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
02/17/1998
43,690
(+2,250)
32,930
(-325)
10,165
(-2,303)
28,630
(-2,218)
37,133
(-3,250)
29,428
(-760)
97,908
(-3,303, -3.5%) 		10,760 (+2,575, +31.46%)
100.0%
02/10/1998
41,440
(+2,800)
33,255
(-1,915)
12,468
(-1,234)
30,848
(+1,950)
40,383
(-4,129)
30,188
(-2,598)
102,236
(-2,563, -2.65%) 		8,185 (+4,715, +135.88%)
98.17%
02/03/1998
38,640
(+517)
35,170
(-119)
13,702
(+844)
28,898
(+3,333)
44,512
(-1,792)
32,786
(-3,645)
105,982
(-431, -0.44%) 		3,470 (+636, +22.44%)
84.75%
01/27/1998
38,123
(-71)
35,289
(+2,766)
12,858
(+400)
25,565
(-1,512)
46,304
(+2,014)
36,431
(+1,089)
107,788
(+2,343, +2.47%) 		2,834 (-2,837, -50.03%)
82.94%
01/20/1998
38,194
(-4,639)
32,523
(-1,749)
12,458
(+2,141)
27,077
(+325)
44,290
(+626)
35,342
(-448)
105,674
(-1,872, -1.93%) 		5,671 (-2,890, -33.76%)
91.02%
01/13/1998
42,833
(+521)
34,272
(+787)
10,317
(-57)
26,752
(-1,192)
43,664
(+1,673)
35,790
(+2,542)
105,060
(+2,137, +2.26%) 		8,561 (-266, -3.01%)
99.24%
01/06/1998
42,312
(+659)
33,485
(-2,975)
10,374
(-1,171)
27,944
(+1,802)
41,991
(-165)
33,248
(+496)
101,843
(-677, -0.71%) 		8,827 (+3,634, +69.98%)
100.0%
12/30/1997
41,653
(-655)
36,460
(+863)
11,545
(+100)
26,142
(-1,294)
42,156
(+1,146)
32,752
(+1,022)
101,275
(+591, +0.62%) 		5,193 (-1,518, -22.62%)
95.4%
12/23/1997
42,308
(+901)
35,597
(+233)
11,445
(-304)
27,436
(-106)
41,010
(-1,551)
31,730
(-1,081)
99,957
(-954, -1.0%) 		6,711 (+668, +11.05%)
100.0%
12/19/1997
41,407
(+1,440)
35,364
(-1,210)
11,749
(-1,519)
27,542
(+1,755)
42,561
(-1,134)
32,811
(-1,758)
101,464
(-1,213, -1.25%) 		6,043 (+2,650, +78.1%)
100.0%
12/16/1997
39,967
(+1,521)
36,574
(-6,241)
13,268
(-1,838)
25,787
(+5,516)
43,695
(-600)
34,569
(-192)
103,432
(-917, -0.94%) 		3,393 (+7,762, +177.66%)
95.06%
12/09/1997
38,446
(-1,674)
42,815
(-2,488)
15,106
(+1,109)
20,271
(+2,434)
44,295
(+1,199)
34,761
(+688)
103,427
(+634, +0.65%) 		-4,369 (+814, +15.71%)
70.22%
12/02/1997
40,120
(+1,465)
45,303
(-3,389)
13,997
(-2,605)
17,837
(+5,481)
43,096
(-1,088)
34,073
(-4,320)
103,209
(-2,228, -2.24%) 		-5,183 (+4,854, +48.36%)
67.61%
11/25/1997
38,655
(+2,364)
48,692
(+3,839)
16,602
(+1,776)
12,356
(-1,786)
44,184
(+268)
38,393
(+2,355)
104,611
(+4,408, +4.64%) 		-10,037 (-1,475, -17.23%)
52.07%
11/18/1997
36,291
(+874)
44,853
(+1,028)
14,826
(-683)
14,142
(-881)
43,916
(+964)
36,038
(+1,008)
101,337
(+1,155, +1.23%) 		-8,562 (-154, -1.83%)
56.79%
11/11/1997
35,417
(+2,518)
43,825
(+3,529)
15,509
(+114)
15,023
(+342)
42,952
(+2,346)
35,030
(+1,107)
98,604
(+4,978, +5.6%) 		-8,408 (-1,011, -13.67%)
57.29%
11/04/1997
32,899
(-349)
40,296
(+2,715)
15,395
(+1,245)
14,681
(-739)
40,606
(+2,587)
33,923
(+1,507)
94,816
(+3,483, +4.08%) 		-7,397 (-3,064, -70.71%)
60.52%
10/28/1997
33,248
(-1,549)
37,581
(+1,315)
14,150
(+854)
15,420
(-1,151)
38,019
(+1,677)
32,416
(+818)
90,982
(+982, +1.16%) 		-4,333 (-2,864, -194.96%)
70.33%
10/21/1997
34,797
(-1,447)
36,266
(-654)
13,296
(-1,440)
16,571
(-1,694)
36,342
(-903)
31,598
(-1,442)
89,997
(-3,790, -4.3%) 		-1,469 (-793, -117.31%)
79.5%
10/14/1997
36,244
(-272)
36,920
(-339)
14,736
(-794)
18,265
(+979)
37,245
(+244)
33,040
(-1,462)
94,465
(-822, -0.92%) 		-676 (+67, +9.02%)
82.04%
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