SILVER - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. Code-084691
OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 08/18/26 |
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(CONTRACTS OF 5,000 TROY OUNCES) OPEN INTEREST: 138,386
COMMITMENTS
35,993 14,562 32,762 37,871 81,156 106,626 128,480 31,759 9,906
CHANGES FROM 08/11/26 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: 3,488)
-1,063 -1,028 1,475 2,862 3,601 3,274 4,048 213 -560
PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER
26.0 10.5 23.7 27.4 58.6 77.1 92.8 22.9 7.2
NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 168)
84 32 57 39 42 147 107
COPPER- #1 - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. Code-085692
OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 08/18/26 |
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(CONTRACTS OF 25,000 POUNDS) OPEN INTEREST: 296,867
COMMITMENTS
110,261 30,748 73,288 92,264 182,442 275,812 286,477 21,054 10,390
CHANGES FROM 08/11/26 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: -19,169)
-3,675 -2,686 -10,260 -3,967 -5,337 -17,903 -18,283 -1,267 -886
PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER
37.1 10.4 24.7 31.1 61.5 92.9 96.5 7.1 3.5
NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 291)
157 60 115 59 60 260 195
GOLD - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. Code-088691
OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 08/18/26 |
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(CONTRACTS OF 100 TROY OUNCES) OPEN INTEREST: 561,817
COMMITMENTS
252,603 33,108 147,722 104,166 361,044 504,491 541,874 57,325 19,942
CHANGES FROM 08/11/26 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: -2,768)
4,633 -6 -6,914 -129 5,866 -2,411 -1,054 -358 -1,714
PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER
45.0 5.9 26.3 18.5 64.3 89.8 96.5 10.2 3.5
NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 312)
195 49 136 60 60 294 206
MICRO GOLD - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. Code-088695
OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 08/18/26 |
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(CONTRACTS OF 10 TROY OUNCES) OPEN INTEREST: 63,636
COMMITMENTS
16,602 35,893 4,005 7,212 0 27,819 39,898 35,817 23,738
CHANGES FROM 08/11/26 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: 2,217)
2,424 6,778 -1,884 215 0 755 4,894 1,462 -2,677
PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER
26.1 56.4 6.3 11.3 0.0 43.7 62.7 56.3 37.3
NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 35)
20 12 12 3 0 29 18
COBALT - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. Code-188691
OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 08/18/26 |
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2,204.62 pounds (1 Metric Ton) OPEN INTEREST: 14,867
COMMITMENTS
4,931 4,844 2,414 7,001 6,738 14,346 13,996 521 871
CHANGES FROM 08/11/26 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: 291)
118 -125 21 110 403 249 299 42 -8
PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER
33.2 32.6 16.2 47.1 45.3 96.5 94.1 3.5 5.9
NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 39)
9 9 9 15 18 29 31
LITHIUM HYDROXIDE - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. Code-189691
OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 08/18/26 |
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(1000) Kilograms OPEN INTEREST: 18,160
COMMITMENTS
2,797 8,861 2,397 12,731 6,516 17,925 17,774 235 386
CHANGES FROM 08/11/26 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: 383)
164 -122 200 49 275 413 353 -30 30
PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER
15.4 48.8 13.2 70.1 35.9 98.7 97.9 1.3 2.1
NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 38)
7 16 10 14 10 29 28
ALUMINUM MWP - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. Code-191693
OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 08/18/26 |
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(55,116 US Pounds-25 MT) OPEN INTEREST: 29,582
COMMITMENTS
3,192 3,733 837 25,404 24,712 29,433 29,282 149 300
CHANGES FROM 08/11/26 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: 1,492)
130 -149 -40 1,384 1,571 1,474 1,382 18 110
PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER
10.8 12.6 2.8 85.9 83.5 99.5 99.0 0.5 1.0
NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 55)
4 12 5 25 31 32 45
ALUMINIUM EURO PREM DUTY-PAID - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. Code-191696
OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 08/18/26 |
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(25 METRIC TONS) OPEN INTEREST: 12,841
COMMITMENTS
2,366 3,693 103 9,914 8,780 12,383 12,576 458 265
CHANGES FROM 08/11/26 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: 120)
0 0 0 164 126 164 126 -44 -6
PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER
18.4 28.8 0.8 77.2 68.4 96.4 97.9 3.6 2.1
NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 31)
5 5 1 13 15 19 20
STEEL-HRC - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. Code-192651
OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 08/18/26 |
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(CONTRACTS OF 20 SHORT TONS) OPEN INTEREST: 47,747
COMMITMENTS
13,478 1,878 2,903 30,894 42,859 47,274 47,640 473 107
CHANGES FROM 08/11/26 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: 1,962)
528 -535 -625 1,964 3,112 1,868 1,953 94 9
PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER
28.2 3.9 6.1 64.7 89.8 99.0 99.8 1.0 0.2
NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 75)
29 11 14 30 23 65 42
NORTH EURO HOT-ROLL COIL STEEL - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. Code-192691
OPTION AND FUTURES COMBINED POSITIONS AS OF 08/18/26 |
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(20 Metric Tons) OPEN INTEREST: 9,967
COMMITMENTS
3,322 748 1,020 5,451 8,119 9,793 9,887 174 80
CHANGES FROM 08/11/26 (CHANGE IN OPEN INTEREST: 422)
326 25 -45 150 440 431 420 -9 2
PERCENT OF OPEN INTEREST FOR EACH CATEGORY OF TRADER
33.3 7.5 10.2 54.7 81.5 98.3 99.2 1.7 0.8
NUMBER OF TRADERS IN EACH CATEGORY (TOTAL TRADERS: 24)
6 1 2 14 8 21 11
Updated August 21, 2026