COT reports: Long positions held by non-reporting traders in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: Copper futures COT reports (CFTC)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to the Commitments of Traders (COT) reports published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), long positions held by non-reporting traders in copper futures of the kind "COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC." were 17,830 contracts on 29 September 2026, versus 19,399 on 22 September 2026.
Sample. In this weekly time series, there are 1,060 observations. The series covers the time span stretching from June 2006 to September 2026.
History. Take a look at a few summary statistics calculated on the entire sample: positions averaged 15,707 contracts; they recorded their maximum of 27,369 on 15 June 2021; they hit a trough of 7,007 on 11 September 2007.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of contracts |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | 18412.0 |
| 2026-09-22 | 19399.0 |
| 2026-09-29 | 17830.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Long positions held by non-reporting traders in copper futures |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Unit | Number of contracts |
| Source | Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) |
| Source type | Government agency |
| Data licence | Public domain information |
| Other information | Specific future: "COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LW1 |
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