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COT report 25 Aug 2026

VIX

Positioning history from the CFTC Commitments of Traders report, Legacy futures-only. Up to the last 52 weekly reports, most recent first. Tilt is net position as a share of open interest; Pct is that reading’s percentile against the market’s own history.

+80.0%-80.0%
Large specsCommercialsSmall specs
VIX — weekly positioning history, most recent report first
ReportLarge specsCommercialsSmall specs
TiltPctTiltPctTiltPct
25 Aug 2026-32.7%30+24.7%50-0.8%81
18 Aug 2026-33.9%28+24.6%50+0.3%85
11 Aug 2026-31.4%33+25.0%52-4.8%65
04 Aug 2026-25.4%51+22.4%45-8.4%47
28 Jul 2026-27.3%45+24.6%50-8.7%45
21 Jul 2026-30.1%36+22.8%45+2.9%92
14 Jul 2026-25.3%51+21.8%44-2.8%75
07 Jul 2026-27.4%45+23.2%46-5.7%60
30 Jun 2026-27.0%47+21.1%42-4.9%64
23 Jun 2026-29.6%39+24.0%48-5.0%63
16 Jun 2026-27.4%45+19.5%38+1.1%87
09 Jun 2026-27.7%44+21.5%43+3.8%94
02 Jun 2026-23.9%56+23.7%47-5.1%64
26 May 2026-19.6%66+19.7%39-5.7%61
19 May 2026-18.1%70+15.4%29+4.5%95
12 May 2026-17.4%71+15.9%29-0.2%83
05 May 2026-8.5%85+9.5%18-3.3%73
28 Apr 2026-11.2%81+10.2%19-0.9%81
21 Apr 2026-12.6%79+10.2%19-1.9%79
14 Apr 2026-10.4%82+7.8%15+2.5%92
07 Apr 2026-10.1%83+8.0%15-3.7%71
31 Mar 2026-16.7%74+11.4%20-4.9%65
24 Mar 2026-12.2%80+7.3%15+6.5%97
17 Mar 2026-20.7%64+12.5%21+8.0%99
10 Mar 2026-16.7%74+12.8%22+1.1%88
03 Mar 2026-21.6%63+18.5%35-6.8%56
24 Feb 2026-23.5%58+20.3%40-9.1%45
17 Feb 2026-32.0%33+22.8%44-2.7%76
10 Feb 2026-27.1%47+21.5%42-1.3%81
03 Feb 2026-34.9%27+26.8%54+1.9%91
27 Jan 2026-32.5%32+24.0%47+10.2%99
20 Jan 2026-36.8%24+27.8%56-0.2%84
13 Jan 2026-36.0%25+28.4%57+5.1%96
06 Jan 2026-35.7%25+26.4%54+4.3%95
30 Dec 2025-39.5%21+26.8%54+0.1%86
23 Dec 2025-37.8%24+24.9%50-2.5%79
16 Dec 2025-33.2%29+22.0%43-3.0%75
09 Dec 2025-29.0%41+23.4%46+1.2%90
02 Dec 2025-25.3%51+20.0%39-3.5%74
25 Nov 2025-23.1%58+16.0%29+1.1%89
18 Nov 2025-32.6%31+19.2%37-10.2%41
10 Nov 2025-29.5%40+20.4%40-3.9%71
04 Nov 2025-29.6%39+22.2%43-6.9%57
28 Oct 2025-26.7%47+18.9%36-2.4%79
21 Oct 2025-24.2%55+17.2%32-6.0%62
14 Oct 2025-34.0%28+23.2%45-7.8%54
07 Oct 2025-36.3%25+24.9%49+40.3%100
30 Sept 2025-35.1%26+25.6%51-0.4%84
23 Sept 2025-34.1%28+24.7%48-0.3%84
16 Sept 2025-31.9%32+21.9%43+2.2%92
09 Sept 2025-34.2%28+22.9%44+6.7%98
02 Sept 2025-37.8%24+25.1%49+3.0%94