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
04/21/2020
106,162
(-28,883)
75,756
(-24,634)
50,460
(-4,543)
82,687
(-5,815)
19,526
(-115)
17,705
(-3,092)
211,930
(-33,541, -16.0%)
30,406 (-4,249, -12.26%)
38.23%
04/14/2020
135,045
(+9,403)
100,390
(+7,670)
55,003
(-5,649)
88,502
(-2,776)
19,641
(-1,202)
20,797
(-2,342)
253,220
(+2,552, +1.23%)
34,655 (+1,733, +5.26%)
39.56%
04/07/2020
125,642
(+13,551)
92,720
(+3,177)
60,652
(-3,923)
91,278
(+8,326)
20,843
(+1,450)
23,139
(-425)
250,688
(+11,078, +5.65%)
32,922 (+10,374, +46.01%)
39.02%
03/31/2020
112,091
(-14,384)
89,543
(-13,660)
64,575
(-17,691)
82,952
(-18,022)
19,393
(-2,821)
23,564
(-3,214)
235,004
(-34,896, -15.11%)
22,548 (-724, -3.11%)
35.77%
03/24/2020
126,475
(-80,541)
103,203
(-21,769)
82,266
(-39,276)
100,974
(-100,055)
22,214
(-4,268)
26,778
(-2,261)
268,255
(-124,085, -34.95%)
23,272 (-58,772, -71.63%)
36.0%
03/17/2020
207,016
(+7,517)
124,972
(-8,561)
121,542
(-21,929)
201,029
(-5,764)
26,482
(+879)
29,039
(+792)
434,583
(-13,533, -3.67%)
82,044 (+16,078, +24.37%)
54.42%
03/10/2020
199,499
(+10,178)
133,533
(+8,990)
143,471
(+4,371)
206,793
(+10,207)
25,603
(-2,663)
28,247
(-7,311)
450,812
(+11,886, +3.33%)
65,966 (+1,188, +1.83%)
49.38%
03/03/2020
189,321
(-18,009)
124,543
(-2,139)
139,100
(+23,697)
196,586
(+3,572)
28,266
(+3,839)
35,558
(+8,094)
451,311
(+9,527, +2.74%)
64,778 (-15,870, -19.68%)
49.01%
02/25/2020
207,330
(-21,103)
126,682
(+37,474)
115,403
(+28,431)
193,014
(-24,187)
24,427
(+715)
27,464
(-5,244)
431,241
(+8,043, +2.37%)
80,648 (-58,577, -42.07%)
53.98%
02/18/2020
228,433
(-5,695)
89,208
(-7,078)
86,972
(+6,540)
217,201
(+5,900)
23,712
(-1,940)
32,708
(+83)
424,777
(-1,095, -0.32%)
139,225 (+1,383, +1.0%)
72.34%
02/11/2020
234,128
(+9,911)
96,286
(-4,423)
80,432
(-11,869)
211,301
(+1,812)
25,652
(+195)
32,625
(+848)
424,215
(-1,763, -0.52%)
137,842 (+14,334, +11.61%)
71.91%
02/04/2020
224,217
(-7,751)
100,709
(+12,681)
92,301
(+4,231)
209,489
(-17,248)
25,457
(-144)
31,777
(+903)
428,263
(-3,664, -1.06%)
123,508 (-20,432, -14.19%)
67.42%
01/28/2020
231,968
(-29,312)
88,028
(-149)
88,070
(+6,038)
226,737
(-25,472)
25,601
(-1,151)
30,874
(+1,196)
433,719
(-24,425, -6.6%)
143,940 (-29,163, -16.85%)
73.82%
01/21/2020
261,280
(+2,122)
88,177
(-755)
82,032
(+2,660)
252,209
(+5,243)
26,752
(-619)
29,678
(-325)
478,868
(+4,163, +1.14%)
173,103 (+2,877, +1.69%)
82.96%
01/14/2020
259,158
(+22,243)
88,932
(+6,482)
79,372
(+1,449)
246,966
(+24,146)
27,371
(+5,026)
30,003
(-1,910)
469,840
(+28,718, +8.52%)
170,226 (+15,761, +10.2%)
82.06%
01/07/2020
236,915
(+528)
82,450
(+11,478)
77,923
(+16,404)
222,820
(+8,395)
22,345
(+1,461)
31,913
(-1,480)
429,698
(+18,393, +5.77%)
154,465 (-10,950, -6.62%)
77.12%
12/31/2019
236,387
(+6,963)
70,972
(+9,293)
61,519
(-3,738)
214,425
(-7,388)
20,884
(+737)
33,393
(+2,057)
421,662
(+3,962, +1.26%)
165,415 (-2,330, -1.39%)
80.55%
12/24/2019
229,424
(-30,237)
61,679
(-15,287)
65,257
(-279)
221,813
(-17,074)
20,147
(-1,383)
31,336
(+462)
411,894
(-31,899, -9.2%)
167,745 (-14,950, -8.18%)
81.28%
12/17/2019
259,661
(-13,069)
76,966
(-688)
65,536
(-249)
238,887
(-9,926)
21,530
(+953)
30,874
(-1,751)
460,843
(-12,365, -3.44%)
182,695 (-12,381, -6.35%)
85.97%
12/10/2019
272,730
(-13,315)
77,654
(+416)
65,785
(-9,424)
248,813
(-25,708)
20,577
(-5,164)
32,625
(-2,611)
465,375
(-27,903, -7.21%)
195,076 (-13,731, -6.58%)
89.85%
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