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
04/28/2015
150,354
(+10,347)
75,527
(+2,254)
141,409
(+11,699)
210,109
(+20,470)
22,470
(+1,557)
28,597
(+879)
389,284
(+23,603, +8.12%)
74,827 (+8,093, +12.13%)
65.83%
04/21/2015
140,007
(-12,144)
73,273
(-9,111)
129,710
(+6,749)
189,639
(+3,233)
20,913
(-7,808)
27,718
(-7,325)
368,262
(-13,203, -4.35%)
66,734 (-3,033, -4.35%)
59.47%
04/14/2015
152,151
(+12,729)
82,384
(+262)
122,961
(-4,744)
186,406
(+9,415)
28,721
(+8,410)
35,043
(+6,718)
399,783
(+16,395, +5.7%)
69,767 (+12,467, +21.76%)
61.85%
04/07/2015
139,422
(+10,233)
82,122
(+8,363)
127,705
(+7,209)
176,991
(+12,177)
20,311
(+1,641)
28,325
(-1,457)
379,421
(+19,083, +7.11%)
57,300 (+1,870, +3.37%)
52.05%
03/31/2015
129,189
(+5,524)
73,759
(+4,533)
120,496
(-525)
164,814
(-2,257)
18,670
(-1,683)
29,782
(+1,040)
354,795
(+3,316, +1.25%)
55,430 (+991, +1.82%)
50.58%
03/24/2015
123,665
(-12,770)
69,226
(-21,250)
121,021
(+11,840)
167,071
(+21,986)
20,353
(+1,779)
28,742
(+113)
349,371
(+849, +0.32%)
54,439 (+8,480, +18.45%)
49.8%
03/17/2015
136,435
(+1,885)
90,476
(-499)
109,181
(-3,611)
145,085
(-102)
18,574
(-260)
28,629
(-1,385)
353,684
(-1,986, -0.75%)
45,959 (+2,384, +5.47%)
43.13%
03/10/2015
134,550
(+7,512)
90,975
(+2,572)
112,792
(+3,359)
145,187
(+7,882)
18,834
(+1,154)
30,014
(+1,571)
355,240
(+12,025, +4.73%)
43,575 (+4,940, +12.79%)
41.25%
03/03/2015
127,038
(+30,729)
88,403
(+7,268)
109,433
(-3,668)
137,305
(+17,319)
17,680
(+2,158)
28,443
(+4,632)
337,070
(+29,219, +12.99%)
38,635 (+23,461, +154.61%)
37.37%
02/24/2015
96,309
(-5,482)
81,135
(-20,178)
113,101
(+6,878)
119,986
(+21,162)
15,522
(-20,315)
23,811
(-19,903)
308,036
(-18,919, -7.76%)
15,174 (+14,696, +3074.48%)
18.91%
02/17/2015
101,791
(+4,375)
101,313
(-443)
106,223
(+5,401)
98,824
(+8,530)
35,837
(+17,805)
43,714
(+19,494)
329,988
(+27,581, +12.75%)
478 (+4,818, +111.01%)
7.35%
02/10/2015
97,416
(+3,978)
101,756
(-554)
100,822
(+13,865)
90,294
(+18,351)
18,032
(-674)
24,220
(-628)
296,263
(+17,169, +8.62%)
-4,340 (+4,532, +51.08%)
3.56%
02/03/2015
93,438
(-2,428)
102,310
(+7,851)
86,957
(+3,387)
71,943
(-7,256)
18,706
(+993)
24,848
(+1,357)
275,773
(+1,952, +0.99%)
-8,872 (-10,279, -730.56%)
0.0%
01/27/2015
95,866
(-18,391)
94,459
(-21,092)
83,570
(-3,131)
79,199
(-471)
17,713
(-3,960)
23,491
(-3,919)
275,472
(-25,482, -11.45%)
1,407 (+2,701, +208.73%)
2.26%
01/20/2015
114,257
(-1,883)
115,551
(+19,954)
86,701
(+4,434)
79,670
(-16,788)
21,673
(+2,533)
27,410
(+1,918)
306,961
(+5,084, +2.34%)
-1,294 (-21,837, -106.3%)
0.0%
01/13/2015
116,140
(+4,459)
95,597
(+6,975)
82,267
(+5,574)
96,458
(+3,752)
19,140
(-647)
25,492
(-1,341)
295,473
(+9,386, +4.51%)
20,543 (-2,516, -10.91%)
18.11%
01/06/2015
111,681
(-6,664)
88,622
(-137)
76,693
(-6,165)
92,706
(-9,734)
19,787
(+1,724)
26,833
(-1,234)
285,927
(-11,105, -5.06%)
23,059 (-6,527, -22.06%)
20.22%
12/30/2014
118,345
(+1,791)
88,759
(+453)
82,858
(-3,827)
102,440
(-3,108)
18,063
(-6,476)
28,067
(-5,857)
308,318
(-8,512, -3.74%)
29,586 (+1,338, +4.74%)
25.69%
12/23/2014
116,554
(+4,658)
88,306
(-3,473)
86,685
(-12,939)
105,548
(-7,213)
24,539
(+5,005)
33,924
(+7,410)
325,276
(-3,276, -1.42%)
28,248 (+8,131, +40.42%)
24.57%
12/16/2014
111,896
(-8,307)
91,779
(+6,405)
99,624
(-20,584)
112,761
(-34,006)
19,534
(-3,027)
26,514
(-4,317)
324,703
(-31,918, -12.14%)
20,117 (-14,712, -42.24%)
17.75%
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