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COT reports: Total open positions (open interest) in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - 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 aluminum futures of the kind "ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC." were 27,078 contracts on 27 January 2026, versus 25,900 on 20 January.

Sample. There are 534 records overall in the weekly series displayed in the chart above. The time range covered by the series is from October 2015 to January 2026.

History. Here’s a quick look at a few summary statistics calculated on the whole sample: positions reached a trough of 17,857 contracts on 6 October 2015; they hit a peak of 37,916 on 30 June 2020; they had an average value of 27,628.

Latest values

Date Value - Number of contracts
2026-01-13 25022.0
2026-01-20 25900.0
2026-01-27 27078.0

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Series Metadata

Field Value
Description Total open positions (open interest) in aluminum 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: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC.
FSR temporal aggregation code LW1

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Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
COT reports: Total open positions (open interest) in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 534 2015-10-06 2026-01-27
COT reports: Long positions held by producers and merchants in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 534 2015-10-06 2026-01-27
COT reports: Short positions held by producers and merchants in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 534 2015-10-06 2026-01-27
COT reports: Net long positions held by producers and merchants in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 534 2015-10-06 2026-01-27
COT reports: Long positions held by swap dealers in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 534 2015-10-06 2026-01-27
COT reports: Short positions held by swap dealers in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 534 2015-10-06 2026-01-27
COT reports: Net long positions held by swap dealers in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 534 2015-10-06 2026-01-27
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by swap dealers in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 534 2015-10-06 2026-01-27
COT reports: Long positions held by money managers in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 534 2015-10-06 2026-01-27
COT reports: Short positions held by money managers in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 534 2015-10-06 2026-01-27
COT reports: Net long positions held by money managers in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 534 2015-10-06 2026-01-27
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by money managers in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 534 2015-10-06 2026-01-27
COT reports: Long positions held by other reporting traders in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 534 2015-10-06 2026-01-27
COT reports: Short positions held by other reporting traders in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 534 2015-10-06 2026-01-27
COT reports: Net long positions held by other reporting traders in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 534 2015-10-06 2026-01-27
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by other reporting traders in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 534 2015-10-06 2026-01-27
COT reports: Long positions held by all reporting traders in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 534 2015-10-06 2026-01-27
COT reports: Short positions held by all reporting traders in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 534 2015-10-06 2026-01-27
COT reports: Long positions held by non-reporting traders in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 534 2015-10-06 2026-01-27
COT reports: Short positions held by non-reporting traders in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 534 2015-10-06 2026-01-27
COT reports: Net long positions held by non-reporting traders in aluminum futures: ALUMINUM MW US TR PLATTS - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 534 2015-10-06 2026-01-27