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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Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
03/22/1994
47,872
(-1,666)
96,175
(+5,165)
37,614
(+1,660)
15,374
(+158)
53,792
(+3,750)
27,729
(-1,579)
147,001
(+3,744, +2.76%)
-48,303 (-6,831, -16.47%)
42.39%
03/15/1994
49,538
(-16,451)
91,010
(+11,029)
35,954
(+7,744)
15,216
(-11,930)
50,042
(+3,606)
29,308
(-4,200)
142,387
(-5,101, -3.63%)
-41,472 (-27,480, -196.4%)
46.87%
03/08/1994
65,989
(+6,352)
79,981
(-1,736)
28,210
(-4,995)
27,146
(+1,417)
46,436
(-2,522)
33,508
(-846)
146,116
(-1,165, -0.82%)
-13,992 (+8,088, +36.63%)
64.85%
03/01/1994
59,637
(+4,417)
81,717
(-3,354)
33,205
(+3,193)
25,729
(+7,897)
48,958
(+1,642)
34,354
(+4,709)
148,260
(+9,252, +6.98%)
-22,080 (+7,771, +26.03%)
59.56%
02/22/1994
55,220
(+3,209)
85,071
(-4,847)
30,012
(-4,386)
17,832
(+4,044)
47,316
(+787)
29,645
(+413)
139,965
(-390, -0.29%)
-29,851 (+8,056, +21.25%)
54.47%
02/15/1994
52,011
(+2,689)
89,918
(+3,737)
34,398
(-306)
13,788
(-445)
46,529
(+2,017)
29,232
(+1,108)
140,211
(+4,400, +3.42%)
-37,907 (-1,048, -2.84%)
49.2%
02/08/1994
49,322
(+6,539)
86,181
(+3,553)
34,704
(-554)
14,233
(-247)
44,512
(-4,437)
28,124
(-1,758)
136,106
(+1,548, +1.22%)
-36,859 (+2,986, +7.49%)
49.89%
02/01/1994
42,783
(-2,824)
82,628
(-14,792)
35,258
(-3,029)
14,480
(+4,696)
48,949
(-5,926)
29,882
(-1,683)
134,302
(-11,779, -8.49%)
-39,845 (+11,968, +23.1%)
47.93%
01/25/1994
45,607
(+12,975)
97,420
(-11,672)
38,287
(-13,334)
9,784
(+2,891)
54,875
(-4,055)
31,565
(+4,367)
147,945
(-4,414, -3.08%)
-51,813 (+24,647, +32.24%)
40.1%
01/18/1994
32,632
(-3,732)
109,092
(+9,502)
51,621
(+1,477)
6,893
(-1,918)
58,930
(+5,142)
27,198
(-4,697)
159,083
(+2,887, +2.06%)
-76,460 (-13,234, -20.93%)
23.96%
01/11/1994
36,364
(+4,814)
99,590
(-15,445)
50,144
(-9,150)
8,811
(-721)
53,788
(-5,597)
31,895
(+6,233)
157,271
(-9,933, -6.61%)
-63,226 (+20,259, +24.27%)
32.63%
01/04/1994
31,550
(-8,662)
115,035
(+1,352)
59,294
(+5,285)
9,532
(+1,308)
59,385
(+6,007)
25,662
(-30)
170,497
(+2,630, +1.78%)
-83,485 (-10,014, -13.63%)
19.37%
12/28/1993
40,212
(+1,738)
113,683
(+801)
54,009
(+93)
8,224
(-98)
53,378
(-1,409)
25,692
(-281)
159,847
(+422, +0.29%)
-73,471 (+937, +1.26%)
25.92%
12/21/1993
38,474
(+1,321)
112,882
(+2,086)
53,916
(+1,052)
8,322
(+342)
54,787
(+535)
25,973
(+480)
159,335
(+2,908, +2.02%)
-74,408 (-765, -1.04%)
25.31%
12/14/1993
37,153
(-4,165)
110,796
(+11,807)
52,864
(+12,117)
7,980
(-614)
54,252
(+5,729)
25,493
(+2,488)
156,428
(+13,681, +10.48%)
-73,643 (-15,972, -27.7%)
25.81%
12/07/1993
41,318
(-13,287)
98,989
(+1,575)
40,747
(+5,034)
8,594
(-2,568)
48,523
(+4,141)
23,005
(-3,119)
142,524
(-4,112, -3.05%)
-57,671 (-14,862, -34.72%)
36.26%
11/30/1993
54,605
(+9,254)
97,414
(-11,003)
35,713
(-7,211)
11,162
(+4,151)
44,382
(-10,386)
26,124
(-1,491)
147,175
(-8,343, -5.83%)
-42,809 (+20,257, +32.12%)
45.99%
11/23/1993
45,351
(+235)
108,417
(-650)
42,924
(+1,189)
7,011
(+28)
54,768
(-1,983)
27,615
(+63)
154,281
(-559, -0.39%)
-63,066 (+885, +1.38%)
32.73%
11/16/1993
45,116
(-3,008)
109,067
(+4,146)
41,735
(-3,185)
6,983
(-6,521)
56,751
(+3,463)
27,552
(-355)
151,618
(-2,730, -1.87%)
-63,951 (-7,154, -12.6%)
32.15%
11/09/1993
48,124
(-8,303)
104,921
(+7,346)
44,920
(+7,840)
13,504
(+1,558)
53,288
(+9,551)
27,907
(+184)
154,670
(+9,088, +6.62%)
-56,797 (-15,649, -38.03%)
36.83%
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