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Copper

COPPER- #1 · COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. · CFTC code 085692 · week ending 2026-08-11

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Managed Money is net long 26.6% of open interest — elevated

Managed Money holds a net position of 79,027 contracts, or 26.6% of the 297,047 contracts of open interest, leaving the category net long. That is meaningfully above its three-year average, though short of an extreme (z = +1.36 and sits at 94 on a 0–100 scale of its three-year range). In contracts, the net position moved +3,269 while open interest moved +7,652 — new longs entering, with fresh money taking the long side as open interest grew alongside the position. That is +0.43pp 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
2026-08-11 297,047 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
2026-07-14 259,873 60,185 23.16% -0.27 1.10 87
2026-07-07 250,948 58,784 23.42% -0.05 1.14 87
2026-06-30 254,335 59,703 23.47% -1.28 1.16 88
2026-06-23 268,800 66,547 24.76% -0.73 1.29 90
2026-06-16 270,752 69,008 25.49% 0.26 1.38 92
2026-06-09 274,331 69,204 25.23% -2.13 1.37 91
2026-06-02 276,892 75,747 27.36% 0.88 1.60 96
2026-05-26 266,243 70,500 26.48% -2.28 1.53 94