COT reports: Short positions held by non-reporting traders in copper futures: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: Copper futures COT reports (CFTC)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to the Commitments of Traders (COT) reports published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), short positions held by non-reporting traders in copper futures of the kind "COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC." were 8,986 contracts on 13 January 2026, compared to 9,334 on 6 January 2026.
Sample. There are 1,023 data points in the weekly series displayed in the figure above. The series covers the time range extending from June 2006 to January 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some summary statistics computed on the whole sample: positions had a mean value of 14,933 contracts; they reached a maximum of 25,926 on 11 June 2013; they reached their minimum of 8,072 on 5 August 2025.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of contracts |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | 9300.0 |
| 2026-01-06 | 9334.0 |
| 2026-01-13 | 8986.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Short positions held by non-reporting traders in copper futures |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Unit | Number of contracts |
| Source | Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) |
| Source type | Government agency |
| Data licence | Public domain information |
| Other information | Specific future: COPPER-GRADE #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LW1 |
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