COT reports: Short 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), short positions held by non-reporting traders in copper futures of the kind "COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC." were 9,772 contracts on 17 February 2026, compared to 8,694 on 10 February 2026.
Sample. There are 1,028 data points in the weekly time series presented in the plot above. The series covers the time period extending from June 2006 to February 2026.
History. Take a look at some statistics computed on the entire sample: positions averaged 14,904 contracts; they recorded their maximum of 25,926 on 11 June 2013; they reached a trough of 8,072 on 5 August 2025.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of contracts |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | 8577.0 |
| 2026-02-10 | 8694.0 |
| 2026-02-17 | 9772.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Short 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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