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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Complete positioning history with weekly changes
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Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
04/16/2002
40,119
(+5,864)
103,285
(+1,499)
58,851
(-4,929)
26,769
(-504)
40,639
(+233)
9,555
(+173)
154,615
(+1,168, +0.84%) 		-63,166 (+4,365, +6.46%)
5.46%
04/09/2002
34,255
(+806)
101,786
(-3,576)
63,780
(+1,332)
27,273
(+2,486)
40,406
(-2,950)
9,382
(+278)
152,187
(-812, -0.58%) 		-67,531 (+4,382, +6.09%)
2.74%
04/02/2002
33,449
(-4,606)
105,362
(+1,419)
62,448
(+8,753)
24,787
(+5,486)
43,356
(+2,569)
9,104
(-189)
153,322
(+6,716, +5.07%) 		-71,913 (-6,025, -9.14%)
0.0%
03/26/2002
38,055
(-351)
103,943
(+9,418)
53,695
(+5,302)
19,301
(-1,105)
40,787
(+1,870)
9,293
(-1,492)
148,479
(+6,821, +5.43%) 		-65,888 (-9,769, -17.41%)
1.6%
03/19/2002
38,406
(+1,586)
94,525
(-802)
48,393
(-2,132)
20,406
(+367)
38,917
(-397)
10,785
(-508)
140,007
(-943, -0.74%) 		-56,119 (+2,388, +4.08%)
7.7%
03/12/2002
36,820
(-730)
95,327
(-889)
50,525
(-5,148)
20,039
(-5,172)
39,314
(+1,226)
11,293
(+1,409)
140,978
(-4,652, -3.54%) 		-58,507 (+159, +0.27%)
6.2%
03/05/2002
37,550
(+1,174)
96,216
(+3,431)
55,673
(-2,731)
25,211
(-4,114)
38,088
(+1,044)
9,884
(+170)
144,154
(-513, -0.39%) 		-58,666 (-2,257, -4.0%)
6.11%
02/26/2002
36,376
(-1,979)
92,785
(-5,624)
58,404
(-3,344)
29,325
(+1,941)
37,044
(+1,123)
9,714
(-517)
144,384
(-4,200, -3.09%) 		-56,409 (+3,645, +6.07%)
7.52%
02/19/2002
38,355
(+392)
98,409
(-1,777)
61,748
(+42)
27,384
(+2,011)
35,921
(-463)
10,231
(-263)
148,242
(-29, -0.02%) 		-60,054 (+2,169, +3.49%)
5.24%
02/12/2002
37,963
(-3,465)
100,186
(+578)
61,706
(+7,896)
25,373
(+5,651)
36,384
(+3,831)
10,494
(+2,033)
148,022
(+8,262, +6.47%) 		-62,223 (-4,043, -6.95%)
3.88%
02/05/2002
41,428
(-12,138)
99,608
(+14,527)
53,810
(+24,766)
19,722
(+3,112)
32,553
(+2,228)
8,461
(-2,783)
138,370
(+14,856, +13.15%) 		-58,180 (-26,665, -84.61%)
6.41%
01/29/2002
53,566
(+11,877)
85,081
(-7,567)
29,044
(-15,756)
16,610
(-2,261)
30,325
(-3,925)
11,244
(+2,024)
124,540
(-7,804, -6.46%) 		-31,515 (+19,444, +38.16%)
23.06%
01/22/2002
41,689
(+5,424)
92,648
(+2,445)
44,800
(-2,710)
18,871
(+802)
34,250
(+20)
9,220
(-513)
132,005
(+2,734, +2.32%) 		-50,959 (+2,979, +5.52%)
10.92%
01/15/2002
36,265
(-7,472)
90,203
(+22,424)
47,510
(+18,278)
18,069
(-5,807)
34,230
(+4,602)
9,733
(-1,209)
128,197
(+15,408, +15.02%) 		-53,938 (-29,896, -124.35%)
9.06%
01/08/2002
43,737
(-4,202)
67,779
(+5,285)
29,232
(+403)
23,876
(-5,598)
29,628
(+3,451)
10,942
(-35)
113,020
(-348, -0.34%) 		-24,042 (-9,487, -65.18%)
27.73%
12/28/2001
47,939
(+1,083)
62,494
(+3,662)
28,829
(+754)
29,474
(-1,504)
26,177
(+1,140)
10,977
(+819)
113,672
(+2,977, +2.98%) 		-14,555 (-2,579, -21.53%)
33.65%
12/21/2001
46,856
(+5,698)
58,832
(+2,476)
28,075
(-2,744)
30,978
(-702)
25,037
(-2,186)
10,158
(-1,006)
110,971
(+768, +0.77%) 		-11,976 (+3,222, +21.2%)
35.26%
12/18/2001
41,158
(-13,706)
56,356
(+15,118)
30,819
(+5,013)
31,680
(-15,843)
27,223
(+2,422)
11,164
(-5,546)
110,873
(-6,271, -5.95%) 		-15,198 (-28,824, -211.54%)
33.25%
12/11/2001
54,864
(+11,518)
41,238
(-4,642)
25,806
(-336)
47,523
(+11,352)
24,801
(-959)
16,710
(+3,513)
115,485
(+10,223, +10.73%) 		13,626 (+16,160, +637.73%)
51.25%
12/04/2001
43,346
(-10,003)
45,880
(-5,731)
26,142
(+2,509)
36,171
(+398)
25,760
(+80)
13,197
(-2,081)
105,023
(-7,414, -7.22%) 		-2,534 (-4,272, -245.8%)
41.16%
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