COT reports: Net long positions held by swap dealers 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), net long positions held by swap dealers in copper futures of the kind "COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC." stood at 26,208 contracts on 19 May 2026, compared to 27,589 on 12 May.
Sample. There are 1,041 data points in the weekly time series shown in the figure above. The series covers the span of time extending from June 2006 to May 2026.
History. Take a look at a few statistics computed on the full sample: positions had an average value of 35,615 contracts; they recorded a bottom of 4,667 on 15 July 2025; they achieved a maximum of 62,772 on 28 April 2015.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of contracts |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | 29397.0 |
| 2026-05-12 | 27589.0 |
| 2026-05-19 | 26208.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Net long positions held by swap dealers 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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