Palladium futures COT positions and historical chart

Official market: PALLADIUM · NYMEX · Disaggregated Futures Only · 100 troy ounces

Latest report: 28 July 2026 · Current weekly data

Official CFTC dataset

Current positioning summary

Managed Money held a net-short Palladium futures position of 6,173 contracts. The position increased by 444 contracts from the preceding available report. The position ranked in the 62th percentile of the latest 156 available reports.

Report date: 28 July 2026

Producer/Merchant/Processor/User

Long
1,779
Short
1,147
Spread
Net
+632
Weekly change
-143
Net / open interest
3.37%
52 reports
98th percentile
156 reports
60th percentile

Swap Dealer

Long
6,540
Short
2,758
Spread
349
Net
+3,782
Weekly change
-144
Net / open interest
20.22%
52 reports
92th percentile
156 reports
32th percentile

Managed Money

Long
4,391
Short
10,564
Spread
639
Net
-6,173
Weekly change
+444
Net / open interest
-33.01%
52 reports
12th percentile
156 reports
62th percentile

Historical net position

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CFTC positioning observations
Report dateParticipantLongShortSpreadNetWeekly changeNet / OI4-report change52-report context
2026-07-28Other Reportables2,4701,064335+1,406-2087.51%-23979th percentile
2026-07-28Non-Reportable2,1961,843+353+511.88%-3484th percentile
2026-07-28Producer/Merchant/Processor/User1,7791,147+632-1433.37%+24598th percentile
2026-07-28Swap Dealer6,5402,758349+3,782-14420.22%+54692th percentile
2026-07-28Managed Money4,39110,564639-6,173+444-33.01%-20412th percentile
2026-07-21Other Reportables2,6771,063363+1,614+2768.75%+14688th percentile
2026-07-21Non-Reportable2,1391,837+302-1711.63%-2862th percentile
2026-07-21Producer/Merchant/Processor/User1,8241,049+775+1784.20%+738100th percentile
2026-07-21Swap Dealer6,7762,850161+3,926+10721.29%+1,29596th percentile
2026-07-21Managed Money3,96610,583534-6,617-390-35.88%-1,8932th percentile
2026-07-14Other Reportables2,5511,213293+1,338-3857.20%-17879th percentile
2026-07-14Non-Reportable2,2061,733+473-242.54%-1882th percentile
2026-07-14Producer/Merchant/Processor/User1,7441,147+597+883.21%+1,231100th percentile
2026-07-14Swap Dealer6,7742,955181+3,819+16720.55%+1,04396th percentile
2026-07-14Managed Money4,14710,374682-6,227+154-33.51%-1,9088th percentile
2026-07-07Other Reportables2,7231,000265+1,723+789.65%+22792th percentile
2026-07-07Non-Reportable2,1271,630+497-2042.78%-2312th percentile
2026-07-07Producer/Merchant/Processor/User1,6031,094+509+1222.85%+1,095100th percentile
2026-07-07Swap Dealer6,5702,918142+3,652+41620.45%+83087th percentile
2026-07-07Managed Money3,62210,003802-6,381-412-35.73%-1,9216th percentile
2026-06-30Other Reportables2,616971207+1,645+1779.21%+16092th percentile
2026-06-30Non-Reportable2,3151,614+701+1133.92%-108th percentile
2026-06-30Producer/Merchant/Processor/User1,4801,093+387+3502.16%+1,386100th percentile
2026-06-30Swap Dealer6,2242,988135+3,236+60518.13%+94275th percentile
2026-06-30Managed Money4,16410,133706-5,969-1,245-33.44%-2,4786th percentile
2026-06-23Other Reportables2,7521,284103+1,468-488.56%+58687th percentile
2026-06-23Non-Reportable2,1171,529+588-733.42%-2432th percentile
2026-06-23Producer/Merchant/Processor/User1,2201,183+37+6710.21%+845100th percentile
2026-06-23Swap Dealer5,4632,83296+2,631-14515.34%-23662th percentile
2026-06-23Managed Money4,7839,507615-4,724-405-27.54%-95219th percentile
2026-06-16Other Reportables2,7171,201132+1,516+208.91%+1,28092th percentile
2026-06-16Non-Reportable2,1611,500+661-673.88%-2732th percentile
2026-06-16Producer/Merchant/Processor/User8211,455-634-48-3.72%+18998th percentile
2026-06-16Swap Dealer5,4072,63185+2,776-4616.31%+39062th percentile
2026-06-16Managed Money5,1469,465542-4,319+141-25.38%-1,58625th percentile
2026-06-09Other Reportables2,8161,320101+1,496+118.57%+1,46392th percentile
2026-06-09Non-Reportable2,4491,721+728+174.17%-5016th percentile
2026-06-09Producer/Merchant/Processor/User1,0741,660-586+413-3.35%+477100th percentile
2026-06-09Swap Dealer5,6902,868145+2,822+52816.16%+1,07362th percentile
2026-06-09Managed Money4,7009,160480-4,460-969-25.55%-2,51223th percentile

How to interpret Palladium positioning

What the contract represents

NYMEX Palladium futures represent 100 troy ounces of deliverable palladium.

Categories traders monitor

Managed Money and Producer/Merchant positioning can frame participation around autocatalyst demand and concentrated mine supply.

Interpretation considerations

Thin liquidity and supply concentration can amplify contract changes without establishing future price direction.

Important limitations

The futures report omits bilateral physical contracts and cannot reveal inventory or substitution decisions.

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