OPEN INTEREST

1,922,821

(-27,725, -2.32%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-140,554

(+1,736, +1.22%)
LARGE SPEC NET

120,209

(+3,467)
SMALL TRADERS NET

20,345

(-5,203)
COT INDEX

100.0%

As of 08/19/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/19

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Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
03/08/2022
696,449
(-33,136)
1,105,258
(-35,282)
455,339
(-10,026)
93,674
(-3,028)
99,767
(+199)
52,623
(-4,653)
1,896,974
(-42,963, -3.32%) 		-408,809 (+2,146, +0.52%)
11.4%
03/01/2022
729,585
(-13,528)
1,140,540
(+14,536)
465,365
(+23,263)
96,702
(-6,359)
99,568
(-1,419)
57,276
(+139)
2,028,476
(+8,316, +0.65%) 		-410,955 (-28,064, -7.33%)
4.06%
02/22/2022
743,113
(-24,225)
1,126,004
(-33,334)
442,102
(-16,717)
103,061
(-7,665)
100,987
(-1,749)
57,137
(-1,692)
2,058,132
(-42,691, -3.21%) 		-382,891 (+9,109, +2.32%)
100.0%
02/15/2022
767,338
(+5,052)
1,159,338
(-15,092)
458,819
(-21,741)
110,726
(-6,451)
102,736
(-3,058)
58,829
(+1,796)
2,122,758
(-19,747, -1.46%) 		-392,000 (+20,144, +4.89%)
100.0%
02/08/2022
762,286
(0)
1,174,430
(0)
480,560
(0)
117,177
(0)
105,794
(0)
57,033
(0)
2,170,681
(0, 0%) 		-412,144 (0, 0%)
50%
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