (vix) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays