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
06/08/1993
49,340
(+2,901)
123,911
(-2,913)
56,205
(-4,958)
9,226
(-920)
55,801
(-1,442)
28,209
(+334)
171,089
(-3,499, -2.12%) 		-74,571 (+5,814, +7.23%)
17.28%
06/01/1993
46,439
(+5,101)
126,824
(-2,089)
61,163
(-645)
10,146
(+1,503)
57,243
(-5,471)
27,875
(-429)
175,145
(-1,015, -0.61%) 		-80,385 (+7,190, +8.21%)
13.07%
05/25/1993
41,338
(+2,742)
128,913
(-8,125)
61,808
(-11,223)
8,643
(+2,885)
62,714
(+4,319)
28,304
(+1,078)
174,530
(-4,162, -2.45%) 		-87,575 (+10,867, +11.04%)
7.87%
05/18/1993
38,596
(-3,016)
137,038
(+13,825)
73,031
(+7,253)
5,758
(-5,452)
58,395
(+6,807)
27,226
(+2,671)
178,417
(+11,044, +6.95%) 		-98,442 (-16,841, -20.64%)
0.0%
05/11/1993
41,612
(+491)
123,213
(+1,944)
65,778
(-136)
11,210
(+1,894)
51,588
(+2,398)
24,555
(-1,085)
167,088
(+2,753, +1.76%) 		-81,601 (-1,453, -1.81%)
0.0%
05/04/1993
41,121
(-7,887)
121,269
(+192)
65,914
(+8,259)
9,316
(+1,826)
49,190
(+5,937)
25,640
(+4,291)
164,403
(+6,309, +4.21%) 		-80,148 (-8,079, -11.21%)
0.0%
04/27/1993
49,008
(+5,330)
121,077
(+20,048)
57,655
(+14,133)
7,490
(+461)
43,253
(-697)
21,349
(-1,743)
156,996
(+18,766, +14.31%) 		-72,069 (-14,718, -25.66%)
0.0%
04/20/1993
43,678
(+2,310)
101,029
(-1,343)
43,522
(-662)
7,029
(+3,855)
43,950
(+1,289)
23,092
(+425)
137,431
(+2,937, +2.29%) 		-57,351 (+3,653, +5.99%)
3.63%
04/13/1993
41,368
(+1,023)
102,372
(+2,226)
44,184
(+104)
3,174
(-798)
42,661
(-730)
22,667
(-1,031)
134,188
(+397, +0.31%) 		-61,004 (-1,203, -2.01%)
0.0%
04/06/1993
40,345
(-5,157)
100,146
(+13,374)
44,080
(+12,048)
3,972
(-5,342)
43,391
(-55)
23,698
(-1,196)
134,202
(+6,836, +5.65%) 		-59,801 (-18,531, -44.9%)
0.0%
03/30/1993
45,502
(-6,853)
86,772
(+22,650)
32,032
(+15,561)
9,314
(-4,696)
43,446
(+5,672)
24,894
(-3,574)
127,614
(+14,380, +13.49%) 		-41,270 (-29,503, -250.73%)
3.28%
03/23/1993
52,355
(-20,814)
64,122
(+10,705)
16,471
(+6,458)
14,010
(-11,143)
37,774
(+8,886)
28,468
(-5,032)
112,481
(-5,470, -4.88%) 		-11,767 (-31,519, -159.57%)
38.52%
03/16/1993
73,169
(-7,264)
53,417
(+3,568)
10,013
(+5,003)
25,153
(-4,120)
28,888
(+1,661)
33,500
(-48)
118,169
(-600, -0.53%) 		19,752 (-10,832, -35.42%)
76.17%
03/09/1993
80,433
(+9,192)
49,849
(-8,451)
5,010
(-821)
29,273
(+10,060)
27,227
(+770)
33,548
(+7,532)
118,364
(+9,141, +8.83%) 		30,584 (+17,643, +136.33%)
89.11%
03/02/1993
71,241
(+4,912)
58,300
(-446)
5,831
(-588)
19,213
(+3,992)
26,457
(-2,683)
26,016
(-1,905)
109,864
(+1,641, +1.61%) 		12,941 (+5,358, +70.66%)
68.03%
02/23/1993
66,329
(-468)
58,746
(-4,115)
6,419
(-140)
15,221
(-1,990)
29,140
(-2,208)
27,921
(+3,289)
108,001
(-2,816, -2.69%) 		7,583 (+3,647, +92.66%)
61.63%
02/16/1993
66,797
(-10,614)
62,861
(+10,906)
6,559
(+1,581)
17,211
(-6,353)
31,348
(+7,128)
24,632
(-6,458)
111,624
(-1,905, -1.79%) 		3,936 (-21,520, -84.54%)
57.28%
02/09/1993
77,411
(+8,307)
51,955
(+6,505)
4,978
(+604)
23,564
(+645)
24,220
(+661)
31,090
(+2,422)
113,003
(+9,572, +9.86%) 		25,456 (+1,802, +7.62%)
82.98%
02/02/1993
69,104
(-2,042)
45,450
(-1,335)
4,374
(+596)
22,919
(-2,127)
23,559
(-4,803)
28,668
(-2,787)
104,396
(-6,249, -6.05%) 		23,654 (-707, -2.9%)
80.83%
01/26/1993
71,146
(-7,863)
46,785
(+1,327)
3,778
(+507)
25,046
(-6,270)
28,362
(+1,484)
31,455
(-929)
109,548
(-5,872, -5.38%) 		24,361 (-9,190, -27.39%)
81.67%
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