OPEN INTEREST

1,603,770

(-19,158, -2.23%)
COMMERCIAL NET

87,462

(+10,248, +13.27%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-105,088

(-8,042)
SMALL TRADERS NET

17,626

(-2,206)
COT INDEX

41.71%

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
08/19/2025
502,727
(-2,686)
415,265
(-12,934)
279,047
(-11,998)
384,135
(-3,956)
58,041
(-4,474)
40,415
(-2,268)
1,603,770
(-19,158, -2.23%)
87,462 (+10,248, +13.27%)
41.71%
08/12/2025
505,413
(-8,752)
428,199
(-10,383)
291,045
(+17,941)
388,091
(+21,222)
62,515
(+8,383)
42,683
(+6,733)
1,618,091
(+17,572, +2.09%)
77,214 (+1,631, +2.16%)
33.79%
08/05/2025
514,165
(+9,152)
438,582
(+1,553)
273,104
(+77)
366,869
(+8,089)
54,132
(+1,222)
35,950
(+809)
1,607,527
(+10,451, +1.26%)
75,583 (+7,599, +11.18%)
32.53%
07/29/2025
505,013
(+11,975)
437,029
(+2,799)
273,027
(+5,157)
358,780
(+13,310)
52,910
(+314)
35,141
(+1,337)
1,550,942
(+17,446, +2.14%)
67,984 (+9,176, +15.6%)
26.67%
07/22/2025
493,038
(-3,775)
434,230
(-3,305)
267,870
(-6,776)
345,470
(-3,226)
52,596
(-164)
33,804
(-4,184)
1,525,865
(-10,715, -1.3%)
58,808 (-470, -0.79%)
19.58%
07/15/2025
496,813
(+13,243)
437,535
(+20,900)
274,646
(+17,698)
348,696
(+3,957)
52,760
(-2,372)
37,988
(+3,712)
1,550,988
(+28,569, +3.59%)
59,278 (-7,657, -11.44%)
19.94%
07/08/2025
483,570
(-4,878)
416,635
(+66)
256,948
(+4,767)
344,739
(-288)
55,132
(+772)
34,276
(+883)
1,519,629
(+661, +0.08%)
66,935 (-4,944, -6.88%)
25.86%
07/01/2025
488,448
(+223)
416,569
(+3,125)
252,181
(+15,097)
345,027
(+14,127)
54,360
(+1,378)
33,393
(-554)
1,499,596
(+16,698, +2.15%)
71,879 (-2,902, -3.88%)
29.67%
06/24/2025
488,225
(-32,087)
413,444
(-28,935)
237,084
(-1,996)
330,900
(-698)
52,982
(+1,671)
33,947
(-2,779)
1,491,798
(-32,412, -4.0%)
74,781 (-3,152, -4.04%)
31.92%
06/17/2025
520,312
(+4,839)
442,379
(+21,746)
239,080
(-3,552)
331,598
(-19,516)
51,311
(-837)
36,726
(-1,780)
1,529,833
(+450, +0.06%)
77,933 (-16,907, -17.83%)
34.35%
06/10/2025
515,473
(+1,016)
420,633
(-1,642)
242,632
(+16,263)
351,114
(+19,849)
52,148
(+1,413)
38,506
(+485)
1,540,367
(+18,692, +2.36%)
94,840 (+2,658, +2.88%)
47.41%
06/03/2025
514,457
(-19,016)
422,275
(+4,904)
226,369
(+30,515)
331,265
(+6,309)
50,735
(+1,916)
38,021
(+2,202)
1,504,141
(+13,415, +1.72%)
92,182 (-23,920, -20.6%)
45.35%
05/27/2025
533,473
(-3,118)
417,371
(-15,877)
195,854
(-9,502)
324,956
(+5,698)
48,819
(+1,704)
35,819
(-737)
1,470,148
(-10,916, -1.38%)
116,102 (+12,759, +12.35%)
63.83%
05/20/2025
536,591
(-4,594)
433,248
(-4,283)
205,356
(+15,714)
319,258
(+17,537)
47,115
(+611)
36,556
(-1,523)
1,497,884
(+11,731, +1.51%)
103,343 (-311, -0.3%)
53.98%
05/13/2025
541,185
(+9,704)
437,531
(+18,685)
189,642
(+2,466)
301,721
(-2,620)
46,504
(+2,689)
38,079
(-1,206)
1,530,591
(+14,859, +1.95%)
103,654 (-8,981, -7.97%)
54.22%
05/06/2025
531,481
(+31,574)
418,846
(+29,982)
187,176
(-14,761)
304,341
(-9,994)
43,815
(+1,029)
39,285
(-2,146)
1,510,862
(+17,842, +2.4%)
112,635 (+1,592, +1.43%)
61.15%
04/29/2025
499,907
(+21,584)
388,864
(+627)
201,937
(-6,500)
314,335
(+1,756)
42,786
(-9,494)
41,431
(+3,207)
1,471,360
(+5,590, +0.76%)
111,043 (+20,957, +23.26%)
59.92%
04/22/2025
478,323
(+2,840)
388,237
(+8,876)
208,437
(-6,433)
312,579
(-19,417)
52,280
(-9,130)
38,224
(-2,182)
1,459,629
(-12,723, -1.69%)
90,086 (-6,036, -6.28%)
43.74%
04/15/2025
475,483
(-32,448)
379,361
(-41,698)
214,870
(-17,104)
331,996
(-9,158)
61,410
(-1,438)
40,406
(-134)
1,506,409
(-50,990, -6.35%)
96,122 (+9,250, +10.65%)
48.4%
04/08/2025
507,931
(-29,753)
421,059
(-22,224)
231,974
(-4,076)
341,154
(-17,511)
62,848
(-1,750)
40,540
(+4,156)
1,590,806
(-35,579, -4.24%)
86,872 (-7,529, -7.98%)
41.25%
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