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
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%
10/31/2017
206,958
(-6,479)
62,509
(+160)
173,194
(-540)
318,494
(-3,988)
36,658
(+1,525)
35,807
(-1,666)
628,156
(-5,494, -1.3%)
144,449 (-6,639, -4.39%)
84.43%
10/24/2017
213,437
(-53,828)
62,349
(-34,591)
173,734
(-11,344)
322,482
(-31,167)
35,133
(-451)
37,473
(+135)
617,178
(-65,623, -13.45%)
151,088 (-19,237, -11.29%)
87.51%
10/17/2017
267,265
(-6,078)
96,940
(+1,593)
185,078
(+13,720)
353,649
(+7,626)
35,584
(+470)
37,338
(-1,107)
701,927
(+8,112, +1.69%)
170,325 (-7,671, -4.31%)
96.44%
10/10/2017
273,343
(+9,273)
95,347
(+5,729)
171,358
(-5,123)
346,023
(-1,082)
35,114
(+1,477)
38,445
(+980)
677,160
(+5,627, +1.19%)
177,996 (+3,544, +2.03%)
100.0%
10/03/2017
264,070
(+8,422)
89,618
(+7,258)
176,481
(+19,589)
347,105
(+17,818)
33,637
(+278)
37,465
(+3,213)
669,232
(+28,289, +6.34%)
174,452 (+1,164, +0.67%)
99.06%
09/26/2017
255,648
(-27,717)
82,360
(-24,548)
156,892
(-18,277)
329,287
(-17,069)
33,359
(-6,729)
34,252
(-11,106)
640,509
(-52,723, -10.57%)
173,288 (-3,169, -1.8%)
98.52%
09/19/2017
283,365
(+63,264)
106,908
(+15,511)
175,169
(+7,833)
346,356
(+55,193)
40,088
(+5,730)
45,358
(+6,123)
704,831
(+76,827, +18.21%)
176,457 (+47,753, +37.1%)
100.0%
09/12/2017
220,101
(+13,278)
91,397
(+8,897)
167,336
(-12,025)
291,163
(-9,526)
34,358
(-1,264)
39,235
(+618)
640,340
(-11, -0.0%)
128,704 (+4,381, +3.52%)
86.12%
09/05/2017
206,823
(-1,899)
82,500
(-5,458)
179,361
(+21,264)
300,689
(+25,221)
35,622
(+2,012)
38,617
(+1,614)
618,725
(+21,377, +5.34%)
124,323 (+3,559, +2.95%)
83.85%
08/29/2017
208,722
(+12,031)
87,958
(+3,538)
158,097
(+6,684)
275,468
(+18,761)
33,610
(+2,302)
37,003
(-1,282)
578,391
(+21,017, +5.54%)
120,764 (+8,493, +7.56%)
82.01%
08/22/2017
196,691
(-31,397)
84,420
(-10,633)
151,413
(-2,615)
256,707
(-26,727)
31,308
(-4,434)
38,285
(-1,086)
556,057
(-38,446, -9.2%)
112,271 (-20,764, -15.61%)
77.61%
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