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Statements of Operations - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Gain (loss) on trading of commodity futures and swap contracts:      
Realized gain (loss) on closed commodity futures contracts $ 874,875,947 $ 1,911,763,583 $ (2,251,576,260)
Realized gain (loss) on swap contracts (13,603,878) 0 0
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on open commodity futures contracts (92,251,288) (287,006,734) 363,923,391
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on open OTC commodity swap contracts (4,145) 0 0
Dividend income 17,656,102 431,883 1,949,571
Interest income* [1] 13,808,136 869,933 8,528,581
ETF transaction fees 231,000 169,000 289,546
Total Income (Loss) 800,711,874 1,626,227,665 (1,876,885,171)
Expenses      
General Partner management fees 11,542,406 13,383,302 15,388,313
Professional fees 1,908,299 6,994,549 2,694,975
Brokerage commissions 807,322 1,123,971 6,104,865
Directors' fees and insurance 828,823 745,448 391,372
License fees 384,747 446,110 512,944
Registration fees 0 1,260,041 3,203,939
Total Expenses 15,471,597 23,953,421 28,296,408
Net Income (Loss) $ 785,240,277 $ 1,602,274,244 $ (1,905,181,579)
Net Income (Loss) per limited partner share $ 15.87 $ 21.11 $ (69.20)
Net Income (Loss) per weighted average limited partner share $ 22.26 $ 24.54 $ (16.61)
Weighted average limited partner shares outstanding 35,283,055 65,289,630 114,667,411
[1] Interest income does not exceed paid in kind of 5%.