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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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
12/28/1999
101,938
(-324)
83,816
(-17)
10,876
(-517)
39,829
(+467)
24,526
(+825)
13,695
(-466)
156,526
(-16, -0.01%)
18,122 (-307, -1.67%)
44.95%
12/21/1999
102,262
(+3,061)
83,833
(+1,050)
11,393
(+1,132)
39,362
(+8,548)
23,701
(-7,020)
14,161
(-12,425)
156,318
(-2,827, -2.02%)
18,429 (+2,011, +12.25%)
45.18%
12/14/1999
99,201
(+14,299)
82,783
(-3,005)
10,261
(-14,148)
30,814
(+3,433)
30,721
(-391)
26,586
(-668)
155,142
(-240, -0.17%)
16,418 (+17,304, +1953.05%)
43.67%
12/07/1999
84,902
(+5,767)
85,788
(-10,147)
24,409
(-7,402)
27,381
(+1,699)
31,112
(-5,388)
27,254
(+1,425)
156,712
(-7,023, -4.76%)
-886 (+15,914, +94.73%)
30.72%
11/30/1999
79,135
(-2,831)
95,935
(-9,134)
31,811
(-1,799)
25,682
(+1,426)
36,500
(-2,203)
25,829
(+875)
163,574
(-6,833, -4.43%)
-16,800 (+6,303, +27.28%)
18.81%
11/23/1999
81,966
(-14,305)
105,069
(-7,754)
33,610
(+5,520)
24,256
(-1,063)
38,703
(-1,115)
24,954
(-1,083)
171,564
(-9,900, -6.03%)
-23,103 (-6,551, -39.58%)
14.1%
11/16/1999
96,271
(-25,177)
112,823
(+1,492)
28,090
(+4,421)
25,319
(-17,469)
39,818
(+880)
26,037
(-3,899)
182,148
(-19,876, -10.8%)
-16,552 (-26,669, -263.61%)
19.0%
11/09/1999
121,448
(+155)
111,331
(-5,816)
23,669
(-4,117)
42,788
(-281)
38,938
(-308)
29,936
(+1,827)
203,057
(-4,270, -2.27%)
10,117 (+5,971, +144.02%)
38.96%
11/02/1999
121,293
(-1,303)
117,147
(-3,034)
27,786
(-5,684)
43,069
(-4,016)
39,246
(-1,804)
28,109
(-1,741)
208,907
(-8,791, -4.46%)
4,146 (+1,731, +71.68%)
34.49%
10/26/1999
122,596
(+466)
120,181
(+565)
33,470
(-2,131)
47,085
(-5,812)
41,050
(-2,727)
29,850
(+855)
217,916
(-4,392, -2.18%)
2,415 (-99, -3.94%)
33.19%
10/19/1999
122,130
(+7,805)
119,616
(+7,249)
35,601
(-121)
52,897
(+174)
43,777
(-1,462)
28,995
(-1,201)
223,090
(+6,222, +3.19%)
2,514 (+556, +28.4%)
33.27%
10/12/1999
114,325
(+9,197)
112,367
(+19,637)
35,722
(-7,372)
52,723
(-12,228)
45,239
(-2,839)
30,196
(-8,423)
216,938
(-1,014, -0.52%)
1,958 (-10,440, -84.21%)
32.85%
10/05/1999
105,128
(+2,249)
92,730
(-12,899)
43,094
(-4,787)
64,951
(+2,755)
48,078
(-10,120)
38,619
(-2,514)
215,041
(-12,658, -6.06%)
12,398 (+15,148, +550.84%)
40.66%
09/28/1999
102,879
(-17,607)
105,629
(+14,634)
47,881
(+20,646)
62,196
(-2,881)
58,198
(+15,046)
41,133
(+6,332)
225,467
(+18,085, +9.47%)
-2,750 (-32,241, -109.32%)
29.33%
09/21/1999
120,486
(-9,555)
90,995
(+12,482)
27,235
(+8,735)
65,077
(-7,555)
43,152
(+3,531)
34,801
(-2,216)
205,259
(+2,711, +1.44%)
29,491 (-22,037, -42.77%)
53.45%
09/14/1999
130,041
(-613)
78,513
(+8,267)
18,500
(+1,569)
72,632
(-7,209)
39,621
(+1,822)
37,017
(+1,720)
201,806
(+2,778, +1.5%)
51,528 (-8,880, -14.7%)
69.94%
09/07/1999
130,654
(+260)
70,246
(-907)
16,931
(-288)
79,841
(+1,131)
37,799
(+1,658)
35,297
(+1,406)
201,266
(+1,630, +0.89%)
60,408 (+1,167, +1.97%)
76.59%
08/31/1999
130,394
(+6,304)
71,153
(+2,482)
17,219
(+1,008)
78,710
(+3,412)
36,141
(-337)
33,891
(+1,081)
198,692
(+6,975, +3.95%)
59,241 (+3,822, +6.9%)
75.72%
08/24/1999
124,090
(+9,910)
68,671
(-23,617)
16,211
(-5,049)
75,298
(+18,796)
36,478
(-4,486)
32,810
(+5,196)
191,040
(+375, +0.21%)
55,419 (+33,527, +153.15%)
72.86%
08/17/1999
114,180
(-13,329)
92,288
(+14,177)
21,260
(+5,988)
56,502
(-13,834)
40,964
(+5,409)
27,614
(-2,275)
191,776
(-1,932, -1.08%)
21,892 (-27,506, -55.68%)
47.77%
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