OPEN INTEREST

443,760

(+7,342, +1.84%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-250,965

(-1,000, -0.4%)
LARGE SPEC NET

214,311

(+1,721)
SMALL TRADERS NET

36,654

(-721)
COT INDEX

31.97%

As of 08/26/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/26

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Showing 20 records
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Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
02/25/2014
155,969
(-3,480)
272,632
(+21,432)
169,870
(+5,392)
60,406
(-19,441)
39,785
(+807)
32,586
(+728)
387,503
(+2,719, +0.75%)
-116,663 (-24,912, -27.15%)
63.65%
02/18/2014
159,449
(-2,707)
251,200
(+16,390)
164,478
(+7,692)
79,847
(-5,738)
38,978
(+3,611)
31,858
(-2,056)
390,535
(+8,596, +2.43%)
-91,751 (-19,097, -26.28%)
72.93%
02/11/2014
162,156
(-3,198)
234,810
(+3,674)
156,786
(+9,032)
85,585
(+2,770)
35,367
(+3,620)
33,914
(+3,010)
376,973
(+9,454, +2.74%)
-72,654 (-6,872, -10.45%)
80.04%
02/04/2014
165,354
(-11,276)
231,136
(-10,473)
147,754
(-2,404)
82,815
(-1,002)
31,747
(-1,702)
30,904
(-3,907)
368,279
(-15,382, -4.27%)
-65,782 (-803, -1.24%)
82.6%
01/28/2014
176,630
(-23,471)
241,609
(-4,583)
150,158
(+4,140)
83,817
(-15,618)
33,449
(-3,186)
34,811
(-2,316)
382,739
(-22,517, -5.88%)
-64,979 (-18,888, -40.98%)
82.9%
01/21/2014
200,101
(+451)
246,192
(+1,287)
146,018
(+161)
99,435
(-2,409)
36,635
(-582)
37,127
(+1,152)
410,959
(+30, +0.01%)
-46,091 (-836, -1.85%)
89.93%
01/14/2014
199,650
(+20,316)
244,905
(+23,687)
145,857
(+6,613)
101,844
(+1,487)
37,217
(-1,029)
35,975
(+726)
415,426
(+25,900, +7.26%)
-45,255 (-3,371, -8.05%)
90.24%
01/07/2014
179,334
(-2,767)
221,218
(+6,096)
139,244
(+2,062)
100,357
(-4,602)
38,246
(+629)
35,249
(-1,570)
383,021
(-76, -0.02%)
-41,884 (-8,863, -26.84%)
91.5%
12/31/2013
182,101
(-6,410)
215,122
(+93)
137,182
(+1,792)
104,959
(-3,092)
37,617
(+770)
36,819
(-849)
379,550
(-3,848, -1.07%)
-33,021 (-6,503, -24.52%)
94.8%
12/24/2013
188,511
(-2,534)
215,029
(-3,115)
135,390
(+2,322)
108,051
(+887)
36,847
(-309)
37,668
(+1,707)
384,974
(-521, -0.14%)
-26,518 (+581, +2.14%)
97.22%
12/17/2013
191,045
(+7,726)
218,144
(+5,863)
133,068
(-798)
107,164
(-322)
37,156
(-345)
35,961
(+1,042)
385,432
(+6,583, +1.86%)
-27,099 (+1,863, +6.43%)
97.0%
12/10/2013
183,319
(-6,773)
212,281
(-110)
133,866
(-680)
107,486
(-4,369)
37,501
(-206)
34,919
(-3,180)
377,313
(-7,659, -2.11%)
-28,962 (-6,663, -29.88%)
96.31%
12/03/2013
190,092
(-5,919)
212,391
(-11,856)
134,546
(+1,132)
111,855
(+4,996)
37,707
(-254)
38,099
(+1,819)
386,436
(-5,041, -1.37%)
-22,299 (+5,937, +21.03%)
98.79%
11/26/2013
196,011
(+5,905)
224,247
(-17,374)
133,414
(-7,439)
106,859
(+14,126)
37,961
(+163)
36,280
(+1,877)
394,432
(-1,371, -0.37%)
-28,236 (+23,279, +45.19%)
96.58%
11/19/2013
190,106
(-211)
241,621
(-14,481)
140,853
(-3,209)
92,733
(+10,023)
37,798
(-2,397)
34,403
(-1,359)
397,590
(-5,817, -1.55%)
-51,515 (+14,270, +21.69%)
87.91%
11/12/2013
190,317
(+11,603)
256,102
(-16,512)
144,062
(-4,969)
82,710
(+24,815)
40,195
(+4,796)
35,762
(+3,127)
403,840
(+11,430, +3.15%)
-65,785 (+28,115, +29.94%)
82.6%
11/05/2013
178,714
(+3,848)
272,614
(-9,039)
149,031
(-4,378)
57,895
(+4,722)
35,399
(-1,557)
32,635
(+2,230)
386,796
(-2,087, -0.57%)
-93,900 (+12,887, +12.07%)
72.47%
10/29/2013
174,866
(-8,527)
281,653
(+16,112)
153,409
(+5,574)
53,173
(-17,997)
36,956
(+433)
30,405
(-635)
387,166
(-2,520, -0.69%)
-106,787 (-24,639, -29.99%)
67.73%
10/22/2013
183,393
(-5,497)
265,541
(+11,827)
147,835
(+8,172)
71,170
(-6,560)
36,523
(+506)
31,040
(-2,086)
390,369
(+3,181, +0.87%)
-82,148 (-17,324, -26.72%)
76.79%
10/15/2013
188,890
(+12,560)
253,714
(-13,032)
139,663
(-544)
77,730
(+19,840)
36,017
(-660)
33,126
(+4,548)
381,727
(+11,356, +3.22%)
-64,824 (+25,592, +28.3%)
83.29%
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