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OATS - CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE · AGRICULTURE · CFTC Code 004603
| Open interest | 4,142 contracts |
|---|---|
| Speculator (non-commercial) long | 1,228 (29.6% of OI) |
| Speculator short | 1,390 (33.6% of OI) |
| Speculator NET | -162 |
| Commercial (hedger) long | 959 (23.1% of OI) |
| Commercial short | 1,005 (24.3% of OI) |
| Commercial NET | -46 |
| Total traders | 24 |
| Open interest | -56 |
|---|---|
| Speculator long | -44 |
| Speculator short | -182 |
| Commercial long | +57 |
| Commercial short | -5 |
| Week | Open Interest | Spec Long | Spec Short | Comm Long | Comm Short |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | 4,142 | 1,228 | 1,390 | 959 | 1,005 |
| 2026-01-27 | 4,198 | 1,272 | 1,572 | 902 | 1,010 |
| 2026-01-20 | 4,092 | 1,268 | 1,519 | 900 | 913 |
| 2026-01-13 | 4,158 | 1,283 | 1,229 | 819 | 1,160 |
| 2025-12-23 | 4,512 | 1,274 | 1,872 | 986 | 925 |
| 2025-12-16 | 4,644 | 1,257 | 1,905 | 962 | 1,072 |
| 2025-12-09 | 4,097 | 1,180 | 1,460 | 755 | 1,089 |
| 2025-12-02 | 4,020 | 1,229 | 1,457 | 869 | 1,123 |
| 2025-11-25 | 4,493 | 1,034 | 1,565 | 1,240 | 1,288 |
| 2025-11-18 | 5,148 | 1,478 | 1,675 | 1,234 | 2,008 |
| 2025-11-10 | 6,270 | 1,770 | 1,901 | 1,703 | 2,510 |
| 2025-11-04 | 6,301 | 1,766 | 1,828 | 1,747 | 2,560 |
| 2025-10-28 | 6,786 | 1,834 | 2,023 | 1,805 | 2,796 |
| 2025-10-21 | 6,700 | 1,807 | 2,153 | 1,756 | 2,576 |
| 2025-10-14 | 6,715 | 1,781 | 1,972 | 1,732 | 2,611 |
| 2025-10-07 | 6,895 | 1,752 | 1,812 | 1,782 | 2,933 |
| 2025-09-30 | 5,740 | 1,601 | 1,556 | 1,435 | 2,468 |
| 2025-09-23 | 5,270 | 1,561 | 1,355 | 1,296 | 2,243 |
| 2025-09-16 | 4,675 | 1,441 | 1,138 | 920 | 1,994 |
| 2025-09-09 | 4,190 | 1,385 | 748 | 751 | 2,023 |
| 2024-11-19 | 3,805 | 1,346 | 7 | 1,008 | 2,775 |
| 2024-11-12 | 4,212 | 1,638 | 0 | 1,194 | 3,077 |
| 2024-11-05 | 4,497 | 1,772 | 0 | 928 | 3,318 |
| 2024-10-29 | 4,212 | 1,443 | 373 | 892 | 2,519 |
| 2024-10-22 | 4,172 | 1,432 | 284 | 900 | 2,488 |
| 2024-10-15 | 4,086 | 1,307 | 232 | 985 | 2,505 |
| 2024-10-08 | 4,177 | 1,360 | 382 | 893 | 2,589 |
| 2024-10-01 | 4,136 | 1,225 | 403 | 974 | 2,618 |
| 2024-09-24 | 3,723 | 1,132 | 388 | 965 | 2,402 |
| 2024-09-17 | 3,446 | 773 | 264 | 991 | 2,171 |
| 2024-09-10 | 3,651 | 856 | 696 | 1,026 | 1,798 |
| 2024-09-03 | 4,333 | 796 | 1,595 | 1,605 | 1,400 |
| 2024-08-27 | 4,883 | 719 | 1,889 | 2,044 | 1,350 |
| 2024-08-20 | 5,343 | 546 | 2,083 | 2,341 | 1,635 |
| 2024-08-13 | 5,194 | 594 | 1,958 | 2,333 | 1,573 |
| 2024-08-06 | 5,025 | 530 | 1,818 | 2,381 | 1,637 |
| 2024-07-30 | 5,300 | 616 | 1,896 | 2,457 | 1,801 |
| 2024-07-23 | 5,456 | 623 | 1,980 | 2,402 | 1,874 |
| 2024-07-16 | 5,534 | 739 | 2,007 | 2,268 | 1,944 |
| 2024-07-09 | 5,383 | 625 | 1,760 | 2,101 | 2,078 |
| 2024-07-02 | 5,165 | 783 | 1,457 | 2,086 | 2,269 |
| 2024-06-25 | 5,073 | 778 | 1,285 | 1,816 | 2,313 |
| 2024-06-18 | 4,615 | 768 | 754 | 1,675 | 2,509 |
| 2024-06-04 | 4,510 | 1,309 | 105 | 1,124 | 3,426 |
| 2024-05-14 | 4,490 | 1,361 | 196 | 859 | 3,445 |
| 2024-04-16 | 4,502 | 744 | 1,490 | 1,275 | 1,698 |
| 2024-04-09 | 5,361 | 747 | 1,745 | 1,630 | 1,839 |
| 2024-04-02 | 4,142 | 708 | 1,310 | 1,181 | 1,503 |
| 2024-02-27 | 3,081 | 580 | 753 | 1,049 | 1,385 |
| 2024-01-16 | 3,556 | 452 | 880 | 1,437 | 1,650 |
| 2023-12-26 | 3,435 | 198 | 819 | 1,803 | 1,644 |
| 2023-12-19 | 3,429 | 268 | 843 | 1,764 | 1,660 |
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