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
01/31/1990
58,218
(-7,577)
76,338
(-17,613)
13,694
(-8,088)
7,321
(+2,083)
43,908
(-2,162)
32,161
(-2,297)
131,994
(-17,827, -13.34%)
-18,120 (+10,036, +35.64%)
40.74%
01/15/1990
65,795
(-8,941)
93,951
(+2,507)
21,782
(-1,200)
5,238
(-3,343)
46,070
(+8,090)
34,458
(-1,215)
149,393
(-2,051, -1.51%)
-28,156 (-11,448, -68.52%)
32.91%
12/29/1989
74,736
(+12,725)
91,444
(-5,917)
22,982
(-7,456)
8,581
(+68)
37,980
(-10,651)
35,673
(+467)
150,931
(-5,382, -3.81%)
-16,708 (+18,642, +52.74%)
41.84%
12/15/1989
62,011
(+3,593)
97,361
(+8,237)
30,438
(+1,453)
8,513
(-2,536)
48,631
(+2,182)
35,206
(+1,527)
156,019
(+7,228, +5.4%)
-35,350 (-4,644, -15.12%)
27.3%
11/30/1989
58,418
(-12,834)
89,124
(-6,449)
28,985
(+6,545)
11,049
(+1,845)
46,449
(+429)
33,679
(-1,256)
147,759
(-5,860, -4.19%)
-30,706 (-6,385, -26.25%)
30.92%
11/15/1989
71,252
(-13,573)
95,573
(+5,292)
22,440
(+6,873)
9,204
(-3,564)
46,020
(+9,799)
34,935
(+1,371)
153,379
(+3,099, +2.27%)
-24,321 (-18,865, -345.77%)
35.9%
10/31/1989
84,825
(-18,241)
90,281
(+15,280)
15,567
(+11,661)
12,768
(-7,699)
36,221
(+13,369)
33,564
(-792)
151,142
(+6,789, +5.23%)
-5,456 (-33,521, -119.44%)
50.62%
10/13/1989
103,066
(+5,577)
75,001
(-7,388)
3,906
(-1,228)
20,467
(+3,665)
22,852
(-8,440)
34,356
(-368)
143,681
(-4,091, -3.05%)
28,065 (+12,965, +85.86%)
76.76%
09/29/1989
97,489
(-7,347)
82,389
(+9,206)
5,134
(-4,979)
16,802
(-7,122)
31,292
(+4,918)
34,724
(-9,492)
147,468
(-7,408, -5.24%)
15,100 (-16,553, -52.3%)
66.65%
09/15/1989
104,836
(-12,512)
73,183
(+1,304)
10,113
(+6,636)
23,924
(-4,927)
26,374
(+4,866)
44,216
(+2,613)
154,493
(-1,010, -0.71%)
31,653 (-13,816, -30.39%)
79.56%
08/31/1989
117,348
(+12,885)
71,879
(-3,322)
3,477
(-2,720)
28,851
(+8,457)
21,508
(-1,160)
41,603
(+3,870)
156,595
(+9,005, +6.75%)
45,469 (+16,207, +55.39%)
90.34%
08/15/1989
104,463
(-2,847)
75,201
(+4,048)
6,197
(+2,501)
20,394
(+1,807)
22,668
(-685)
37,733
(-6,886)
147,488
(-1,031, -0.77%)
29,262 (-6,895, -19.07%)
77.7%
07/31/1989
107,310
(+1,943)
71,153
(-10,534)
3,696
(-3,966)
18,587
(-866)
23,353
(-4,292)
44,619
(+5,085)
148,279
(-6,315, -4.49%)
36,157 (+12,477, +52.69%)
83.08%
07/14/1989
105,367
(-6,571)
81,687
(-5,013)
7,662
(-719)
19,453
(-2,009)
27,645
(+2,559)
39,534
(+2,291)
154,241
(-4,731, -3.25%)
23,680 (-1,558, -6.17%)
73.34%
06/30/1989
111,938
(-9,537)
86,700
(+1,173)
8,381
(+2,490)
21,462
(-2,561)
25,086
(+2,078)
37,243
(-3,581)
157,858
(-4,969, -3.3%)
25,238 (-10,710, -29.79%)
74.56%
06/15/1989
121,475
(-17,774)
85,527
(-1,425)
5,891
(+2,477)
24,023
(-4,862)
23,008
(-333)
40,824
(-9,343)
163,699
(-15,630, -9.42%)
35,948 (-16,349, -31.26%)
82.91%
05/31/1989
139,249
(+2,452)
86,952
(-442)
3,414
(-2,596)
28,885
(-1,360)
23,341
(-5,546)
50,167
(-3,888)
179,513
(-5,690, -3.31%)
52,297 (+2,894, +5.86%)
95.67%
05/15/1989
136,797
(+15,118)
87,394
(+17,260)
6,010
(+3,562)
30,245
(-2,675)
28,887
(+2,802)
54,055
(+6,897)
188,114
(+21,482, +14.3%)
49,403 (-2,142, -4.16%)
93.41%
04/28/1989
121,679
(+14,764)
70,134
(+928)
2,448
(-3,631)
32,920
(+3,919)
26,085
(-3,444)
47,158
(+2,842)
168,488
(+7,689, +5.39%)
51,545 (+13,836, +36.69%)
95.08%
04/14/1989
106,915
(-13,969)
69,206
(-2,638)
6,079
(+2,657)
29,001
(-4,946)
29,529
(+5,691)
44,316
(+1,963)
158,340
(-5,621, -3.79%)
37,709 (-11,331, -23.11%)
84.29%
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