OPEN INTEREST

472,633

(-36,116, -8.72%)
COMMERCIAL NET

101,330

(+764, +0.76%)
LARGE SPEC NET

-101,193

(+496)
SMALL TRADERS NET

-137

(-1,260)
COT INDEX

96.64%

As of 09/23/2025
LAST UPDATE

09/23

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Showing 20 records
All data includes weekly changes
Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
03/12/2024
169,379
(+9,122)
118,752
(+7,523)
70,068
(-1,725)
119,174
(+1,426)
29,419
(-169)
30,940
(-1,721)
375,710
(+7,228, +2.76%)
50,627 (+1,599, +3.26%)
30.13%
03/05/2024
160,257
(-2,099)
111,229
(-8,207)
71,793
(-2,678)
117,748
(+2,573)
29,588
(+2,733)
32,661
(+3,590)
364,498
(-2,044, -0.78%)
49,028 (+6,108, +14.23%)
24.53%
02/27/2024
162,356
(+9,609)
119,436
(+10,177)
74,471
(-200)
115,175
(+1,433)
26,855
(+1,385)
29,071
(-816)
361,331
(+10,794, +4.27%)
42,920 (-568, -1.31%)
18.65%
02/20/2024
152,747
(-14,634)
109,259
(-3,451)
74,671
(-1,835)
113,742
(-13,730)
25,470
(-838)
29,887
(-126)
341,280
(-17,307, -6.41%)
43,488 (-11,183, -20.46%)
16.15%
02/13/2024
167,381
(+589)
112,710
(-946)
76,506
(-2,126)
127,472
(-147)
26,308
(-1,587)
30,013
(-2,031)
362,470
(-3,124, -1.14%)
54,671 (+1,535, +2.89%)
23.44%
02/06/2024
166,792
(+7,211)
113,656
(+11,117)
78,632
(+8,445)
127,619
(+2,892)
27,895
(-137)
32,044
(+1,510)
361,732
(+15,519, +6.02%)
53,136 (-3,906, -6.85%)
22.44%
01/30/2024
159,581
(-1,914)
102,539
(-4,513)
70,187
(+3,976)
124,727
(+9,323)
28,032
(+2,727)
30,534
(-21)
347,797
(+4,789, +1.89%)
57,042 (+2,599, +4.77%)
24.99%
01/23/2024
161,495
(-9,641)
107,052
(-15,645)
66,211
(-4,727)
115,404
(+706)
25,305
(-1,063)
30,555
(-492)
340,313
(-15,431, -5.75%)
54,443 (+6,004, +12.39%)
23.29%
01/16/2024
171,136
(-390)
122,697
(+2,416)
70,938
(+1,163)
114,698
(+754)
26,368
(+444)
31,047
(-1,953)
359,265
(+1,217, +0.46%)
48,439 (-2,806, -5.48%)
19.38%
01/09/2024
171,526
(+3,060)
120,281
(+2,071)
69,775
(-1,310)
113,944
(-2,133)
25,924
(+1,306)
33,000
(+3,118)
355,172
(+3,056, +1.16%)
51,245 (+989, +1.97%)
21.21%
01/02/2024
168,466
(-15,625)
118,210
(-5,478)
71,085
(+10,780)
116,077
(-379)
24,618
(-632)
29,882
(+380)
335,960
(-5,477, -2.03%)
50,256 (-10,147, -16.8%)
20.56%
12/26/2023
184,091
(-15,304)
123,688
(-40,800)
60,305
(-43,705)
116,456
(-17,726)
25,250
(-534)
29,502
(-1,017)
345,802
(-59,543, -18.09%)
60,403 (+25,496, +73.04%)
27.18%
12/19/2023
199,395
(-3,820)
164,488
(+6,997)
104,010
(+6,526)
134,182
(-9,618)
25,784
(-5,456)
30,519
(-129)
424,172
(-2,750, -0.83%)
34,907 (-10,817, -23.66%)
10.56%
12/12/2023
203,215
(+326)
157,491
(+12,473)
97,484
(+5,463)
143,800
(-4,998)
31,240
(+3,497)
30,648
(+1,811)
427,229
(+9,286, +2.88%)
45,724 (-12,147, -20.99%)
17.61%
12/05/2023
202,889
(+11,864)
145,018
(+2,569)
92,021
(+1,717)
148,798
(+10,958)
27,743
(+1,473)
28,837
(+1,527)
406,711
(+15,054, +4.89%)
57,871 (+9,295, +19.13%)
25.53%
11/28/2023
191,025
(-26)
142,449
(-811)
90,304
(-2,507)
137,840
(-2,402)
26,270
(+497)
27,310
(+1,177)
390,752
(-2,036, -0.66%)
48,576 (+785, +1.64%)
19.47%
11/21/2023
191,051
(-16,796)
143,260
(-17,960)
92,811
(-1,564)
140,242
(+2,939)
25,773
(+2,839)
26,133
(-500)
391,357
(-15,521, -4.77%)
47,791 (+1,164, +2.5%)
18.96%
11/14/2023
207,847
(+22,970)
161,220
(+11,564)
94,375
(+6,480)
137,303
(+16,359)
22,934
(-4,202)
26,633
(-2,675)
415,124
(+25,248, +8.42%)
46,627 (+11,406, +32.38%)
18.2%
11/07/2023
184,877
(+24,714)
149,656
(+8,206)
87,895
(-7,117)
120,944
(+11,953)
27,136
(-210)
29,308
(-2,772)
374,777
(+17,387, +6.15%)
35,221 (+16,508, +88.22%)
10.76%
10/31/2023
160,163
(-3,519)
141,450
(+3,826)
95,012
(+6,512)
108,991
(-1,103)
27,346
(+2,664)
32,080
(+2,934)
353,533
(+5,657, +2.04%)
18,713 (-7,345, -28.19%)
0.0%
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