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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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
01/19/1993
79,009
(+511)
45,458
(+1,496)
3,271
(-666)
31,316
(-488)
26,878
(+1,728)
32,384
(+565)
115,828
(+1,573, +1.46%) 		33,551 (-985, -2.85%)
92.65%
01/12/1993
78,498
(+2,200)
43,962
(-4,999)
3,937
(-1,114)
31,804
(+5,032)
25,150
(+525)
31,819
(+1,578)
113,657
(+1,611, +1.52%) 		34,536 (+7,199, +26.33%)
93.83%
01/05/1993
76,298
(+5,951)
48,961
(+1,114)
5,051
(-549)
26,772
(+2,327)
24,625
(+350)
30,241
(+2,311)
113,329
(+5,752, +5.74%) 		27,337 (+4,837, +21.5%)
85.23%
12/29/1992
70,347
(+6,715)
47,847
(+1,300)
5,600
(-1,038)
24,445
(+2,904)
24,275
(-1,916)
27,930
(-443)
107,682
(+3,761, +3.9%) 		22,500 (+5,415, +31.69%)
79.45%
12/22/1992
63,632
(-215)
46,547
(+2,973)
6,638
(+3,407)
21,541
(-569)
26,191
(-108)
28,373
(+680)
103,836
(+3,084, +3.3%) 		17,085 (-3,188, -15.73%)
72.98%
12/15/1992
63,847
(+3,947)
43,574
(+2,874)
3,231
(-324)
22,110
(-143)
26,299
(-1,237)
27,693
(-345)
99,913
(+2,386, +2.62%) 		20,273 (+1,073, +5.59%)
76.79%
12/08/1992
59,900
(-4,765)
40,700
(+1,623)
3,555
(+943)
22,253
(-2,522)
27,536
(+2,891)
28,038
(-32)
96,886
(-931, -1.01%) 		19,200 (-6,388, -24.96%)
75.51%
12/01/1992
64,665
(-5,674)
39,077
(-7,720)
2,612
(-784)
24,775
(+950)
24,645
(-3,177)
28,070
(-2,865)
98,384
(-9,635, -9.49%) 		25,588 (+2,046, +8.69%)
83.14%
11/24/1992
70,339
(-2,597)
46,797
(-329)
3,396
(-761)
23,825
(-1,552)
27,822
(-650)
30,935
(-2,127)
108,774
(-4,008, -3.8%) 		23,542 (-2,268, -8.79%)
80.7%
11/17/1992
72,936
(-3,416)
47,126
(-3,301)
4,157
(-1,150)
25,377
(-1,970)
28,472
(+254)
33,062
(+959)
112,935
(-4,312, -3.92%) 		25,810 (-115, -0.44%)
83.41%
11/10/1992
76,352
(+3,383)
50,427
(+613)
5,307
(+1,957)
27,347
(+6,569)
28,218
(+4,557)
32,103
(+2,715)
116,747
(+9,897, +9.9%) 		25,925 (+2,770, +11.96%)
83.54%
11/03/1992
72,969
(-1,740)
49,814
(-1,710)
3,350
(+102)
20,778
(+2,225)
23,661
(+457)
29,388
(-1,696)
106,734
(-1,181, -1.17%) 		23,155 (-30, -0.13%)
80.23%
10/27/1992
74,709
(+10,219)
51,524
(-989)
3,248
(-526)
18,553
(+6,343)
23,204
(+1,866)
31,084
(+6,205)
108,776
(+11,559, +12.9%) 		23,185 (+11,208, +93.58%)
80.27%
10/20/1992
64,490
(+1,150)
52,513
(-4,023)
3,774
(-1,778)
12,210
(+1,960)
21,338
(-1,166)
24,879
(+269)
99,420
(-1,794, -1.96%) 		11,977 (+5,173, +76.03%)
66.88%
10/13/1992
63,340
(+8,090)
56,536
(-2,755)
5,552
(-1,021)
10,250
(+1,700)
22,504
(-6,548)
24,610
(+1,576)
101,717
(+521, +0.57%) 		6,804 (+10,845, +268.37%)
60.7%
10/06/1992
55,250
(-1,327)
59,291
(+3,130)
6,573
(+367)
8,550
(-156)
29,052
(+3,191)
23,034
(-743)
101,946
(+2,231, +2.52%) 		-4,041 (-4,457, -1071.39%)
47.75%
09/30/1992
56,577
(-3,380)
56,161
(+2,871)
6,206
(+1,039)
8,706
(-4,886)
25,861
(-709)
23,777
(-1,035)
99,191
(-3,050, -3.33%) 		416 (-6,251, -93.76%)
53.07%
09/15/1992
59,957
(-806)
53,290
(+8,986)
5,167
(-1,027)
13,592
(-6,253)
26,570
(+2,976)
24,812
(-1,590)
100,717
(+1,143, +1.26%) 		6,667 (-9,792, -59.49%)
60.54%
08/31/1992
60,763
(-126)
44,304
(-236)
6,194
(-474)
19,845
(-42)
23,594
(-1,808)
26,402
(-2,130)
99,349
(-2,408, -2.59%) 		16,459 (+110, +0.67%)
72.24%
08/14/1992
60,889
(+28,779)
44,540
(-31,588)
6,668
(-25,677)
19,887
(+12,955)
25,402
(-12,941)
28,532
(+8,794)
102,784
(-9,839, -9.57%) 		16,349 (+60,367, +137.14%)
67.46%
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