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
12/11/2018
125,201
(-8,882)
162,862
(+23,558)
143,807
(+16,983)
103,710
(-12,097)
27,977
(+1,814)
30,413
(-1,546)
420,319
(+9,915, +3.45%)
-37,661 (-32,440, -621.34%)
20.0%
12/04/2018
134,083
(-1,351)
139,304
(-15,719)
126,824
(-4,533)
115,807
(+12,063)
26,163
(+2,432)
31,959
(+204)
404,672
(-3,452, -1.19%)
-5,221 (+14,368, +73.35%)
32.03%
11/27/2018
135,434
(-17,060)
155,023
(-25,448)
131,357
(-21,932)
103,744
(-14,017)
23,731
(-2,187)
31,755
(-1,714)
428,661
(-41,179, -12.41%)
-19,589 (+8,388, +29.98%)
26.7%
11/20/2018
152,494
(+5,668)
180,471
(+16,182)
153,289
(-4,567)
117,761
(-18,049)
25,918
(-3,838)
33,469
(-870)
479,672
(-2,737, -0.82%)
-27,977 (-10,514, -60.21%)
23.59%
11/13/2018
146,826
(-4,884)
164,289
(+3,698)
157,856
(+2,938)
135,810
(-6,103)
29,756
(+2,007)
34,339
(+2,466)
473,340
(+61, +0.02%)
-17,463 (-8,582, -96.63%)
27.49%
11/06/2018
151,710
(-11,694)
160,591
(-1,345)
154,918
(-8,331)
141,913
(-19,338)
27,749
(-25)
31,873
(+633)
479,813
(-20,050, -5.66%)
-8,881 (-10,349, -704.97%)
30.67%
10/30/2018
163,404
(+5,859)
161,936
(+17,827)
163,249
(+2,176)
161,251
(-10,125)
27,774
(-3,153)
31,240
(-2,820)
504,037
(+4,882, +1.4%)
1,468 (-11,968, -89.07%)
34.51%
10/23/2018
157,545
(-13,596)
144,109
(+10,145)
161,073
(+14,712)
171,376
(-8,022)
30,927
(+2,647)
34,060
(+1,640)
493,126
(+3,763, +1.09%)
13,436 (-23,741, -63.86%)
38.95%
10/16/2018
171,141
(-69,120)
133,964
(+13,604)
146,361
(+16,394)
179,398
(-64,172)
28,280
(+4,484)
32,420
(+2,326)
536,159
(-48,242, -12.24%)
37,177 (-82,724, -68.99%)
47.76%
10/09/2018
240,261
(-23,381)
120,360
(+3,477)
129,967
(+6,552)
243,570
(-20,289)
23,796
(-1,792)
30,094
(-1,809)
534,909
(-18,621, -4.51%)
119,901 (-26,858, -18.3%)
78.45%
10/02/2018
263,642
(+9,308)
116,883
(+6,515)
123,415
(+3,200)
263,859
(+3,869)
25,588
(-572)
31,903
(+1,552)
535,724
(+11,936, +2.98%)
146,759 (+2,793, +1.94%)
88.41%
09/25/2018
254,334
(+9,126)
110,368
(-9,704)
120,215
(-3,620)
259,990
(+16,381)
26,160
(+446)
30,351
(-725)
527,409
(+5,952, +1.51%)
143,966 (+18,830, +15.05%)
87.38%
09/18/2018
245,208
(+6,542)
120,072
(+7,703)
123,835
(+8,874)
243,609
(+8,216)
25,714
(-645)
31,076
(-1,148)
540,110
(+14,771, +3.89%)
125,136 (-1,161, -0.92%)
80.39%
09/11/2018
238,666
(+11,178)
112,369
(+14,042)
114,961
(+6,048)
235,393
(-603)
26,359
(+2,020)
32,224
(+5,807)
521,260
(+19,246, +5.34%)
126,297 (-2,864, -2.22%)
80.82%
09/04/2018
227,488
(+12,092)
98,327
(+2,276)
108,913
(-11,397)
235,996
(+2,309)
24,339
(+501)
26,417
(-3,389)
500,107
(+1,196, +0.33%)
129,161 (+9,816, +8.22%)
81.88%
08/28/2018
215,396
(-2,127)
96,051
(-13,757)
120,310
(+1,562)
233,687
(+13,114)
23,838
(-2,695)
29,806
(-2,617)
497,131
(-3,260, -0.9%)
119,345 (+11,630, +10.8%)
78.24%
08/21/2018
217,523
(-21,283)
109,808
(+7,125)
118,748
(+12,342)
220,573
(-17,294)
26,533
(-3,195)
32,423
(-1,967)
507,815
(-12,136, -3.24%)
107,715 (-28,408, -20.87%)
73.93%
08/14/2018
238,806
(+12,806)
102,683
(-2,932)
106,406
(-10,985)
237,867
(+6,687)
29,728
(+2,990)
34,390
(+1,056)
492,921
(+4,811, +1.3%)
136,123 (+15,738, +13.07%)
84.47%
08/07/2018
226,000
(+31,058)
105,615
(+20,268)
117,391
(+7,503)
231,180
(+17,786)
26,738
(+226)
33,334
(+733)
476,020
(+38,787, +11.71%)
120,385 (+10,790, +9.85%)
78.63%
07/31/2018
194,942
(+12,100)
85,347
(-4,581)
109,888
(-8,717)
213,394
(+8,628)
26,512
(+2,162)
32,601
(+1,498)
415,465
(+5,545, +1.7%)
109,595 (+16,681, +17.95%)
74.62%
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