OPEN INTEREST

476,717

(+18,877, +5.38%)
COMMERCIAL NET

85,120

(+6,014, +7.6%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-80,007

(-2,985)
SMALL TRADERS NET

-5,113

(-3,029)
COT INDEX

82.69%

As of 11/18/2025
LAST UPDATE

11/18

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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
03/20/2018
143,524
(+11,255)
215,364
(+26,418)
145,654
(+8,721)
73,578
(-9,743)
29,602
(-5,700)
29,838
(-2,399)
417,393
(+14,276, +4.69%)
-71,840 (-15,163, -26.75%)
1.01%
03/13/2018
132,269
(+10,479)
188,946
(-7,222)
136,933
(-22,931)
83,321
(+375)
35,302
(+4,014)
32,237
(-1,591)
400,736
(-8,438, -2.7%)
-56,677 (+17,701, +23.8%)
7.01%
03/06/2018
121,790
(-15,094)
196,168
(+16,671)
159,864
(+5,400)
82,946
(-37,135)
31,288
(+1,549)
33,828
(+12,319)
398,050
(-8,145, -2.54%)
-74,378 (-31,765, -74.54%)
0.0%
02/27/2018
136,884
(+643)
179,497
(-15,236)
154,464
(-6,652)
120,081
(+18,515)
29,739
(-118)
21,509
(-9,406)
407,846
(-6,127, -1.87%)
-42,613 (+15,879, +27.15%)
12.44%
02/20/2018
136,241
(-13,478)
194,733
(-28,945)
161,116
(-26,092)
101,566
(-11,079)
29,857
(-1,020)
30,915
(-566)
425,271
(-40,590, -11.04%)
-58,492 (+15,467, +20.91%)
6.14%
02/13/2018
149,719
(-12,160)
223,678
(+18,979)
187,208
(-71,050)
112,645
(-59,795)
30,877
(-18,996)
31,481
(-61,390)
509,458
(-102,206, -21.75%)
-73,959 (-31,139, -72.72%)
0.0%
02/06/2018
161,879
(+753)
204,699
(+103,672)
258,258
(+22,940)
172,440
(-122,235)
49,873
(+9,973)
92,871
(+52,229)
614,435
(+33,666, +7.72%)
-42,820 (-102,919, -171.25%)
0.0%
01/30/2018
161,126
(-17,769)
101,027
(+15,368)
235,318
(-19,519)
294,675
(-50,332)
39,900
(+8,843)
40,642
(+6,519)
629,529
(-28,445, -6.12%)
60,099 (-33,137, -35.54%)
45.29%
01/23/2018
178,895
(-7,289)
85,659
(-15,380)
254,837
(-3,854)
345,007
(+4,072)
31,057
(-3,597)
34,123
(-3,432)
630,599
(-14,740, -3.07%)
93,236 (+8,091, +9.5%)
60.67%
01/16/2018
186,184
(+11,419)
101,039
(+21,634)
258,691
(+26,726)
340,935
(+17,190)
34,654
(+2,025)
37,555
(+1,346)
653,697
(+40,170, +9.14%)
85,145 (-10,215, -10.71%)
56.92%
01/09/2018
174,765
(+16,467)
79,405
(+14,366)
231,965
(+34,264)
323,745
(+34,487)
32,629
(+3,378)
36,209
(+5,256)
602,198
(+54,109, +14.05%)
95,360 (+2,101, +2.25%)
61.66%
01/02/2018
158,298
(-1,419)
65,039
(+8,840)
197,701
(+5,237)
289,258
(-336)
29,251
(+2,161)
30,953
(-2,525)
562,302
(+5,979, +1.58%)
93,259 (-10,259, -9.91%)
60.68%
12/26/2017
159,717
(-52,289)
56,199
(-25,687)
192,464
(+3,873)
289,594
(-27,580)
27,090
(-7,167)
33,478
(-2,316)
551,395
(-55,583, -12.78%)
103,518 (-26,602, -20.44%)
65.44%
12/19/2017
212,006
(+3,303)
81,886
(+391)
188,591
(+16,070)
317,174
(+22,544)
34,257
(+975)
35,794
(-2,587)
646,026
(+20,348, +4.91%)
130,120 (+2,912, +2.29%)
77.78%
12/12/2017
208,703
(+1,174)
81,495
(-6,863)
172,521
(+11,266)
294,630
(+18,804)
33,282
(+687)
38,381
(+1,186)
651,180
(+13,127, +3.27%)
127,208 (+8,037, +6.74%)
76.43%
12/05/2017
207,529
(-2,948)
88,358
(+3,009)
161,255
(-21,872)
275,826
(-22,063)
32,595
(+3,658)
37,195
(-2,108)
622,772
(-21,162, -5.01%)
119,171 (-5,957, -4.76%)
72.7%
11/28/2017
210,477
(+7,829)
85,349
(-6,144)
183,127
(+5,792)
297,889
(+17,598)
28,937
(-3,797)
39,303
(-1,630)
632,116
(+9,824, +2.38%)
125,128 (+13,973, +12.57%)
75.47%
11/21/2017
202,648
(-27,333)
91,493
(-265)
177,335
(-13,297)
280,291
(-37,999)
32,734
(+343)
40,933
(-2,023)
628,899
(-40,287, -8.89%)
111,155 (-27,068, -19.58%)
68.98%
11/14/2017
229,981
(-308)
91,758
(+22,861)
190,632
(+6,301)
318,290
(-19,350)
32,391
(+295)
42,956
(+2,777)
657,946
(+6,288, +1.41%)
138,223 (-23,169, -14.36%)
81.54%
11/07/2017
230,289
(+23,331)
68,897
(+6,388)
184,331
(+11,137)
337,640
(+19,146)
32,096
(-4,562)
40,179
(+4,372)
659,250
(+29,906, +7.17%)
161,392 (+16,943, +11.73%)
92.3%
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