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
07/31/1987
60,306
(-534)
102,966
(+17,159)
23,945
(+7,844)
6,857
(-626)
53,343
(-1,468)
27,771
(-10,691)
150,523
(+5,842, +4.43%)
-42,660 (-17,693, -70.87%)
27.14%
07/15/1987
60,840
(-2,977)
85,807
(+7,687)
16,101
(+625)
7,483
(-4,138)
54,811
(+3,968)
38,462
(-1,933)
146,076
(+1,616, +1.24%)
-24,967 (-10,664, -74.56%)
44.49%
06/30/1987
63,817
(+6,359)
78,120
(-5,068)
15,476
(-4,904)
11,621
(-278)
50,843
(-5,751)
40,395
(+1,050)
146,960
(-4,296, -3.2%)
-14,303 (+11,427, +44.41%)
54.95%
06/15/1987
57,458
(+1,038)
83,188
(-3,630)
20,380
(-3,887)
11,899
(+3,194)
56,594
(-1,152)
39,345
(-3,565)
149,219
(-4,001, -2.89%)
-25,730 (+4,668, +15.36%)
43.74%
05/29/1987
56,420
(+566)
86,818
(-39,378)
24,267
(-8,730)
8,705
(+2,411)
57,746
(-13,153)
42,910
(+15,650)
150,964
(-21,317, -13.34%)
-30,398 (+39,944, +56.79%)
39.17%
05/15/1987
55,854
(-8,746)
126,196
(+21,891)
32,997
(+8,313)
6,294
(-6,639)
70,899
(-5,661)
27,260
(-21,346)
170,819
(-6,094, -3.67%)
-70,342 (-30,637, -77.16%)
0.0%
04/30/1987
64,600
(-2,966)
104,305
(-7,343)
24,684
(-2,576)
12,933
(+3,927)
76,560
(+9,606)
48,606
(+7,480)
175,437
(+4,064, +2.51%)
-39,705 (+4,377, +9.93%)
5.78%
04/15/1987
67,566
(-7,340)
111,648
(+7,535)
27,260
(+8,796)
9,006
(-1,070)
66,954
(+12,065)
41,126
(+7,056)
171,395
(+13,521, +9.12%)
-44,082 (-14,875, -50.93%)
0.0%
03/31/1987
74,906
(-4,283)
104,113
(+16,875)
18,464
(+7,810)
10,076
(-189)
54,889
(+6,861)
34,070
(-6,298)
156,832
(+10,388, +7.53%)
-29,207 (-21,158, -262.86%)
0.0%
03/13/1987
79,189
(-2,662)
87,238
(+1,622)
10,654
(+3,305)
10,265
(-2,008)
48,028
(+4,122)
40,368
(+5,151)
145,109
(+4,765, +3.58%)
-8,049 (-4,284, -113.78%)
33.14%
02/27/1987
81,851
(+102)
85,616
(+8,361)
7,349
(-356)
12,273
(-1,751)
43,906
(+1,844)
35,217
(-5,020)
140,016
(+1,590, +1.21%)
-3,765 (-8,259, -183.78%)
40.36%
02/13/1987
81,749
(+18,757)
77,255
(-939)
7,705
(-5,748)
14,024
(+5,002)
42,062
(-4,294)
40,237
(+4,652)
138,130
(+8,715, +7.1%)
4,494 (+19,696, +129.56%)
54.27%
01/30/1987
62,992
(-5,352)
78,194
(-9,708)
13,453
(-610)
9,022
(+875)
46,356
(-4,249)
35,585
(-1,378)
130,078
(-10,211, -7.68%)
-15,202 (+4,356, +22.27%)
21.1%
01/15/1987
68,344
(-13,604)
87,902
(+1,255)
14,063
(+4,658)
8,147
(-200)
50,605
(+9,401)
36,963
(-600)
139,318
(+455, +0.34%)
-19,558 (-14,859, -316.22%)
13.76%
12/31/1986
81,948
(+5,191)
86,647
(+6,640)
9,405
(-3,684)
8,347
(-2,680)
41,204
(+3,411)
37,563
(+958)
140,744
(+4,918, +3.85%)
-4,699 (-1,449, -44.58%)
38.79%
12/15/1986
76,757
(-2,386)
80,007
(-1,271)
13,089
(+2,941)
11,027
(+2,178)
37,793
(+765)
36,605
(+413)
134,005
(+1,320, +1.04%)
-3,250 (-1,115, -52.22%)
41.23%
11/28/1986
79,143
(-6,993)
81,278
(-12,854)
10,148
(-5,668)
8,849
(-3,056)
37,028
(-5,679)
36,192
(-2,430)
131,679
(-18,340, -12.68%)
-2,135 (+5,861, +73.3%)
43.1%
11/14/1986
86,136
(+6,915)
94,132
(+3,676)
15,816
(+3,143)
11,905
(+2,532)
42,707
(-3,280)
38,622
(+570)
150,800
(+6,778, +4.92%)
-7,996 (+3,239, +28.83%)
33.23%
10/31/1986
79,221
(+8,637)
90,456
(+944)
12,673
(-8,601)
9,373
(-866)
45,987
(+178)
38,052
(+136)
146,778
(+214, +0.16%)
-11,235 (+7,693, +40.64%)
27.78%
10/15/1986
70,584
(+13,071)
89,512
(+4,273)
21,274
(-1,147)
10,239
(+2,399)
45,809
(+318)
37,916
(+5,570)
147,411
(+12,242, +9.76%)
-18,928 (+8,798, +31.73%)
14.82%
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