OPEN INTEREST

528,789

(+7,945, +1.71%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-298,403

(+3,968, +1.31%)
LARGE SPEC NET

266,749

(+339)
SMALL TRADERS NET

31,654

(-4,307)
COT INDEX

14.88%

As of 09/23/2025
LAST UPDATE

09/23

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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
08/15/1988
96,217
(-3,272)
72,158
(+3,228)
4,761
(+911)
18,548
(-221)
28,967
(+1,760)
39,239
(-3,608)
139,252
(-601, -0.46%)
24,059 (-6,500, -21.27%)
87.91%
07/29/1988
99,489
(+3,471)
68,930
(-2,176)
3,850
(-4,929)
18,769
(-4,102)
27,207
(-6,441)
42,847
(-1,621)
139,382
(-7,899, -5.71%)
30,559 (+5,647, +22.67%)
93.97%
07/15/1988
96,018
(-5,884)
71,106
(-269)
8,779
(+4,121)
22,871
(-155)
33,648
(+1,158)
44,468
(-181)
149,809
(-605, -0.44%)
24,912 (-5,615, -18.39%)
88.71%
06/30/1988
101,902
(+15,869)
71,375
(-7,634)
4,658
(-2,527)
23,026
(+12,571)
32,490
(-5,493)
44,649
(+2,912)
151,645
(+7,849, +5.98%)
30,527 (+23,503, +334.61%)
93.94%
06/15/1988
86,033
(-3,747)
79,009
(-3,721)
7,185
(-1,135)
10,455
(-612)
37,983
(+2,356)
41,737
(+1,807)
142,022
(-2,526, -1.89%)
7,024 (-26, -0.37%)
72.05%
05/31/1988
89,780
(-23,734)
82,730
(-3,891)
8,320
(+3,485)
11,067
(-2,335)
35,627
(+11,875)
39,930
(-2,148)
146,461
(-8,374, -5.89%)
7,050 (-19,843, -73.78%)
72.07%
05/13/1988
113,514
(-3,945)
86,621
(+2,269)
4,835
(+2,255)
13,402
(-6,277)
23,752
(-55)
42,078
(+2,263)
153,681
(-1,745, -1.21%)
26,893 (-6,214, -18.77%)
90.55%
04/29/1988
117,459
(+30,241)
84,352
(+2,180)
2,580
(-2,911)
19,679
(-4,762)
23,807
(-28,695)
39,815
(+1,217)
154,184
(-1,365, -0.94%)
33,107 (+28,061, +556.1%)
96.34%
04/15/1988
87,218
(+7,398)
82,172
(+6,539)
5,491
(+90)
24,441
(+418)
52,502
(-1,747)
38,598
(-1,216)
156,961
(+5,741, +4.12%)
5,046 (+859, +20.52%)
70.21%
03/31/1988
79,820
(-12,252)
75,633
(-7,181)
5,401
(-653)
24,023
(+522)
54,249
(+1,788)
39,814
(-4,458)
148,310
(-11,117, -7.38%)
4,187 (-5,071, -54.77%)
69.41%
03/15/1988
92,072
(+1,448)
82,814
(+7,908)
6,054
(+1,987)
23,501
(-6,306)
52,461
(-2,616)
44,272
(-783)
161,792
(+819, +0.55%)
9,258 (-6,460, -41.1%)
74.13%
02/29/1988
90,624
(-15,512)
74,906
(+5,808)
4,067
(+308)
29,807
(+3,177)
55,077
(+23,992)
45,055
(-197)
158,223
(+8,788, +6.23%)
15,718 (-21,320, -57.56%)
80.15%
02/12/1988
106,136
(+12,228)
69,098
(-482)
3,759
(-6,044)
26,630
(+7,593)
31,085
(+1,377)
45,252
(+450)
150,569
(+7,561, +5.67%)
37,038 (+12,710, +52.24%)
100.0%
01/29/1988
93,908
(+11,433)
69,580
(-11,167)
9,803
(-3,472)
19,037
(+9,243)
29,708
(-7,196)
44,802
(+2,689)
146,192
(+765, +0.58%)
24,328 (+22,600, +1307.87%)
92.83%
01/15/1988
82,475
(-3,472)
80,747
(-8,839)
13,275
(-1,248)
9,794
(+440)
36,904
(+3,258)
42,113
(+6,937)
146,350
(-1,462, -1.09%)
1,728 (+5,367, +147.49%)
70.67%
12/31/1987
85,947
(+4,485)
89,586
(-6,537)
14,523
(-6,389)
9,354
(+63)
33,646
(-5,986)
35,176
(-1,416)
150,106
(-7,890, -5.56%)
-3,639 (+11,022, +75.18%)
65.4%
12/15/1987
81,462
(+8,799)
96,123
(+3,562)
20,912
(-3,358)
9,291
(+838)
39,632
(-311)
36,592
(+730)
158,831
(+5,130, +3.75%)
-14,661 (+5,237, +26.32%)
54.6%
11/30/1987
72,663
(-4,953)
92,561
(+16,378)
24,270
(+13,403)
8,453
(-974)
39,943
(+9,105)
35,862
(+2,151)
152,206
(+17,555, +14.71%)
-19,898 (-21,331, -1488.56%)
49.46%
11/13/1987
77,616
(+11,849)
76,183
(-4,026)
10,867
(-4,376)
9,427
(+11)
30,838
(-7,504)
33,711
(+3,984)
132,803
(-31, -0.03%)
1,433 (+15,875, +109.92%)
70.38%
10/30/1987
65,767
(+4,413)
80,209
(-11,019)
15,243
(-4,605)
9,416
(+2,315)
38,342
(-10,060)
29,727
(-1,548)
133,422
(-10,252, -7.91%)
-14,442 (+15,432, +51.66%)
54.81%
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