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
05/28/2013
167,326
(-23,139)
103,753
(-28,014)
98,250
(-13,218)
159,936
(-5,145)
32,470
(+2,302)
34,357
(-896)
389,387
(-34,055, -10.25%)
63,573 (+4,875, +8.31%)
59.94%
05/21/2013
190,465
(+5,555)
131,767
(+8,426)
111,468
(-525)
165,081
(-3,339)
30,168
(+3,185)
35,253
(+3,128)
434,988
(+8,215, +2.54%)
58,698 (-2,871, -4.66%)
56.02%
05/14/2013
184,910
(+11,618)
123,341
(+9,970)
111,993
(-3,843)
168,420
(-4,466)
26,983
(+1,093)
32,125
(+3,364)
420,043
(+8,868, +2.82%)
61,569 (+1,648, +2.75%)
58.33%
05/07/2013
173,292
(-624)
113,371
(+7,954)
115,836
(+11,463)
172,886
(+4,178)
25,890
(+1,293)
28,761
(0)
405,092
(+12,132, +4.01%)
59,921 (-8,578, -12.52%)
57.0%
04/30/2013
173,916
(-16,026)
105,417
(-11,624)
104,373
(+9,033)
168,708
(+2,995)
24,597
(+640)
28,761
(+2,276)
388,083
(-6,353, -2.05%)
68,499 (-4,402, -6.04%)
63.91%
04/23/2013
189,942
(-54,757)
117,041
(-33,859)
95,340
(-14,407)
165,713
(-33,732)
23,957
(-5,748)
26,485
(-7,321)
381,591
(-74,912, -19.5%)
72,901 (-20,898, -22.28%)
67.45%
04/16/2013
244,699
(+25,776)
150,900
(+4,770)
109,747
(-14,007)
199,445
(+6,038)
29,705
(+2,241)
33,806
(+3,202)
455,094
(+14,010, +3.79%)
93,799 (+21,006, +28.86%)
84.28%
04/09/2013
218,923
(+21,255)
146,130
(+20,904)
123,754
(-2,964)
193,407
(-1,584)
27,464
(+1,068)
30,604
(+39)
438,715
(+19,359, +5.52%)
72,793 (+351, +0.48%)
67.37%
04/02/2013
197,668
(+5,632)
125,226
(+672)
126,718
(+1,217)
194,991
(+5,907)
26,396
(+8)
30,565
(+278)
419,124
(+6,857, +1.99%)
72,442 (+4,960, +7.35%)
67.08%
03/26/2013
192,036
(-46,444)
124,554
(-26,289)
125,501
(+10,866)
189,084
(-9,951)
26,388
(-5,128)
30,287
(-4,466)
409,747
(-40,706, -10.58%)
67,482 (-20,155, -23.0%)
63.09%
03/19/2013
238,480
(+16,283)
150,843
(-1,396)
114,635
(-6,705)
199,035
(+9,337)
31,516
(+18,300)
34,753
(+19,937)
463,432
(+27,878, +7.81%)
87,637 (+17,679, +25.27%)
79.32%
03/12/2013
222,197
(+4,741)
152,239
(+16,854)
121,340
(+18,808)
189,698
(+7,023)
13,216
(-13,191)
14,816
(-13,519)
434,750
(+10,358, +2.99%)
69,958 (-12,113, -14.76%)
65.08%
03/05/2013
217,456
(+4,420)
135,385
(+17,062)
102,532
(+8,841)
182,675
(-6,205)
26,407
(-4,122)
28,335
(-1,718)
413,877
(+9,139, +2.71%)
82,071 (-12,642, -13.35%)
74.84%
02/26/2013
213,036
(-7,242)
118,323
(-17,669)
93,691
(-10,367)
188,880
(-3,318)
30,529
(-1,541)
30,053
(+1,837)
409,106
(-19,150, -5.37%)
94,713 (+10,427, +12.37%)
85.01%
02/19/2013
220,278
(-23,413)
135,992
(-18,559)
104,058
(+14,578)
192,198
(+10,274)
32,070
(-5,042)
28,216
(-5,592)
425,770
(-13,877, -3.75%)
84,286 (-4,854, -5.45%)
76.62%
02/12/2013
243,691
(+2,979)
154,551
(+19,250)
89,480
(+11,178)
181,924
(-4,239)
37,112
(+7,354)
33,808
(+6,500)
445,319
(+21,511, +6.17%)
89,140 (-16,271, -15.44%)
80.53%
02/05/2013
240,712
(+5,741)
135,301
(+1,948)
78,302
(-6,933)
186,163
(-3,356)
29,758
(-993)
27,308
(-777)
429,820
(-2,185, -0.62%)
105,411 (+3,793, +3.73%)
93.63%
01/29/2013
234,971
(-727)
133,353
(-11,389)
85,235
(-9,388)
189,519
(+6,834)
30,751
(-672)
28,085
(-6,232)
424,170
(-10,787, -2.98%)
101,618 (+10,662, +11.72%)
90.57%
01/22/2013
235,698
(-22,909)
144,742
(-32,128)
94,623
(+694)
182,685
(+6,390)
31,423
(+1,927)
34,317
(+5,450)
425,350
(-20,288, -5.31%)
90,956 (+9,219, +11.28%)
81.99%
01/15/2013
258,607
(+23,441)
176,870
(+23,454)
93,929
(+16,878)
176,295
(+16,064)
29,496
(+1,604)
28,867
(+2,405)
462,170
(+41,923, +12.33%)
81,737 (-13, -0.02%)
74.57%
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