COT Positioning
Copper
HG · report date 2026-08-18
Latest report
2026-08-18 · OI 281,563| Category | Long | Short | Net | 1-wk Δ | % of OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managed Money | 92,097 | 13,449 | +78,648 | -379 | 26.7% |
| Producer/Merchant | 28,940 | 125,214 | -96,274 | +1,243 | 39.0% |
| Swap Dealer | 52,125 | 45,991 | +6,134 | -137 | 24.8% |
| Other Reportables | 19,302 | 18,202 | +1,100 | -261 | 9.5% |
Trader group split
27%
39%
25%
10%
- Mgd money26.7%
- Producer39.0%
- Swap24.8%
- Other9.5%
Charts
Positions by category
Price — weekly candles
Open interest
Mgd money net vs price
Z-score (±2 bands)
Mgd money — weekly change
Δ LongΔ ShortΔ Net
Last 26 weeks — all metrics
| Week | Mgd money net | Producer net | Swap net | Other net | 1-wk Δ | % OI | COT Idx | z | Price | Extreme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | +78,648 | -96,274 | +6,134 | +1,100 | -379 | 27.9% | 100 | 1.70 | 6.48 | Extreme |
| 2026-08-11 | +79,027 | -97,517 | +6,271 | +1,361 | +3,269 | 26.6% | 100 | 1.74 | 6.61 | Extreme |
| 2026-08-04 | +75,758 | -92,844 | +6,675 | +1,365 | +10,750 | 26.2% | 100 | 1.64 | 6.62 | Extreme |
| 2026-07-28 | +65,008 | -85,279 | +9,118 | +2,273 | -6,507 | 23.7% | 91 | 1.28 | 6.32 | — |
| 2026-07-21 | +71,515 | -91,208 | +9,096 | +2,462 | +11,330 | 26.5% | 97 | 1.53 | 6.51 | Extreme |
| 2026-07-14 | +60,185 | -86,384 | +12,768 | +4,200 | +1,401 | 23.2% | 87 | 1.15 | 6.33 | — |
| 2026-07-07 | +58,784 | -90,983 | +17,813 | +5,488 | -919 | 23.4% | 86 | 1.11 | 6.17 | — |
| 2026-06-30 | +59,703 | -89,338 | +16,244 | +5,085 | -6,844 | 23.5% | 87 | 1.16 | 6.19 | — |
| 2026-06-23 | +66,547 | -97,586 | +17,108 | +5,073 | -2,461 | 24.8% | 92 | 1.42 | 6.14 | — |
| 2026-06-16 | +69,008 | -102,264 | +17,856 | +6,342 | -196 | 25.5% | 94 | 1.53 | 6.49 | — |
| 2026-06-09 | +69,204 | -109,260 | +25,325 | +5,246 | -6,543 | 25.2% | 95 | 1.57 | 6.30 | — |
| 2026-06-02 | +75,747 | -114,904 | +26,259 | +3,086 | +5,247 | 27.4% | 100 | 1.83 | 6.65 | Extreme |
| 2026-05-26 | +70,500 | -110,891 | +27,179 | +2,540 | -3,688 | 26.5% | 96 | 1.67 | 6.36 | Extreme |
| 2026-05-19 | +74,188 | -111,707 | +26,208 | +1,698 | -300 | 28.8% | 99 | 1.82 | 6.16 | Extreme |
| 2026-05-12 | +74,488 | -114,732 | +27,589 | +1,821 | +11,015 | 28.7% | 99 | 1.86 | 6.49 | Extreme |
| 2026-05-05 | +63,473 | -101,414 | +29,397 | -624 | +2,536 | 27.3% | 90 | 1.47 | 5.94 | — |
| 2026-04-28 | +60,937 | -103,114 | +31,085 | +2,344 | +1,352 | 26.4% | 88 | 1.40 | 5.91 | — |
| 2026-04-21 | +59,585 | -99,828 | +30,493 | -381 | +7,252 | 23.8% | 87 | 1.36 | 6.00 | — |
| 2026-04-14 | +52,333 | -94,436 | +30,295 | +2,776 | +13,940 | 21.3% | 81 | 1.11 | 6.07 | — |
| 2026-04-07 | +38,393 | -80,781 | +29,166 | +1,834 | -779 | 17.1% | 69 | 0.60 | 5.54 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | +39,172 | -77,345 | +27,536 | +932 | +3,888 | 17.7% | 70 | 0.63 | 5.59 | — |
| 2026-03-24 | +35,284 | -72,073 | +25,785 | +2,253 | -11,274 | 15.9% | 66 | 0.49 | 5.42 | — |
| 2026-03-17 | +46,558 | -85,233 | +25,799 | +1,486 | -1,118 | 20.1% | 76 | 0.93 | 5.73 | — |
| 2026-03-10 | +47,676 | -86,859 | +24,226 | +3,990 | -818 | 20.3% | 77 | 0.98 | 5.90 | — |
| 2026-03-03 | +48,494 | -91,801 | +22,057 | +9,187 | -2,533 | 19.8% | 77 | 1.02 | 5.77 | — |
| 2026-02-24 | +51,027 | -95,787 | +23,439 | +7,413 | -2,747 | 19.5% | 79 | 1.13 | 5.92 | — |