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
03/28/2017
188,975
(-41,792)
83,251
(-29,136)
151,236
(-27,089)
253,988
(-37,783)
30,708
(-1,979)
33,680
(-3,941)
515,480
(-70,860, -16.04%)
105,724 (-12,656, -10.69%)
81.17%
03/21/2017
230,767
(-8,435)
112,387
(-23,732)
178,325
(+6,616)
291,771
(+19,501)
32,687
(-384)
37,621
(+2,028)
601,319
(-2,203, -0.5%)
118,380 (+15,297, +14.84%)
88.34%
03/14/2017
239,202
(+14,123)
136,119
(+15,180)
171,709
(-3,648)
272,270
(-2,702)
33,071
(+1,600)
35,593
(-403)
598,618
(+12,075, +2.8%)
103,083 (-1,057, -1.01%)
79.67%
03/07/2017
225,079
(+23,973)
120,939
(+18,554)
175,357
(-5,156)
274,972
(+853)
31,471
(-866)
35,996
(-1,456)
596,912
(+17,951, +4.34%)
104,140 (+5,419, +5.49%)
80.27%
02/28/2017
201,106
(+11,048)
102,385
(+17,292)
180,513
(-1,092)
274,119
(-9,717)
32,337
(-474)
37,452
(+1,907)
585,686
(+9,482, +2.34%)
98,721 (-6,244, -5.95%)
77.2%
02/21/2017
190,058
(-33,206)
85,093
(-14,999)
181,605
(+3,721)
283,836
(-14,710)
32,811
(-1,359)
35,545
(-1,135)
551,908
(-30,844, -7.09%)
104,965 (-18,207, -14.78%)
80.74%
02/14/2017
223,264
(+33,777)
100,092
(+26,275)
177,884
(+25,874)
298,546
(+34,739)
34,170
(+4,203)
36,680
(+2,840)
641,759
(+63,854, +17.19%)
123,172 (+7,502, +6.49%)
91.05%
02/07/2017
189,487
(+8,282)
73,817
(+25,000)
152,010
(+11,298)
263,807
(-3,239)
29,967
(+1,782)
33,840
(-399)
535,393
(+21,362, +6.1%)
115,670 (-16,718, -12.63%)
86.8%
01/31/2017
181,205
(+809)
48,817
(+7,382)
140,712
(-7,924)
267,046
(-15,814)
28,185
(+737)
34,239
(+2,054)
480,876
(-6,378, -1.79%)
132,388 (-6,573, -4.73%)
96.28%
01/24/2017
180,396
(-13,740)
41,435
(-16,863)
148,636
(-10,148)
282,860
(-8,343)
27,448
(-15,290)
32,185
(-13,972)
478,012
(-39,178, -9.9%)
138,961 (+3,123, +2.3%)
100.0%
01/17/2017
194,136
(+12,585)
58,298
(+3,851)
158,784
(+14,104)
291,203
(+20,343)
42,738
(+9,918)
46,157
(+12,413)
537,656
(+36,607, +10.2%)
135,838 (+8,734, +6.87%)
98.25%
01/10/2017
181,551
(+27,548)
54,447
(+10,063)
144,680
(+5,354)
270,860
(+26,939)
32,820
(+7,155)
33,744
(+3,055)
479,856
(+40,057, +12.56%)
127,104 (+17,485, +15.95%)
93.3%
01/03/2017
154,003
(+4,141)
44,384
(-109)
139,326
(-2,858)
243,921
(+255)
25,665
(+716)
30,689
(+1,853)
411,436
(+1,999, +0.63%)
109,619 (+4,250, +4.03%)
83.39%
12/27/2016
149,862
(-22,563)
44,493
(-14,786)
142,184
(+8,620)
243,666
(+1,177)
24,949
(-2,377)
28,836
(-2,711)
411,321
(-16,320, -4.9%)
105,369 (-7,777, -6.87%)
80.98%
12/20/2016
172,425
(+4,099)
59,279
(-4,318)
133,564
(+5,284)
242,489
(+11,631)
27,326
(-2,769)
31,547
(-699)
462,774
(+6,614, +2.02%)
113,146 (+8,417, +8.04%)
85.39%
12/13/2016
168,326
(+6,671)
63,597
(-423)
128,280
(-13,984)
230,858
(-6,813)
30,095
(+2,231)
32,246
(+2,154)
445,922
(-5,082, -1.53%)
104,729 (+7,094, +7.27%)
80.62%
12/06/2016
161,655
(+21,141)
64,020
(-5,491)
142,264
(-10,809)
237,671
(+16,935)
27,864
(-2,849)
30,092
(-3,961)
431,627
(+7,483, +2.31%)
97,635 (+26,632, +37.51%)
76.6%
11/29/2016
140,514
(+2,909)
69,511
(-1,664)
153,073
(+16,221)
220,736
(+20,506)
30,713
(+4,187)
34,053
(+4,475)
408,886
(+23,317, +7.75%)
71,003 (+4,573, +6.88%)
61.51%
11/22/2016
137,605
(-9,849)
71,175
(-20,754)
136,852
(+5,661)
200,230
(+19,857)
26,526
(-5,949)
29,578
(-9,240)
389,937
(-10,137, -3.26%)
66,430 (+10,905, +19.64%)
58.91%
11/15/2016
147,454
(+8,848)
91,929
(+1,196)
131,191
(-3,093)
180,373
(-3,804)
32,475
(+3,732)
38,818
(+12,095)
451,231
(+9,487, +3.15%)
55,525 (+7,652, +15.98%)
52.73%
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