OPEN INTEREST

492,908

(+40,963, +10.1%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-273,898

(-22,933, -9.14%)
LARGE SPEC NET

249,530

(+35,219)
SMALL TRADERS NET

24,368

(-12,286)
COT INDEX

23.71%

As of 09/02/2025
LAST UPDATE

09/02

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Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
03/10/2009
107,448
(+7,796)
280,299
(-7,754)
178,160
(-11,420)
33,372
(+3,085)
52,275
(+619)
24,212
(+1,664)
371,321
(-3,005, -0.88%)
-172,851 (+15,550, +8.25%)
43.6%
03/03/2009
99,652
(+2,396)
288,053
(-139)
189,580
(-10,250)
30,287
(-7,678)
51,656
(-1,680)
22,548
(-1,717)
365,271
(-9,534, -2.72%)
-188,401 (+2,535, +1.33%)
35.11%
02/24/2009
97,256
(+7,205)
288,192
(+1,781)
199,830
(+3,864)
37,965
(+7,920)
53,336
(+1,845)
24,265
(+3,213)
372,697
(+12,914, +3.83%)
-190,936 (+5,424, +2.76%)
33.73%
02/17/2009
90,051
(-4,001)
286,411
(+3,647)
195,966
(+7,068)
30,045
(+4,769)
51,491
(+6,439)
21,052
(+1,090)
361,619
(+9,506, +2.9%)
-196,360 (-7,648, -4.05%)
30.77%
02/10/2009
94,052
(-1,868)
282,764
(+9,255)
188,898
(+7,878)
25,276
(-438)
45,052
(-902)
19,962
(-3,709)
350,858
(+5,108, +1.58%)
-188,712 (-11,123, -6.26%)
34.94%
02/03/2009
95,920
(-6,160)
273,509
(+13,053)
181,020
(+15,368)
25,714
(+1,176)
45,954
(-629)
23,671
(-5,650)
346,288
(+8,579, +2.73%)
-177,589 (-19,213, -12.13%)
41.01%
01/27/2009
102,080
(+2,267)
260,456
(+21,712)
165,652
(+18,742)
24,538
(+1,565)
46,583
(+5,728)
29,321
(+3,460)
354,191
(+26,737, +9.3%)
-158,376 (-19,445, -14.0%)
51.5%
01/20/2009
99,813
(+9,198)
238,744
(+6,566)
146,910
(+743)
22,973
(+4,424)
40,855
(+2,188)
25,861
(+1,139)
331,507
(+12,129, +4.4%)
-138,931 (+2,632, +1.86%)
62.11%
01/13/2009
90,615
(+4,667)
232,178
(-3,252)
146,167
(-6,402)
18,549
(-416)
38,667
(-1,248)
24,722
(+685)
318,185
(-2,983, -1.07%)
-141,563 (+7,919, +5.3%)
60.67%
01/06/2009
85,948
(+7,183)
235,430
(+13,892)
152,569
(+6,277)
18,965
(-1,366)
39,915
(+2,414)
24,037
(+3,348)
320,391
(+15,874, +6.05%)
-149,482 (-6,709, -4.7%)
56.35%
12/30/2008
78,765
(-1,085)
221,538
(+8,891)
146,292
(+5,046)
20,331
(-1,127)
37,501
(+4,503)
20,689
(+700)
300,448
(+8,464, +3.33%)
-142,773 (-9,976, -7.51%)
60.01%
12/22/2008
79,850
(+1,368)
212,647
(+11,054)
141,246
(+8,572)
21,458
(-2,967)
32,998
(-4,079)
19,989
(-2,226)
291,022
(+5,861, +2.36%)
-132,797 (-9,686, -7.87%)
65.46%
12/16/2008
78,482
(-4,792)
201,593
(+23,447)
132,674
(+21,390)
24,425
(-3,704)
37,077
(+3,614)
22,215
(+469)
282,915
(+20,212, +8.86%)
-123,111 (-28,239, -29.77%)
70.74%
12/09/2008
83,274
(-208)
178,146
(+376)
111,284
(-308)
28,129
(+906)
33,463
(-86)
21,746
(-1,884)
261,001
(-602, -0.26%)
-94,872 (-584, -0.62%)
86.15%
12/02/2008
83,482
(-4,875)
177,770
(-3,822)
111,592
(-3,422)
27,223
(-5,919)
33,549
(-1,950)
23,630
(-506)
264,796
(-10,247, -4.29%)
-94,288 (-1,053, -1.13%)
86.47%
11/25/2008
88,357
(-7,340)
181,592
(+14,779)
115,014
(+3,951)
33,142
(-13,092)
35,499
(-1,091)
24,136
(-6,167)
276,567
(-4,480, -1.84%)
-93,235 (-22,119, -31.1%)
87.05%
11/18/2008
95,697
(-2,421)
166,813
(-801)
111,063
(-5,288)
46,234
(-6,158)
36,590
(+5,966)
30,303
(+5,216)
289,700
(-1,743, -0.71%)
-71,116 (-1,620, -2.33%)
99.12%
11/11/2008
98,118
(-4,283)
167,614
(-11,193)
116,351
(-1,815)
52,392
(+2,421)
30,624
(-1,525)
25,087
(+1,149)
293,831
(-7,623, -3.02%)
-69,496 (+6,910, +9.04%)
100.0%
11/04/2008
102,401
(-5,935)
178,807
(-14,605)
118,166
(+528)
49,971
(+10,648)
32,149
(+731)
23,938
(-719)
303,908
(-4,676, -1.82%)
-76,406 (+8,670, +10.19%)
100.0%
10/28/2008
108,336
(+9,672)
193,412
(-14,045)
117,638
(-8,313)
39,323
(+12,574)
31,418
(-5,762)
24,657
(-2,932)
313,709
(-4,403, -1.68%)
-85,076 (+23,717, +21.8%)
97.35%
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