OPEN INTEREST

443,760

(+7,342, +1.84%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-250,965

(-1,000, -0.4%)
LARGE SPEC NET

214,311

(+1,721)
SMALL TRADERS NET

36,654

(-721)
COT INDEX

31.97%

As of 08/26/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/26

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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
02/20/1996
100,192
(+4,957)
171,978
(-2,303)
49,123
(-6,354)
8,013
(+1,129)
61,159
(-1,125)
30,483
(-1,348)
221,187
(-2,522, -1.18%)
-71,786 (+7,260, +9.18%)
24.34%
02/13/1996
95,235
(+6,071)
174,281
(-9,191)
55,477
(-17,481)
6,884
(-2,229)
62,284
(+2,811)
31,831
(+2,821)
224,779
(-8,599, -3.88%)
-79,046 (+15,262, +16.18%)
20.06%
02/06/1996
89,164
(+11,761)
183,472
(+11,862)
72,958
(-1,020)
9,113
(+2,829)
59,473
(+1,194)
29,010
(-2,756)
235,728
(+11,935, +5.69%)
-94,308 (-101, -0.11%)
11.06%
01/30/1996
77,403
(-599)
171,610
(-4,841)
73,978
(+1,347)
6,284
(+2,995)
58,279
(-4,612)
31,766
(-2,018)
223,800
(-3,864, -1.81%)
-94,207 (+4,242, +4.31%)
11.12%
01/23/1996
78,002
(-1,726)
176,451
(+11,234)
72,631
(+7,806)
3,289
(-3,400)
62,891
(+7,406)
33,784
(+5,652)
226,823
(+13,486, +6.74%)
-98,449 (-12,960, -15.16%)
8.62%
01/16/1996
79,728
(+4,676)
165,217
(+18,178)
64,825
(+8,761)
6,689
(+276)
55,485
(+2,742)
28,132
(-2,275)
213,033
(+16,179, +8.8%)
-85,489 (-13,502, -18.76%)
16.26%
01/09/1996
75,052
(+1,506)
147,039
(+47,210)
56,064
(+33,841)
6,413
(-5,416)
52,743
(+11,446)
30,407
(+4,999)
196,205
(+46,793, +34.14%)
-71,987 (-45,704, -173.89%)
24.22%
01/02/1996
73,546
(-2,109)
99,829
(+7,504)
22,223
(+6,730)
11,829
(-1,404)
41,297
(+2,510)
25,408
(+1,031)
148,656
(+7,131, +5.49%)
-26,283 (-9,613, -57.67%)
51.17%
12/26/1995
75,655
(-986)
92,325
(-1,097)
15,493
(-655)
13,233
(+112)
38,787
(-8)
24,377
(-664)
141,213
(-1,649, -1.25%)
-16,670 (+111, +0.66%)
56.83%
12/19/1995
76,641
(+7,117)
93,422
(-2,144)
16,148
(-8,314)
13,121
(-256)
38,795
(-1,590)
25,041
(-387)
142,709
(-2,787, -2.07%)
-16,781 (+9,261, +35.56%)
56.77%
12/12/1995
69,524
(-6,758)
95,566
(+9,279)
24,462
(+9,226)
13,377
(-2,151)
40,385
(+3,703)
25,428
(-957)
144,601
(+6,171, +4.81%)
-26,042 (-16,037, -160.29%)
51.31%
12/05/1995
76,282
(-8,568)
86,287
(-3,434)
15,236
(+373)
15,528
(-1,757)
36,682
(-4,267)
26,385
(-7,271)
139,049
(-12,462, -8.86%)
-10,005 (-5,134, -105.4%)
60.76%
11/28/1995
84,850
(-3,580)
89,721
(-12,371)
14,863
(-2,384)
17,285
(+2,938)
40,949
(-239)
33,656
(+3,230)
150,937
(-6,203, -4.22%)
-4,871 (+8,791, +64.35%)
63.79%
11/21/1995
88,430
(-8,349)
102,092
(-15,925)
17,247
(-6,176)
14,347
(-839)
41,188
(-2,645)
30,426
(-406)
155,570
(-17,170, -10.47%)
-13,662 (+7,576, +35.67%)
58.61%
11/14/1995
96,779
(-23,558)
118,017
(+17,541)
23,423
(+7,930)
15,186
(-26,511)
43,833
(+1,929)
30,832
(-4,729)
172,130
(-13,699, -7.71%)
-21,238 (-41,099, -206.93%)
54.14%
11/07/1995
120,337
(-14,195)
100,476
(+4,353)
15,493
(+1,179)
41,697
(-11,243)
41,904
(+5,024)
35,561
(-1,102)
187,463
(-7,992, -4.3%)
19,861 (-18,548, -48.29%)
78.37%
10/31/1995
134,532
(+390)
96,123
(+2,801)
14,314
(+1,048)
52,940
(-1,745)
36,880
(-141)
36,663
(+241)
192,942
(+1,297, +0.7%)
38,409 (-2,411, -5.91%)
89.31%
10/24/1995
134,142
(+10,267)
93,322
(-5,739)
13,266
(-227)
54,685
(+12,770)
37,021
(-349)
36,422
(+2,660)
191,143
(+9,691, +5.55%)
40,820 (+16,006, +64.5%)
90.73%
10/17/1995
123,875
(+4,070)
99,061
(-293)
13,493
(-1,899)
41,915
(+1,335)
37,370
(-2,204)
33,762
(-1,075)
181,415
(-33, -0.02%)
24,814 (+4,363, +21.33%)
81.29%
10/10/1995
119,805
(-3,693)
99,354
(+6,943)
15,392
(+2,225)
40,580
(-4,176)
39,574
(+2,044)
34,837
(-2,191)
180,595
(+576, +0.33%)
20,451 (-10,636, -34.21%)
78.72%
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