Metals Futures COT Positioning
Compare Managed Money, Producer/Merchant/Processor/User and Swap Dealer positioning across reviewed precious and industrial metal benchmarks.
Latest report: 8 September 2026 · Default comparison: Managed Money · Disaggregated Futures Only
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Ranked by signed weekly change. Use each market page to switch official categories and explore history.
| Report date | Market | Participant | Long | Short | Spread | Net | Weekly change | Net / OI | 4-report change | 52-report context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | Copper | Managed Money | 98,007 | 15,853 | 29,016 | +82,154 | +9,272 | 27.61% | +3,127 | 100th percentile |
| 2026-09-08 | Silver | Managed Money | 21,148 | 6,762 | 5,275 | +14,386 | +1,788 | 13.93% | +3,228 | 67th percentile |
| 2026-09-08 | Platinum | Managed Money | 18,167 | 8,380 | 7,454 | +9,787 | +1,102 | 14.43% | +2,069 | 46th percentile |
| 2026-09-08 | Palladium | Managed Money | 4,839 | 9,178 | 688 | -4,339 | +280 | -25.86% | +608 | 31th percentile |
| 2026-09-08 | Gold | Managed Money | 145,804 | 10,832 | 29,462 | +134,972 | -1,799 | 32.82% | -2,690 | 83th percentile |
Gold
GOLD · COMEX
Silver
SILVER · COMEX
Copper
COPPER- #1 · COMEX
Platinum
PLATINUM · NYMEX
Palladium
PALLADIUM · NYMEX
COT research guides
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