OPEN INTEREST

195,080

(+2,254, +1.59%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-35,365

(+2,668, +7.01%)
LARGE SPEC NET

26,032

(-2,179)
SMALL TRADERS NET

9,333

(-489)
COT INDEX

39.97%

As of 08/19/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/19

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Copper COT Index
Current positioning
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Complete positioning history with weekly changes
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
02/06/2024
91,421
(+492)
80,533
(-3,125)
71,283
(+183)
84,993
(+5,295)
16,180
(-936)
13,358
(-2,431)
245,784
(-261, -0.15%)
10,888 (+3,617, +49.75%)
69.77%
01/30/2024
90,929
(-6,056)
83,658
(+14,368)
71,100
(+4,731)
79,698
(-16,594)
17,116
(+1,390)
15,789
(+2,291)
229,699
(+65, +0.04%)
7,271 (-20,424, -73.75%)
65.09%
01/23/2024
96,985
(+3,452)
69,290
(-1,392)
66,369
(+3,961)
96,292
(+8,578)
15,726
(+870)
13,498
(+1,097)
233,110
(+8,283, +4.85%)
27,695 (+4,844, +21.2%)
91.51%
01/16/2024
93,533
(+15,825)
70,682
(+2,003)
62,408
(-1,854)
87,714
(+10,285)
14,856
(-1,541)
12,401
(+142)
219,315
(+12,430, +7.85%)
22,851 (+13,822, +153.08%)
85.24%
01/09/2024
77,708
(+13,507)
68,679
(-7,160)
64,262
(-6,332)
77,429
(+15,452)
16,397
(+685)
12,259
(-432)
206,716
(+7,860, +5.22%)
9,029 (+20,667, +177.58%)
67.36%
01/02/2024
64,201
(-1,660)
75,839
(-178)
70,594
(-2,492)
61,977
(-4,032)
15,712
(+543)
12,691
(+601)
190,752
(-3,609, -2.34%)
-11,638 (-1,482, -14.59%)
40.62%
12/26/2023
65,861
(+642)
76,017
(+3,152)
73,086
(-1,551)
66,009
(-3,069)
15,169
(-3,384)
12,090
(-4,376)
189,731
(-4,293, -2.71%)
-10,156 (-2,510, -32.83%)
42.54%
12/19/2023
65,219
(-3,257)
72,865
(+9,520)
74,637
(+9,007)
69,078
(-556)
18,553
(+5,080)
16,466
(+1,866)
189,537
(+10,830, +7.34%)
-7,646 (-12,777, -249.02%)
45.79%
12/12/2023
68,476
(-926)
63,345
(-3,918)
65,630
(+2,850)
69,634
(+4,860)
13,473
(+83)
14,600
(+1,065)
176,034
(+2,007, +1.38%)
5,131 (+2,992, +139.88%)
62.32%
12/05/2023
69,402
(+2,054)
67,263
(+4,827)
62,780
(+31)
64,774
(-1,847)
13,390
(+81)
13,535
(-814)
176,373
(+2,166, +1.51%)
2,139 (-2,773, -56.45%)
58.45%
11/28/2023
67,348
(-2,422)
62,436
(-1,799)
62,749
(-2,073)
66,621
(-1,744)
13,309
(-704)
14,349
(-1,656)
173,233
(-5,199, -3.5%)
4,912 (-623, -11.26%)
62.03%
11/21/2023
69,770
(-10,517)
64,235
(+397)
64,822
(+2,846)
68,365
(-10,219)
14,013
(-1,015)
16,005
(+1,136)
187,077
(-8,686, -5.52%)
5,535 (-10,914, -66.35%)
62.84%
11/14/2023
80,287
(+5,984)
63,838
(+586)
61,976
(-4,077)
78,584
(+2,243)
15,028
(+1,035)
14,869
(+113)
206,072
(+2,942, +1.91%)
16,449 (+5,398, +48.85%)
76.96%
11/07/2023
74,303
(-6,697)
63,252
(+647)
66,053
(-3,856)
76,341
(-10,729)
13,993
(-752)
14,756
(-1,223)
213,615
(-11,305, -6.82%)
11,051 (-7,344, -39.92%)
69.98%
10/31/2023
81,000
(-7,951)
62,605
(-4,945)
69,909
(-1,939)
87,070
(-5,538)
14,745
(-188)
15,979
(+405)
222,566
(-10,078, -5.73%)
18,395 (-3,006, -14.05%)
79.48%
10/24/2023
88,951
(+1,313)
67,550
(+3,220)
71,848
(+175)
92,608
(-4,954)
14,933
(-2,370)
15,574
(+852)
224,704
(-882, -0.5%)
21,401 (-1,907, -8.18%)
83.37%
10/17/2023
87,638
(+9,030)
64,330
(-86)
71,673
(+4,994)
97,562
(+16,128)
17,303
(+1,757)
14,722
(-261)
220,619
(+15,781, +9.81%)
23,308 (+9,116, +64.23%)
85.83%
10/10/2023
78,608
(-7,177)
64,416
(-1,417)
66,679
(-2,594)
81,434
(-9,751)
15,546
(-404)
14,983
(+993)
201,214
(-10,175, -5.95%)
14,192 (-5,760, -28.87%)
74.04%
10/03/2023
85,785
(-1,733)
65,833
(+5,507)
69,273
(-1,390)
91,185
(-8,257)
15,950
(+25)
13,990
(-348)
208,795
(-3,098, -1.78%)
19,952 (-7,240, -26.63%)
81.49%
09/26/2023
87,518
(+9,814)
60,326
(-5,066)
70,663
(+2,419)
99,442
(+14,898)
15,925
(-671)
14,338
(+1,730)
216,031
(+11,562, +7.11%)
27,192 (+14,880, +120.86%)
90.86%
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