OPEN INTEREST

438,541

(-7,153, -1.77%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-249,965

(+13,100, +4.98%)
LARGE SPEC NET

212,590

(-16,895)
SMALL TRADERS NET

37,375

(+3,795)
COT INDEX

32.33%

As of 08/19/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/19

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Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
10/26/1993
56,961
(-326)
108,815
(+2,185)
41,405
(+4,156)
10,361
(+1,250)
46,793
(+290)
25,983
(+685)
154,785
(+4,120, +2.92%)
-51,854 (-2,511, -5.09%)
40.07%
10/19/1993
57,287
(-2,781)
106,630
(+2,727)
37,249
(+642)
9,111
(-1,605)
46,503
(+738)
25,298
(-2,523)
149,633
(-1,401, -0.98%)
-49,343 (-5,508, -12.57%)
41.71%
10/12/1993
60,068
(-13,213)
103,903
(+8,455)
36,607
(+6,792)
10,716
(-5,872)
45,765
(+7,023)
27,821
(-1,981)
151,204
(+602, +0.42%)
-43,835 (-21,668, -97.75%)
45.32%
10/05/1993
73,281
(+1,056)
95,448
(-4,840)
29,815
(-1,457)
16,588
(+1,451)
38,742
(-2,077)
29,802
(+911)
151,216
(-2,478, -1.72%)
-22,167 (+5,896, +21.01%)
59.5%
09/28/1993
72,225
(-3,329)
100,288
(-2,985)
31,272
(-1,463)
15,137
(-1,028)
40,819
(-448)
28,891
(-1,227)
154,198
(-5,240, -3.5%)
-28,063 (-344, -1.24%)
55.64%
09/21/1993
75,554
(-4,604)
103,273
(-3,919)
32,735
(-5,625)
16,165
(-1,675)
41,267
(-1,289)
30,118
(-5,924)
159,931
(-11,518, -7.15%)
-27,719 (-685, -2.53%)
55.87%
09/14/1993
80,158
(+1,353)
107,192
(-7,491)
38,360
(-7,133)
17,840
(-901)
42,556
(+1,051)
36,042
(+3,663)
171,512
(-4,729, -2.85%)
-27,034 (+8,844, +24.65%)
56.32%
09/07/1993
78,805
(+15,515)
114,683
(-5,071)
45,493
(-3,401)
18,741
(+5,936)
41,505
(-8,454)
32,379
(+2,795)
179,032
(+3,660, +2.26%)
-35,878 (+20,586, +36.46%)
50.53%
08/31/1993
63,290
(+886)
119,754
(+1,184)
48,894
(+4,490)
12,805
(+1,067)
49,959
(-1,499)
29,584
(+1,626)
175,913
(+3,877, +2.45%)
-56,464 (-298, -0.53%)
37.05%
08/24/1993
62,404
(+2,236)
118,570
(+5,739)
44,404
(+2,536)
11,738
(-1,134)
51,458
(-4,761)
27,958
(-4,594)
172,556
(+11, +0.01%)
-56,166 (-3,503, -6.65%)
37.25%
08/17/1993
60,168
(+8,472)
112,831
(-3,250)
41,868
(-13,857)
12,872
(-487)
56,219
(+331)
32,552
(-1,317)
172,814
(-5,054, -3.09%)
-52,663 (+11,722, +18.21%)
39.54%
08/10/1993
51,696
(+14,554)
116,081
(-34,132)
55,725
(-26,351)
13,359
(+880)
55,888
(-18,915)
33,869
(+2,540)
176,847
(-30,712, -15.83%)
-64,385 (+48,686, +43.06%)
31.87%
08/03/1993
37,142
(-11,877)
150,213
(+9,556)
82,076
(+12,746)
12,479
(+1,998)
74,803
(+8,427)
31,329
(-2,258)
206,869
(+9,296, +5.03%)
-113,071 (-21,433, -23.39%)
0.0%
07/27/1993
49,019
(-2,166)
140,657
(-6,026)
69,330
(-5,007)
10,481
(+626)
66,376
(+1,373)
33,587
(-400)
197,704
(-5,800, -3.04%)
-91,638 (+3,860, +4.04%)
4.93%
07/20/1993
51,185
(+1,424)
146,683
(+3,532)
74,337
(-2,200)
9,855
(-3,481)
65,003
(+1,078)
33,987
(+251)
204,642
(+302, +0.16%)
-95,498 (-2,108, -2.26%)
2.13%
07/13/1993
49,761
(+1,043)
143,151
(+4,857)
76,537
(+2,762)
13,336
(-3,802)
63,925
(-308)
33,736
(+2,442)
204,057
(+3,497, +1.87%)
-93,390 (-3,814, -4.26%)
3.66%
07/06/1993
48,718
(+1,574)
138,294
(+14,680)
73,775
(+12,810)
17,138
(+5,102)
64,233
(+8,436)
31,294
(+3,038)
199,471
(+22,820, +13.92%)
-89,576 (-13,106, -17.14%)
6.42%
06/29/1993
47,144
(-5,912)
123,614
(+8,782)
60,965
(+6,526)
12,036
(+906)
55,797
(+6,384)
28,256
(-2,690)
174,697
(+6,998, +4.46%)
-76,470 (-14,694, -23.79%)
15.91%
06/22/1993
53,056
(-3,669)
114,832
(+736)
54,439
(+5,275)
11,130
(+535)
49,413
(+713)
30,946
(+1,048)
167,368
(+2,319, +1.5%)
-61,776 (-4,405, -7.68%)
26.54%
06/15/1993
56,725
(+7,385)
114,096
(-9,815)
49,164
(-7,041)
10,595
(+1,369)
48,700
(-7,101)
29,898
(+1,689)
164,461
(-6,757, -4.19%)
-57,371 (+17,200, +23.07%)
29.73%
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