OPEN INTEREST

528,789

(+7,945, +1.71%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-298,403

(+3,968, +1.31%)
LARGE SPEC NET

266,749

(+339)
SMALL TRADERS NET

31,654

(-4,307)
COT INDEX

14.88%

As of 09/23/2025
LAST UPDATE

09/23

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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
12/24/1996
129,300
(+3,240)
92,681
(+993)
11,874
(-345)
49,415
(+169)
33,088
(-2,874)
32,166
(-1,141)
186,187
(+21, +0.01%)
36,619 (+2,247, +6.54%)
87.14%
12/17/1996
126,060
(+1,085)
91,688
(+1,698)
12,219
(-1,470)
49,246
(-1,935)
35,962
(+1,523)
33,307
(+1,375)
185,415
(+1,138, +0.66%)
34,372 (-613, -1.75%)
85.69%
12/10/1996
124,975
(-4,108)
89,990
(+11,988)
13,689
(+1,824)
51,181
(-14,659)
34,439
(-990)
31,932
(-603)
185,516
(-3,274, -1.86%)
34,985 (-16,096, -31.51%)
86.09%
12/03/1996
129,083
(-4,167)
78,002
(-3,258)
11,865
(+1,203)
65,840
(+585)
35,429
(+475)
32,535
(+184)
188,166
(-2,489, -1.39%)
51,081 (-909, -1.75%)
96.47%
11/26/1996
133,250
(+19,408)
81,260
(-560)
10,662
(+519)
65,255
(+15,053)
34,954
(-5,071)
32,351
(+363)
191,221
(+14,856, +9.06%)
51,990 (+19,968, +62.36%)
97.06%
11/19/1996
113,842
(-10,698)
81,820
(-8,723)
10,143
(-3,471)
50,202
(-3,592)
40,025
(+305)
31,988
(-1,549)
175,954
(-13,864, -7.79%)
32,022 (-1,975, -5.81%)
84.18%
11/12/1996
124,540
(-9,609)
90,543
(+6,709)
13,614
(+3,133)
53,794
(-10,393)
39,720
(+1,580)
33,537
(-1,212)
189,454
(-4,896, -2.68%)
33,997 (-16,318, -32.43%)
85.45%
11/05/1996
134,149
(+8,594)
83,834
(-4,935)
10,481
(+312)
64,187
(+9,644)
38,140
(-2,858)
34,749
(+1,339)
193,964
(+6,048, +3.42%)
50,315 (+13,529, +36.78%)
95.98%
10/29/1996
125,555
(+2,950)
88,769
(-7,158)
10,169
(-2,071)
54,543
(+6,288)
40,998
(-1,726)
33,410
(+23)
187,475
(-847, -0.48%)
36,786 (+10,108, +37.89%)
87.25%
10/22/1996
122,605
(-10,348)
95,927
(+7,426)
12,240
(-2,417)
48,255
(-17,175)
42,724
(+3,577)
33,387
(+561)
187,813
(-9,188, -4.92%)
26,678 (-17,774, -39.98%)
80.73%
10/15/1996
132,953
(-736)
88,501
(+6,171)
14,657
(+2,656)
65,430
(-816)
39,147
(+1,958)
32,826
(-1,477)
196,753
(+3,878, +2.12%)
44,452 (-6,907, -13.45%)
92.2%
10/08/1996
133,689
(-5,323)
82,330
(-247)
12,001
(+1,145)
66,246
(-2,874)
37,189
(+724)
34,303
(-333)
193,843
(-3,454, -1.85%)
51,359 (-5,076, -8.99%)
96.65%
10/01/1996
139,012
(+10,536)
82,577
(+3,640)
10,856
(+898)
69,120
(+3,348)
36,465
(-3,001)
34,636
(+1,445)
197,398
(+8,433, +4.74%)
56,435 (+6,896, +13.92%)
99.93%
09/24/1996
128,476
(+1,574)
78,937
(-3,952)
9,958
(-1,670)
65,772
(+1,898)
39,466
(-1,916)
33,191
(+42)
189,340
(-2,012, -1.12%)
49,539 (+5,526, +12.56%)
95.48%
09/17/1996
126,902
(+6,837)
82,889
(-439)
11,628
(+640)
63,874
(+5,854)
41,382
(-877)
33,149
(+1,185)
191,988
(+6,600, +3.81%)
44,013 (+7,276, +19.81%)
91.91%
09/10/1996
120,065
(+24,124)
83,328
(-10,349)
10,988
(+149)
58,020
(+30,578)
42,259
(+51)
31,964
(+4,095)
186,183
(+24,324, +16.33%)
36,737 (+34,473, +1522.66%)
87.22%
09/03/1996
95,941
(+5,177)
93,677
(-12,048)
10,839
(-3,474)
27,442
(+10,601)
42,208
(-1,076)
27,869
(+2,074)
162,775
(+627, +0.42%)
2,264 (+17,225, +115.13%)
64.98%
08/27/1996
90,764
(+727)
105,725
(+6,089)
14,313
(+1,365)
16,841
(-2,511)
43,284
(+1,095)
25,795
(-391)
160,819
(+3,187, +2.2%)
-14,961 (-5,362, -55.86%)
53.86%
08/20/1996
90,037
(-338)
99,636
(-4,698)
12,948
(-1,021)
19,352
(+1,953)
42,189
(-2,396)
26,186
(-1,010)
157,653
(-3,755, -2.52%)
-9,599 (+4,360, +31.23%)
57.32%
08/13/1996
90,375
(+767)
104,334
(+2,492)
13,969
(-186)
17,399
(-565)
44,585
(+802)
27,196
(-544)
160,705
(+1,383, +0.94%)
-13,959 (-1,725, -14.1%)
54.51%
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