# LITHIUM HYDROXIDE — Commitments of Traders

Latest report: 2026-05-12
Market: LITHIUM HYDROXIDE - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC.
Commodity group: NATURAL RESOURCES

## Latest positions (2026-05-12)

- Open interest: 16,449 contracts
- Speculator long: 2,307 (14.0% of OI)
- Speculator short: 10,550 (64.1% of OI)
- Speculator NET: -8,243
- Commercial long: 12,032 (73.1% of OI)
- Commercial short: 3,873 (23.5% of OI)
- Commercial NET: +8,159
- Total traders: 40

## Week-over-week change

- Change in open interest: +191
- Change in speculator long: +54
- Change in speculator short: +164
- Change in commercial long: +230
- Change in commercial short: -22

## 52-week history (most recent first)

| Week | Open Interest | Spec Long | Spec Short | Comm Long | Comm Short |
|------|--------------:|----------:|-----------:|----------:|-----------:|
| 2026-05-12 | 16,449 | 2,307 | 10,550 | 12,032 | 3,873 |
| 2026-05-05 | 16,258 | 2,253 | 10,386 | 11,802 | 3,895 |
| 2026-04-28 | 18,114 | 2,103 | 11,026 | 13,370 | 4,626 |
| 2026-04-21 | 17,128 | 1,884 | 10,578 | 12,806 | 4,327 |
| 2026-04-14 | 17,310 | 2,098 | 10,698 | 12,945 | 4,511 |
| 2026-04-07 | 16,731 | 2,064 | 9,911 | 12,313 | 4,580 |
| 2026-03-31 | 19,134 | 2,073 | 10,319 | 13,939 | 5,833 |
| 2026-03-24 | 19,171 | 2,103 | 10,256 | 13,998 | 5,843 |
| 2026-03-17 | 18,563 | 1,785 | 9,854 | 13,423 | 5,498 |
| 2026-03-10 | 18,663 | 1,999 | 9,957 | 13,464 | 5,468 |
| 2026-03-03 | 20,787 | 2,359 | 11,093 | 15,101 | 5,541 |
| 2026-02-24 | 20,588 | 2,420 | 11,305 | 15,014 | 5,987 |
| 2026-02-17 | 20,364 | 2,277 | 10,870 | 14,989 | 6,326 |
| 2026-02-10 | 20,441 | 2,611 | 10,765 | 14,790 | 6,521 |
| 2026-02-03 | 22,994 | 2,881 | 10,839 | 14,663 | 6,521 |
| 2026-01-27 | 23,419 | 3,263 | 11,352 | 16,794 | 8,568 |
| 2026-01-20 | 23,881 | 3,499 | 11,348 | 17,046 | 8,890 |
| 2026-01-13 | 23,291 | 3,631 | 10,525 | 16,639 | 9,387 |
| 2026-01-06 | 22,760 | 4,046 | 9,888 | 16,324 | 10,193 |
| 2025-12-30 | 25,093 | 4,198 | 12,155 | 18,185 | 9,848 |
| 2025-12-23 | 24,635 | 4,126 | 11,710 | 17,783 | 9,882 |
| 2025-12-16 | 24,835 | 4,293 | 12,482 | 17,951 | 9,579 |
| 2025-12-09 | 24,798 | 4,406 | 13,046 | 17,790 | 9,035 |
| 2025-12-02 | 27,877 | 4,376 | 13,071 | 17,775 | 8,963 |
| 2025-11-25 | 28,049 | 4,919 | 14,818 | 20,108 | 9,880 |
| 2025-11-18 | 28,146 | 5,074 | 14,889 | 19,998 | 9,910 |
| 2025-11-10 | 28,168 | 5,252 | 14,923 | 19,845 | 9,865 |
| 2025-11-04 | 27,541 | 5,168 | 14,789 | 19,556 | 9,686 |
| 2025-10-28 | 30,244 | 5,223 | 16,006 | 21,695 | 10,613 |
| 2025-10-21 | 30,582 | 5,731 | 16,506 | 21,645 | 10,493 |
| 2025-10-14 | 30,100 | 5,661 | 16,234 | 21,369 | 10,293 |
| 2025-10-07 | 29,976 | 5,606 | 16,096 | 21,436 | 10,393 |
| 2025-09-30 | 33,647 | 5,585 | 16,830 | 24,085 | 12,845 |
| 2025-09-23 | 33,398 | 6,050 | 16,787 | 23,959 | 12,609 |
| 2025-09-16 | 33,001 | 6,000 | 16,817 | 23,668 | 12,305 |
| 2025-09-09 | 32,925 | 6,021 | 16,992 | 23,595 | 12,151 |
| 2025-09-02 | 35,576 | 6,656 | 17,054 | 25,582 | 14,735 |
| 2025-08-26 | 35,017 | 6,116 | 16,467 | 25,510 | 15,025 |
| 2025-08-19 | 35,010 | 6,136 | 16,479 | 25,484 | 15,014 |
| 2025-08-12 | 35,013 | 6,082 | 16,523 | 25,793 | 14,976 |
| 2025-08-05 | 34,864 | 6,633 | 17,136 | 25,435 | 14,453 |
| 2025-07-29 | 38,167 | 7,436 | 18,891 | 27,494 | 15,653 |
| 2025-07-22 | 38,366 | 8,135 | 20,353 | 27,505 | 14,618 |
| 2025-07-15 | 38,498 | 8,215 | 20,419 | 27,549 | 14,534 |
| 2025-07-08 | 37,360 | 7,921 | 19,673 | 26,886 | 14,595 |
| 2025-07-01 | 39,428 | 8,720 | 20,989 | 28,119 | 15,257 |
| 2025-06-24 | 39,421 | 8,800 | 21,211 | 28,051 | 15,119 |
| 2025-06-17 | 38,846 | 8,739 | 20,776 | 27,672 | 15,115 |
| 2025-06-10 | 37,622 | 8,833 | 20,387 | 26,812 | 14,682 |
| 2025-06-03 | 36,921 | 8,669 | 20,040 | 26,350 | 14,265 |
| 2025-05-27 | 38,559 | 9,431 | 21,165 | 27,272 | 14,758 |
| 2025-05-20 | 37,454 | 9,361 | 21,078 | 26,642 | 14,098 |

## Source

- CFTC Public Reports: https://publicreporting.cftc.gov/Public-Reports/Commitments-of-Traders-Public-Reporting-API/jun7-fc8e