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
11/08/2016
138,606
(-10,152)
90,733
(+15,869)
134,284
(-12,747)
184,177
(-32,879)
28,743
(+3,730)
26,723
(-2,159)
411,483
(-19,169, -5.98%)
47,873 (-26,021, -35.21%)
48.4%
11/01/2016
148,758
(+1,775)
74,864
(+14,385)
147,031
(-20,103)
217,056
(-31,570)
25,013
(+4,766)
28,882
(+3,623)
428,792
(-13,562, -4.06%)
73,894 (-12,610, -14.58%)
63.14%
10/25/2016
146,983
(-16,867)
60,479
(-22,880)
167,134
(+19,102)
248,626
(+25,954)
20,247
(+620)
25,259
(-219)
436,770
(+2,855, +0.86%)
86,504 (+6,013, +7.47%)
70.29%
10/18/2016
163,850
(-22,310)
83,359
(-8,742)
148,032
(-10,288)
222,672
(-23,656)
19,627
(-8,031)
25,478
(-8,231)
473,819
(-40,629, -10.92%)
80,491 (-13,568, -14.42%)
66.88%
10/11/2016
186,160
(+1,057)
92,101
(+745)
158,320
(+1,938)
246,328
(+3,018)
27,658
(+1,292)
33,709
(+524)
492,032
(+4,287, +1.17%)
94,059 (+312, +0.33%)
74.57%
10/04/2016
185,103
(-1,274)
91,356
(+1,012)
156,382
(+17,152)
243,310
(+14,940)
26,366
(+1,129)
33,185
(+1,055)
482,610
(+17,007, +4.85%)
93,747 (-2,286, -2.38%)
74.4%
09/27/2016
186,377
(+1,103)
90,344
(+892)
139,230
(+18,469)
228,370
(+20,008)
25,237
(-1,603)
32,130
(-2,931)
473,209
(+17,969, +5.4%)
96,033 (+211, +0.22%)
75.69%
09/20/2016
185,274
(-19,039)
89,452
(+3,279)
120,761
(+2,405)
208,362
(-22,869)
26,840
(-1,325)
35,061
(+1,631)
471,105
(-17,959, -5.12%)
95,822 (-22,318, -18.89%)
75.57%
09/13/2016
204,313
(-5,169)
86,173
(+15,611)
118,356
(-59,359)
231,231
(-80,215)
28,165
(+689)
33,430
(+765)
478,117
(-63,839, -15.4%)
118,140 (-20,780, -14.96%)
88.22%
09/06/2016
209,482
(+11,315)
70,562
(+8,681)
177,715
(+2,105)
311,446
(+8,115)
27,476
(+1,764)
32,665
(-1,612)
547,744
(+15,184, +3.8%)
138,920 (+2,634, +1.93%)
100.0%
08/30/2016
198,167
(+5,423)
61,881
(-1,092)
175,610
(-4,080)
303,331
(+2,117)
25,712
(+2,927)
34,277
(+3,245)
511,241
(+4,270, +1.08%)
136,286 (+6,515, +5.02%)
100.0%
08/23/2016
192,744
(-11,549)
62,973
(-20,706)
179,690
(-5,081)
301,214
(+2,355)
22,785
(-838)
31,032
(+883)
507,877
(-17,468, -4.23%)
129,771 (+9,157, +7.59%)
100.0%
08/16/2016
204,293
(+9,515)
83,679
(+11,819)
184,771
(+1,927)
298,859
(-2,802)
23,623
(-3,625)
30,149
(-1,200)
541,636
(+7,817, +1.93%)
120,614 (-2,304, -1.87%)
98.56%
08/09/2016
194,778
(+3,080)
71,860
(-123)
182,844
(+12,654)
301,661
(+16,868)
27,248
(+177)
31,349
(-834)
542,622
(+15,911, +4.09%)
122,918 (+3,203, +2.68%)
100.0%
08/02/2016
191,698
(+22,754)
71,983
(-274)
170,190
(-13,931)
284,793
(+11,722)
27,071
(+3,459)
32,183
(+834)
516,359
(+12,282, +3.26%)
119,715 (+23,028, +23.82%)
100.0%
07/26/2016
168,944
(-1,617)
72,257
(-26,961)
184,121
(-6,656)
273,071
(+15,595)
23,612
(-534)
31,349
(+2,559)
491,873
(-8,807, -2.28%)
96,687 (+25,344, +35.52%)
86.15%
07/19/2016
170,561
(+11,106)
99,218
(+3,054)
190,777
(+14,152)
257,476
(+23,863)
24,146
(-207)
28,790
(-1,866)
511,186
(+25,051, +6.95%)
71,343 (+8,052, +12.72%)
69.88%
07/12/2016
159,455
(+20,446)
96,164
(+9,663)
176,625
(+30,678)
233,613
(+40,733)
24,353
(+1,739)
30,656
(+2,467)
466,233
(+52,863, +17.19%)
63,291 (+10,783, +20.54%)
64.71%
07/05/2016
139,009
(+1,936)
86,501
(+5,097)
145,947
(+35,526)
192,880
(+32,342)
22,614
(-4,382)
28,189
(-4,359)
412,513
(+33,080, +12.05%)
52,508 (-3,161, -5.68%)
57.79%
06/28/2016
137,073
(-1,553)
81,404
(-1,983)
110,421
(-25,568)
160,538
(-21,118)
26,996
(+9,528)
32,548
(+5,508)
373,156
(-17,593, -6.02%)
55,669 (+430, +0.78%)
59.82%
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