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
11/03/1998
113,225
(+6,955)
100,392
(-22,630)
9,917
(-11,257)
27,612
(+13,644)
36,061
(-873)
31,199
(+3,811)
180,415
(-5,175, -3.15%)
12,833 (+29,585, +176.61%)
61.62%
10/27/1998
106,270
(+11,682)
123,022
(-482)
21,174
(-7,860)
13,968
(+725)
36,934
(-3,536)
27,388
(+43)
184,784
(+286, +0.17%)
-16,752 (+12,164, +42.07%)
45.24%
10/20/1998
94,588
(+1,913)
123,504
(-6,018)
29,034
(-3,920)
13,243
(+421)
40,470
(-1,512)
27,345
(+2,078)
184,842
(-3,519, -2.1%)
-28,916 (+7,931, +21.52%)
38.5%
10/13/1998
92,675
(+2,408)
129,522
(-2,683)
32,954
(-3,634)
12,822
(-97)
41,982
(-1,451)
25,267
(+103)
187,179
(-2,677, -1.57%)
-36,847 (+5,091, +12.14%)
34.11%
10/06/1998
90,267
(-7,564)
132,205
(+27,636)
36,588
(+17,606)
12,919
(-11,974)
43,433
(+3,473)
25,164
(-2,147)
190,174
(+13,515, +8.62%)
-41,938 (-35,200, -522.41%)
31.29%
09/29/1998
97,831
(-9,039)
104,569
(+8,016)
18,982
(+5,709)
24,893
(-7,393)
39,960
(+2,938)
27,311
(-1,015)
175,102
(-392, -0.25%)
-6,738 (-17,055, -165.31%)
50.78%
09/22/1998
106,870
(-2,987)
96,553
(+2,687)
13,273
(+2,868)
32,286
(+1,766)
37,022
(+428)
28,326
(-4,144)
174,705
(+309, +0.2%)
10,317 (-5,674, -35.48%)
60.22%
09/15/1998
109,857
(-23,506)
93,866
(+12,157)
10,405
(+2,515)
30,520
(-28,695)
36,594
(-3,197)
32,470
(-7,650)
173,813
(-24,188, -13.36%)
15,991 (-35,663, -69.04%)
63.37%
09/08/1998
133,363
(-16,961)
81,709
(+7,714)
7,890
(+1,111)
59,215
(-17,353)
39,791
(+7,067)
40,120
(+856)
197,099
(-8,783, -4.63%)
51,654 (-24,675, -32.33%)
83.11%
09/01/1998
150,324
(+10,560)
73,995
(+1,398)
6,779
(-3,760)
76,568
(+4,519)
32,724
(-273)
39,264
(+610)
207,005
(+6,527, +3.56%)
76,329 (+9,162, +13.64%)
96.78%
08/25/1998
139,764
(+6,516)
72,597
(+4,450)
10,539
(-1,550)
72,049
(+350)
32,997
(+960)
38,654
(+1,126)
199,774
(+5,926, +3.34%)
67,167 (+2,066, +3.17%)
91.7%
08/18/1998
133,248
(+3,335)
68,147
(+2,296)
12,089
(+3,030)
71,699
(+2,930)
32,037
(+2,301)
37,528
(+3,440)
195,394
(+8,666, +5.14%)
65,101 (+1,039, +1.62%)
90.56%
08/11/1998
129,913
(+4,933)
65,851
(+3,240)
9,059
(+441)
68,769
(+1,356)
29,736
(-980)
34,088
(-202)
185,167
(+4,394, +2.67%)
64,062 (+1,693, +2.71%)
89.98%
08/04/1998
124,980
(+17,165)
62,611
(-4,867)
8,618
(+817)
67,413
(+19,845)
30,716
(-1,513)
34,290
(+1,491)
179,832
(+16,469, +11.14%)
62,369 (+22,032, +54.62%)
89.05%
07/28/1998
107,815
(-3,599)
67,478
(-13,727)
7,801
(+1,376)
47,568
(+7,491)
32,229
(-2,494)
32,799
(+1,519)
164,221
(-4,717, -3.09%)
40,337 (+10,128, +33.53%)
76.85%
07/21/1998
111,414
(-62)
81,205
(+4,853)
6,425
(-93)
40,077
(-4,100)
34,723
(-130)
31,280
(-1,038)
170,503
(-285, -0.19%)
30,209 (-4,915, -13.99%)
71.24%
07/14/1998
111,476
(+1,406)
76,352
(-1,817)
6,518
(-1,949)
44,177
(+1,695)
34,853
(+2,604)
32,318
(+2,183)
171,176
(+2,061, +1.37%)
35,124 (+3,223, +10.1%)
73.96%
07/07/1998
110,070
(-1,458)
78,169
(+570)
8,467
(+3,445)
42,482
(+1,543)
32,249
(-375)
30,135
(-501)
167,652
(+1,612, +1.08%)
31,901 (-2,028, -5.98%)
72.18%
06/30/1998
111,528
(+340)
77,599
(+4,210)
5,022
(-419)
40,939
(-2,017)
32,624
(-1,491)
30,636
(-3,763)
164,716
(-1,570, -1.04%)
33,929 (-3,870, -10.24%)
73.3%
06/23/1998
111,188
(-15,913)
73,389
(+9,992)
5,441
(+359)
42,956
(-22,953)
34,115
(+970)
34,399
(-1,623)
167,070
(-14,584, -8.82%)
37,799 (-25,905, -40.66%)
75.44%
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