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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Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
11/15/2011
81,481
(+7,144)
80,117
(+10,328)
18,708
(+1,020)
21,699
(-2,008)
16,471
(+1,177)
14,844
(+1,021)
147,703
(+9,341, +8.7%)
1,364 (-3,184, -70.01%)
29.37%
11/08/2011
74,337
(+4,259)
69,789
(+182)
17,688
(+585)
23,707
(+4,654)
15,294
(-11,411)
13,823
(-11,403)
138,086
(-6,567, -5.77%)
4,548 (+4,077, +865.61%)
36.75%
11/01/2011
70,078
(+1,417)
69,607
(+5,420)
17,103
(+385)
19,053
(-2,469)
26,705
(+10,803)
25,226
(+9,654)
146,654
(+12,605, +12.45%)
471 (-4,003, -89.47%)
27.29%
10/25/2011
68,661
(-10,268)
64,187
(-1,687)
16,718
(+390)
21,522
(-6,893)
15,902
(-2,073)
15,572
(-3,371)
133,700
(-11,951, -10.55%)
4,474 (-8,581, -65.73%)
36.58%
10/18/2011
78,929
(-6,284)
65,874
(-7,345)
16,328
(-605)
28,415
(-1,845)
17,975
(+3,047)
18,943
(+5,348)
148,583
(-3,842, -3.28%)
13,055 (+1,061, +8.85%)
56.48%
10/11/2011
85,213
(+8,746)
73,219
(+5,427)
16,933
(-1,390)
30,260
(+5,624)
14,928
(+178)
13,595
(-3,517)
154,210
(+7,534, +6.88%)
11,994 (+3,319, +38.26%)
54.02%
10/04/2011
76,467
(+3,301)
67,792
(-2,692)
18,323
(-1,060)
24,636
(-42)
14,750
(-1,107)
17,112
(+3,868)
146,895
(+1,134, +1.05%)
8,675 (+5,993, +223.45%)
46.32%
09/27/2011
73,166
(-27,436)
70,484
(-11,281)
19,383
(+2,233)
24,678
(-10,694)
15,857
(-445)
13,244
(-3,673)
149,240
(-25,648, -19.13%)
2,682 (-16,155, -85.76%)
32.42%
09/20/2011
100,602
(+5,495)
81,765
(+4,902)
17,150
(+519)
35,372
(+1,566)
16,302
(+830)
16,917
(+376)
178,964
(+6,844, +5.38%)
18,837 (+593, +3.25%)
69.9%
09/13/2011
95,107
(+1,549)
76,863
(-2,167)
16,631
(-3,848)
33,806
(-1,612)
15,472
(-2,699)
16,541
(-1,219)
165,892
(-4,998, -3.78%)
18,244 (+3,716, +25.58%)
68.52%
09/06/2011
93,558
(+5,624)
79,030
(+4,746)
20,479
(-1,192)
35,418
(+350)
18,171
(+4,100)
17,760
(+3,436)
166,198
(+8,532, +6.9%)
14,528 (+878, +6.43%)
59.9%
08/30/2011
87,934
(-321)
74,284
(+2,085)
21,671
(+1,165)
35,068
(-478)
14,071
(-6,150)
14,324
(-6,913)
162,292
(-5,306, -4.11%)
13,650 (-2,406, -14.99%)
57.86%
08/23/2011
88,255
(-3,258)
72,199
(-19,458)
20,506
(-5,589)
35,546
(+8,620)
20,221
(-3,096)
21,237
(-1,105)
166,998
(-11,943, -8.47%)
16,056 (+16,200, +11250.0%)
63.45%
08/16/2011
91,513
(-10,802)
91,657
(-8,731)
26,095
(+1,294)
26,926
(+1,782)
23,317
(+2,183)
22,342
(-376)
199,173
(-7,325, -4.94%)
-144 (-2,071, -107.47%)
25.87%
08/09/2011
102,315
(-3,857)
100,388
(+3,904)
24,801
(+1,841)
25,144
(-7,757)
21,134
(-7,330)
22,718
(-5,493)
199,055
(-9,346, -5.93%)
1,927 (-7,761, -80.11%)
30.67%
08/02/2011
106,172
(-10,520)
96,484
(-5,316)
22,960
(+2,478)
32,901
(-3,510)
28,464
(-3,771)
28,211
(-2,987)
213,494
(-11,813, -6.97%)
9,688 (-5,204, -34.94%)
48.67%
07/26/2011
116,692
(-6,260)
101,800
(-8,869)
20,482
(-3,582)
36,411
(-4,195)
32,235
(-391)
31,198
(+2,831)
220,533
(-10,233, -5.7%)
14,892 (+2,609, +21.24%)
60.75%
07/19/2011
122,952
(-3,158)
110,669
(+2,834)
24,064
(-4,719)
40,606
(-8,949)
32,626
(+2,826)
28,367
(+1,064)
227,512
(-5,051, -2.73%)
12,283 (-5,992, -32.79%)
54.69%
07/12/2011
126,110
(+15,049)
107,835
(+8,795)
28,783
(-2,366)
49,555
(+2,366)
29,800
(+5,317)
27,303
(+6,839)
230,043
(+18,000, +10.8%)
18,275 (+6,254, +52.03%)
68.59%
07/05/2011
111,061
(-7,636)
99,040
(+180)
31,149
(+10,805)
47,189
(+3,945)
24,483
(+1,420)
20,464
(+464)
212,295
(+4,589, +2.83%)
12,021 (-7,816, -39.4%)
54.09%
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