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Copper

COPPER- #1 · COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. · CFTC code 085692 · week ending 2026-10-06

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Managed Money is net long 20.1% of open interest

Managed Money holds a net position of 61,134 contracts, or 20.1% of the 304,033 contracts of open interest, leaving the category net long. That is within the normal range of the last three years (z = +0.63 and sits at 80 on a 0–100 scale of its three-year range). In contracts, the net position moved −16,924 while open interest moved +2,832 — new shorts entering, with fresh money taking the short side as open interest grew. That is −5.81pp as a share of open interest.

Net position as a share of open interest

Managed Money · blue above the line is net long, red below is net short

Open interest

The denominator. Positioning shares mean little without knowing whether the market itself is growing or shrinking.

Z-score vs its own 3-year history

Shaded beyond ±2σ. Measures how unusual today's share is for this market.

COT Index (0–100)

Rank within the 3-year range. Shaded below 10 and above 90.

Weekly flow, adjusted for open interest

Change in the net share week over week, in percentage points of open interest.

Who is on the other side

Net share of open interest by trader group. The groups net to zero — every long is someone's short.

Producer / Merchant Swap Dealer Managed Money Other Reportable Non-Reportable
Recent weeks (table view)
Week Open interest Net Net % OI Δ pp Z COT Idx
2026-10-06 304,033 61,134 20.11% -5.81 0.63 80
2026-09-29 301,201 78,058 25.92% -1.44 1.19 93
2026-09-22 301,657 82,522 27.36% 4.86 1.34 96
2026-09-15 289,463 65,106 22.49% -5.12 0.89 85
2026-09-08 297,491 82,154 27.62% 1.83 1.39 96
2026-09-01 282,640 72,882 25.79% -1.14 1.23 93
2026-08-25 283,299 76,271 26.92% -1.01 1.36 95
2026-08-18 281,563 78,648 27.93% 1.33 1.47 97
2026-08-11 297,047 79,027 26.60% 0.43 1.36 94
2026-08-04 289,395 75,758 26.18% 2.50 1.33 93
2026-07-28 274,552 65,008 23.68% -2.80 1.12 88
2026-07-21 270,048 71,515 26.48% 3.32 1.39 94