OPEN INTEREST

438,541

(-7,153, -1.77%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-249,965

(+13,100, +4.98%)
LARGE SPEC NET

212,590

(-16,895)
SMALL TRADERS NET

37,375

(+3,795)
COT INDEX

32.33%

As of 08/19/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/19

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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
08/19/2025
66,670
(+3,243)
316,635
(-9,857)
275,277
(-12,838)
62,687
(+4,057)
56,098
(+2,442)
18,723
(-1,353)
438,541
(-7,153, -1.77%)
-249,965 (+13,100, +4.98%)
32.33%
08/12/2025
63,427
(-10,648)
326,492
(-17,729)
288,115
(-4,079)
58,630
(+3,486)
53,656
(+1,059)
20,076
(+575)
446,152
(-13,668, -3.26%)
-263,065 (+7,081, +2.62%)
27.61%
08/05/2025
74,075
(-5,018)
344,221
(+6,049)
292,194
(+10,953)
55,144
(-2,501)
52,597
(-619)
19,501
(+1,768)
449,647
(+5,316, +1.29%)
-270,146 (-11,067, -4.27%)
25.06%
07/29/2025
79,093
(+2,367)
338,172
(-20,891)
281,241
(-30,708)
57,645
(-1,266)
53,216
(-836)
17,733
(-7,020)
445,259
(-29,177, -6.59%)
-259,079 (+23,258, +8.24%)
29.05%
07/22/2025
76,726
(+737)
359,063
(+32,386)
311,949
(+41,722)
58,911
(+1,799)
54,052
(-2,924)
24,753
(+5,350)
489,423
(+39,535, +9.81%)
-282,337 (-31,649, -12.62%)
20.67%
07/15/2025
75,989
(+4,114)
326,677
(+16,448)
270,227
(+8,542)
57,112
(-1,605)
56,976
(+685)
19,403
(-1,502)
448,531
(+13,341, +3.42%)
-250,688 (-12,334, -5.17%)
32.07%
07/08/2025
71,875
(+3,055)
310,229
(+5,340)
261,685
(+3,054)
58,717
(+2,066)
56,291
(+2,967)
20,905
(+1,670)
443,144
(+9,076, +2.38%)
-238,354 (-2,285, -0.97%)
36.51%
07/01/2025
68,820
(-4,503)
304,889
(+1,006)
258,631
(+2,554)
56,651
(-4,422)
53,324
(-1,685)
19,235
(-218)
437,662
(-3,634, -0.95%)
-236,069 (-5,509, -2.39%)
37.34%
06/24/2025
73,323
(+1,639)
303,883
(-5,528)
256,077
(-4,509)
61,073
(+1,135)
55,009
(-831)
19,453
(+692)
434,958
(-3,701, -0.95%)
-230,560 (+7,167, +3.01%)
39.32%
06/17/2025
71,684
(+3,252)
309,411
(+18,261)
260,586
(+14,591)
59,938
(+1,424)
55,840
(+1,832)
18,761
(-10)
441,214
(+19,675, +5.34%)
-237,727 (-15,009, -6.74%)
36.74%
06/10/2025
68,432
(-2,473)
291,150
(-581)
245,995
(-987)
58,514
(-563)
54,008
(+2,012)
18,771
(-304)
417,143
(-1,448, -0.39%)
-222,718 (-1,892, -0.86%)
42.15%
06/03/2025
70,905
(-16,604)
291,731
(-3,365)
246,982
(+12,895)
59,077
(-826)
51,996
(-4,545)
19,075
(-4,063)
415,941
(-8,254, -2.18%)
-220,826 (-13,239, -6.38%)
42.83%
05/27/2025
87,509
(-2,747)
295,096
(+7,192)
234,087
(-3,975)
59,903
(-14,178)
56,541
(+2,488)
23,138
(+2,752)
437,538
(-4,234, -1.11%)
-207,587 (-9,939, -5.03%)
47.6%
05/20/2025
90,256
(+1,844)
287,904
(+8,285)
238,062
(-129)
74,081
(-2,901)
54,053
(+2,483)
20,386
(-1,186)
448,000
(+4,198, +1.11%)
-197,648 (-6,441, -3.37%)
51.18%
05/13/2025
88,412
(+1,168)
279,619
(+272)
238,191
(+746)
76,982
(+2,034)
51,570
(-1,062)
21,572
(-1,454)
440,842
(+852, +0.23%)
-191,207 (+896, +0.47%)
53.5%
05/06/2025
87,244
(-5,543)
279,347
(-4,201)
237,445
(-2,932)
74,948
(-2,111)
52,632
(+1,957)
23,026
(-206)
452,414
(-6,518, -1.7%)
-192,103 (-1,342, -0.7%)
53.18%
04/29/2025
92,787
(+1,659)
283,548
(-9,848)
240,377
(-18,519)
77,059
(-6,459)
50,675
(-229)
23,232
(-782)
451,868
(-17,089, -4.26%)
-190,761 (+11,507, +5.69%)
53.66%
04/22/2025
91,128
(+20,560)
293,396
(-9,084)
258,896
(-12,811)
83,518
(+14,021)
50,904
(-445)
24,014
(+2,367)
465,351
(+7,304, +1.86%)
-202,268 (+29,644, +12.78%)
49.52%
04/15/2025
70,568
(+1,354)
302,480
(+1,083)
271,707
(+1,874)
69,497
(+379)
51,349
(+863)
21,647
(+2,629)
456,628
(+4,091, +1.05%)
-231,912 (+271, +0.12%)
38.84%
04/08/2025
69,214
(+339)
301,397
(-32,539)
269,833
(-58,103)
69,118
(-20,384)
50,486
(-202)
19,018
(-5,043)
445,468
(-57,966, -12.95%)
-232,183 (+32,878, +12.4%)
38.74%
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