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COT reports: Total open positions (open interest) in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly

Latest updates. According to the Commitments of Traders (COT) reports published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), total open positions (open interest) in copper futures of the kind "COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC." were 281,563 contracts on 18 August 2026, compared to 297,047 on 11 August 2026.

Sample. There are 1,054 data points in the weekly series displayed in the plot above. The series covers the period extending from June 2006 to August 2026.

History. Check out some simple statistics we calculated on the whole sample: positions had an average value of 183,149 contracts; they registered a minimum of 65,156 on 13 March 2007; they recorded their highest level of 333,951 on 15 August 2017.

Latest values

Date Value - Number of contracts
2026-08-04 289395.0
2026-08-11 297047.0
2026-08-18 281563.0

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Series Metadata

Field Value
Description Total open positions (open interest) 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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Copper

Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
COT reports: Total open positions (open interest) in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1054 2006-06-13 2026-08-18
COT reports: Long positions held by producers and merchants in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1054 2006-06-13 2026-08-18
COT reports: Short positions held by producers and merchants in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1054 2006-06-13 2026-08-18
COT reports: Net long positions held by producers and merchants in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1054 2006-06-13 2026-08-18
COT reports: Long positions held by swap dealers in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1054 2006-06-13 2026-08-18
COT reports: Short positions held by swap dealers in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1054 2006-06-13 2026-08-18
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 1054 2006-06-13 2026-08-18
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by swap dealers in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1054 2006-06-13 2026-08-18
COT reports: Long positions held by money managers in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1054 2006-06-13 2026-08-18
COT reports: Short positions held by money managers in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1054 2006-06-13 2026-08-18
COT reports: Net long positions held by money managers in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1054 2006-06-13 2026-08-18
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by money managers in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1054 2006-06-13 2026-08-18
COT reports: Long positions held by other reporting traders in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1054 2006-06-13 2026-08-18
COT reports: Short positions held by other reporting traders in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1054 2006-06-13 2026-08-18
COT reports: Net long positions held by other reporting traders in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1054 2006-06-13 2026-08-18
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by other reporting traders in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1054 2006-06-13 2026-08-18
COT reports: Long positions held by all reporting traders in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1054 2006-06-13 2026-08-18
COT reports: Short positions held by all reporting traders in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1054 2006-06-13 2026-08-18
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 1054 2006-06-13 2026-08-18
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 1054 2006-06-13 2026-08-18
COT reports: Net long positions held by non-reporting traders in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1054 2006-06-13 2026-08-18