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PLATINUM · NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE · CFTC code 076651 · week ending 2026-08-11

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Managed Money is net long 13.6% of open interest

Managed Money holds a net position of 7,718 contracts, or 13.6% of the 56,771 contracts of open interest, leaving the category net long. That is within the normal range of the last three years (z = +0.42 and sits at 63 on a 0–100 scale of its three-year range). In contracts, the net position moved −3,242 while open interest moved +923 — new shorts entering, with fresh money taking the short side as open interest grew. That is −6.03pp 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 56,771 7,718 13.59% -6.03 0.42 63
2026-08-04 55,848 10,960 19.62% 7.46 0.95 74
2026-07-28 53,658 6,526 12.16% 0.58 0.33 61
2026-07-21 53,721 6,223 11.58% -3.77 0.28 59
2026-07-14 53,837 8,266 15.35% 1.21 0.60 66
2026-07-07 53,645 7,585 14.14% -0.56 0.50 64
2026-06-30 53,719 7,897 14.70% -0.29 0.56 65
2026-06-23 57,738 8,657 14.99% 2.36 0.59 66
2026-06-16 62,420 7,884 12.63% -0.62 0.40 61
2026-06-09 62,457 8,274 13.25% -4.74 0.45 63
2026-06-02 65,697 11,817 17.99% -2.46 0.85 71
2026-05-26 62,711 12,825 20.45% -0.79 1.04 76