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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Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
03/08/2022
473,729
(-10,915)
376,058
(-18,498)
245,092
(-410)
383,505
(+11,594)
60,990
(+1,574)
20,248
(-2,847)
1,085,853
(-9,751, -1.23%) 		97,671 (+7,583, +8.42%)
84.87%
03/01/2022
484,644
(-212)
394,556
(+5,674)
245,502
(+3,589)
371,911
(-631)
59,416
(-610)
23,095
(-2,276)
1,112,832
(+2,767, +0.35%) 		90,088 (-5,886, -6.13%)
33.47%
02/22/2022
484,856
(-2,845)
388,882
(+1,084)
241,913
(+7,235)
372,542
(+6,440)
60,026
(+4,196)
25,371
(+1,062)
1,107,113
(+8,586, +1.1%) 		95,974 (-3,929, -3.93%)
73.37%
02/15/2022
487,701
(+17,636)
387,798
(+2,884)
234,678
(-6,151)
366,102
(+10,184)
55,830
(-2,007)
24,309
(-3,590)
1,098,101
(+9,478, +1.23%) 		99,903 (+14,752, +17.32%)
100.0%
02/08/2022
470,065
(0)
384,914
(0)
240,829
(0)
355,918
(0)
57,837
(0)
27,899
(0)
1,133,934
(0, 0%) 		85,151 (0, 0%)
50%
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