OPEN INTEREST

479,739

(+1,977, +0.53%)
COMMERCIAL NET

105,321

(+15,815, +17.67%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-106,952

(-13,814)
SMALL TRADERS NET

1,631

(-2,001)
COT INDEX

99.7%

As of 09/02/2025
LAST UPDATE

09/02

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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
03/22/2022
144,284
(+8,404)
77,819
(+701)
42,776
(-12,551)
101,194
(-1,987)
19,838
(-4,731)
27,885
(-7,592)
259,761
(-8,878, -4.11%)
66,465 (+7,703, +13.11%)
21.43%
03/15/2022
135,880
(-13,171)
77,118
(-14,689)
55,327
(-3,473)
103,181
(-5,996)
24,569
(+3,415)
35,477
(+7,456)
278,993
(-13,229, -5.78%)
58,762 (+1,518, +2.65%)
17.67%
03/08/2022
149,051
(-3,463)
91,807
(+872)
58,800
(+906)
109,177
(-3,464)
21,154
(+1,074)
28,021
(+1,109)
289,220
(-1,483, -0.64%)
57,244 (-4,335, -7.04%)
16.93%
03/01/2022
152,514
(+15,519)
90,935
(+7,220)
57,894
(+2,970)
112,641
(+12,117)
20,080
(-1,929)
26,912
(-2,777)
291,214
(+16,560, +7.74%)
61,579 (+8,299, +15.58%)
19.05%
02/22/2022
136,995
(-8,905)
83,715
(-9,736)
54,924
(+2,283)
100,524
(+1,808)
22,009
(+1,028)
29,689
(+2,334)
271,157
(-5,594, -2.55%)
53,280 (+831, +1.58%)
15.0%
02/15/2022
145,900
(+2,452)
93,451
(-5,931)
52,641
(-7,246)
98,716
(+3,701)
20,981
(+1,396)
27,355
(-1,168)
287,622
(-3,398, -1.52%)
52,449 (+8,383, +19.02%)
14.59%
02/08/2022
143,448
(+6,752)
99,382
(-3,423)
59,887
(-3,633)
95,015
(+4,747)
19,585
(-3,343)
28,523
(-1,548)
293,604
(-224, -0.1%)
44,066 (+10,175, +30.02%)
10.5%
02/01/2022
136,696
(-15,110)
102,805
(+1,069)
63,520
(-775)
90,268
(-15,769)
22,928
(+2,495)
30,071
(+1,310)
300,194
(-13,390, -5.66%)
33,891 (-16,179, -32.31%)
5.54%
01/25/2022
151,806
(-704)
101,736
(+5,105)
64,295
(+10,123)
106,037
(+4,971)
20,433
(-862)
28,761
(-1,519)
304,889
(+8,557, +3.75%)
50,070 (-5,809, -10.4%)
13.43%
01/18/2022
152,510
(+6,578)
96,631
(+12,557)
54,172
(-9,642)
101,066
(-15,885)
21,295
(-441)
30,280
(-177)
307,106
(-3,505, -1.51%)
55,879 (-5,979, -9.67%)
16.27%
01/11/2022
145,932
(-8,360)
84,074
(-799)
63,814
(+5,707)
116,951
(-1,610)
21,736
(+2,224)
30,457
(+1,980)
308,888
(-429, -0.18%)
61,858 (-7,561, -10.89%)
23.28%
01/04/2022
154,292
(+11,996)
84,873
(-1,198)
58,107
(-692)
118,561
(+12,567)
19,512
(+1,694)
28,477
(+1,629)
301,754
(+12,998, +5.94%)
69,419 (+13,194, +23.47%)
36.5%
12/28/2021
142,296
(+5,161)
86,071
(-10,817)
58,799
(-9,595)
105,994
(+5,991)
17,818
(-943)
26,848
(-551)
277,502
(-5,377, -2.4%)
56,225 (+15,978, +39.7%)
31.2%
12/21/2021
137,135
(-4,439)
96,888
(+13,172)
68,394
(+3,554)
100,003
(-9,787)
18,761
(+1,319)
27,399
(-2,951)
289,170
(+434, +0.19%)
40,247 (-17,611, -30.44%)
31.32%
12/14/2021
141,574
(+1,663)
83,716
(-496)
64,840
(-7,975)
109,790
(-10,428)
17,442
(-2,190)
30,350
(+2,422)
296,559
(-8,502, -3.66%)
57,858 (+2,159, +3.88%)
37.78%
12/07/2021
139,911
(-31,139)
84,212
(-18,491)
72,815
(+4,795)
120,218
(-8,956)
19,632
(-1,496)
27,928
(-393)
300,082
(-27,840, -10.7%)
55,699 (-12,648, -18.51%)
36.99%
11/30/2021
171,050
(-19,667)
102,703
(+4,065)
68,020
(+28,132)
129,174
(+7,350)
21,128
(+760)
28,321
(-2,190)
325,869
(+9,225, +3.68%)
68,347 (-23,732, -25.77%)
41.63%
11/23/2021
190,717
(+24,787)
98,638
(+6,381)
39,888
(-30,300)
121,824
(-10,851)
20,368
(+432)
30,511
(-611)
311,412
(-5,081, -1.98%)
92,079 (+18,406, +24.98%)
50.33%
11/16/2021
165,930
(-13,884)
92,257
(+488)
70,188
(-8,287)
132,675
(-25,721)
19,936
(-3,098)
31,122
(-36)
329,850
(-25,269, -8.98%)
73,673 (-14,372, -16.32%)
43.58%
11/09/2021
179,814
(-15,772)
91,769
(+3,065)
78,475
(+9,961)
158,396
(-13,404)
23,034
(-2,739)
31,158
(+1,789)
348,553
(-8,550, -2.95%)
88,045 (-18,837, -17.62%)
48.85%
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