OPEN INTEREST

458,712

(+18,923, +5.37%)
COMMERCIAL NET

89,205

(+16,434, +22.58%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-85,632

(-14,043)
SMALL TRADERS NET

-3,573

(-2,391)
COT INDEX

86.11%

As of 11/04/2025
LAST UPDATE

11/04

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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
02/04/2020
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%
12/03/2019
286,045
(-14,032)
77,238
(-1,980)
75,209
(-4,902)
274,521
(-16,289)
25,741
(+3,413)
35,236
(+2,748)
483,774
(-15,521, -3.86%)
208,807 (-12,052, -5.46%)
94.15%
11/26/2019
300,077
(-32,939)
79,218
(-26,342)
80,111
(-14,248)
290,810
(-21,911)
22,328
(-609)
32,488
(+457)
504,704
(-47,796, -10.61%)
220,859 (-6,597, -2.9%)
97.93%
11/19/2019
333,016
(+18,343)
105,560
(+5,774)
94,359
(+2,526)
312,721
(+14,731)
22,937
(-4,745)
32,031
(-4,381)
549,306
(+16,124, +3.71%)
227,456 (+12,569, +5.85%)
100.0%
11/12/2019
314,673
(+8,487)
99,786
(+7,139)
91,833
(+7,058)
297,990
(+9,617)
27,682
(+2,452)
36,412
(+1,241)
518,975
(+17,997, +4.32%)
214,887 (+1,348, +0.63%)
100.0%
11/05/2019
306,186
(+23,956)
92,647
(+10,160)
84,775
(+3,932)
288,373
(+19,582)
25,230
(+3,337)
35,171
(+1,483)
491,051
(+31,225, +8.11%)
213,539 (+13,796, +6.91%)
100.0%
10/29/2019
282,230
(+19,697)
82,487
(+1,615)
80,843
(-4,495)
268,791
(+12,217)
21,893
(+984)
33,688
(+2,354)
453,332
(+16,186, +4.39%)
199,743 (+18,082, +9.95%)
100.0%
10/22/2019
262,533
(+5,181)
80,872
(-11,990)
85,338
(+4,813)
256,574
(+20,069)
20,909
(-1,434)
31,334
(+481)
437,316
(+8,560, +2.38%)
181,661 (+17,171, +10.44%)
99.25%
10/15/2019
257,352
(+20,427)
92,862
(+1,176)
80,525
(+4,316)
236,505
(+21,616)
22,343
(+1,032)
30,853
(+2,983)
445,199
(+25,775, +7.71%)
164,490 (+19,251, +13.25%)
93.01%
10/08/2019
236,925
(-20,226)
91,686
(+592)
76,209
(-8,604)
214,889
(-24,779)
21,311
(+1,222)
27,870
(-3,421)
401,077
(-27,608, -7.63%)
145,239 (-20,818, -12.54%)
86.02%
10/01/2019
257,151
(+20,091)
91,094
(+12,166)
84,813
(+112)
239,668
(+6,448)
20,089
(-820)
31,291
(+769)
429,251
(+19,383, +5.66%)
166,057 (+7,925, +5.01%)
93.58%
09/24/2019
237,060
(+18,122)
78,928
(-8,074)
84,701
(-1,387)
233,220
(+21,481)
20,909
(-1,869)
30,522
(+1,459)
405,328
(+14,866, +4.54%)
158,132 (+26,196, +19.86%)
90.7%
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