OPEN INTEREST

386,579

(-4,622, -1.39%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-85,560

(-2,212, -2.65%)
LARGE SPEC NET

105,593

(+3,867)
SMALL TRADERS NET

-20,033

(-1,655)
COT INDEX

18.08%

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
09/11/2012
131,924
(+2,138)
135,055
(+7,382)
95,069
(+5,311)
72,210
(-427)
27,286
(+2,407)
47,014
(+2,901)
302,591
(+9,856, +4.03%) 		-3,131 (-5,244, -248.18%)
72.34%
09/04/2012
129,786
(+2,216)
127,673
(+2,309)
89,758
(+1,444)
72,637
(+3,119)
24,879
(+459)
44,113
(-1,309)
293,239
(+4,119, +1.71%) 		2,113 (-93, -4.22%)
77.75%
08/28/2012
127,570
(-5,729)
125,364
(-7,057)
88,314
(-1,439)
69,518
(+1,450)
24,420
(+238)
45,422
(-1,323)
284,535
(-6,930, -2.8%) 		2,206 (+1,328, +151.25%)
77.85%
08/21/2012
133,299
(+694)
132,421
(+6,041)
89,753
(-254)
68,068
(-8,253)
24,182
(-333)
46,745
(+2,319)
287,750
(+107, +0.04%) 		878 (-5,347, -85.9%)
76.48%
08/14/2012
132,605
(-3,413)
126,380
(+2,719)
90,007
(+3,957)
76,321
(-448)
24,515
(-2,027)
44,426
(-3,754)
291,530
(-1,483, -0.6%) 		6,225 (-6,132, -49.62%)
82.0%
08/07/2012
136,018
(+3,395)
123,661
(-4,913)
86,050
(-8,638)
76,769
(-749)
26,542
(+1,588)
48,180
(+2,007)
292,193
(-3,655, -1.45%) 		12,357 (+8,308, +205.19%)
88.33%
07/31/2012
132,623
(-3,278)
128,574
(+2,151)
94,688
(+1,927)
77,518
(-1,970)
24,954
(+989)
46,173
(-543)
303,512
(-362, -0.14%) 		4,049 (-5,429, -57.28%)
79.75%
07/24/2012
135,901
(-690)
126,423
(-8,651)
92,761
(-1,115)
79,488
(+7,102)
23,965
(-1,561)
46,716
(-1,817)
302,335
(-3,366, -1.31%) 		9,478 (+7,961, +524.79%)
85.36%
07/17/2012
136,591
(+2,544)
135,074
(-4,653)
93,876
(-3,450)
72,386
(+188)
25,526
(-919)
48,533
(+2,640)
302,765
(-1,825, -0.71%) 		1,517 (+7,197, +126.71%)
77.14%
07/10/2012
134,047
(-8,116)
139,727
(-5,602)
97,326
(-350)
72,198
(-2,415)
26,445
(+132)
45,893
(-317)
300,961
(-8,334, -3.13%) 		-5,680 (-2,514, -79.41%)
69.71%
07/03/2012
142,163
(+1,143)
145,329
(-1,440)
97,676
(-5,197)
74,613
(-3,041)
26,313
(-1,910)
46,210
(-1,483)
314,169
(-5,964, -2.19%) 		-3,166 (+2,583, +44.93%)
72.3%
06/26/2012
141,020
(-696)
146,769
(-2,665)
102,873
(-953)
77,654
(+3,836)
28,223
(-931)
47,693
(-3,751)
315,289
(-2,580, -0.94%) 		-5,749 (+1,969, +25.51%)
69.63%
06/19/2012
141,716
(-1,519)
149,434
(-4,770)
103,826
(-2,167)
73,818
(+5,095)
29,154
(+1,999)
51,444
(-2,012)
311,786
(-1,687, -0.61%) 		-7,718 (+3,251, +29.64%)
67.6%
06/12/2012
143,235
(-1,899)
154,204
(-4,636)
105,993
(-1,267)
68,723
(+919)
27,155
(-1,157)
53,456
(-606)
319,200
(-4,323, -1.54%) 		-10,969 (+2,737, +19.97%)
61.53%
06/05/2012
145,134
(+1,228)
158,840
(+1,333)
107,260
(-7,778)
67,804
(-5,566)
28,312
(+2,811)
54,062
(+494)
326,300
(-3,739, -1.31%) 		-13,706 (-105, -0.77%)
58.83%
05/29/2012
143,906
(-31)
157,507
(+2,559)
115,038
(-2,580)
73,370
(-3,624)
25,501
(+536)
53,568
(-1,010)
329,817
(-2,075, -0.72%) 		-13,601 (-2,590, -23.52%)
58.93%
05/22/2012
143,937
(-6,493)
154,948
(-4,253)
117,618
(-883)
76,994
(-7,498)
24,965
(-4,082)
54,578
(+293)
331,749
(-11,458, -3.85%) 		-11,011 (-2,240, -25.54%)
61.49%
05/15/2012
150,430
(+173)
159,201
(-264)
118,501
(-2,823)
84,492
(-3,217)
29,047
(+211)
54,285
(+1,042)
338,710
(-2,439, -0.81%) 		-8,771 (+437, +4.75%)
63.71%
05/08/2012
150,257
(-1,317)
159,465
(-2,285)
121,324
(-769)
87,709
(-2,617)
28,836
(-187)
53,243
(+2,629)
339,620
(-2,273, -0.75%) 		-9,208 (+968, +9.51%)
63.28%
05/01/2012
151,574
(+1,372)
161,750
(-90)
122,093
(-2,298)
90,326
(+666)
29,023
(-1,127)
50,614
(-2,629)
345,571
(-2,053, -0.67%) 		-10,176 (+1,462, +12.56%)
62.32%
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