# ALUMINUM MWP — Commitments of Traders

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

## Latest positions (2026-05-12)

- Open interest: 27,722 contracts
- Speculator long: 3,818 (13.8% of OI)
- Speculator short: 3,543 (12.8% of OI)
- Speculator NET: +275
- Commercial long: 22,961 (82.8% of OI)
- Commercial short: 22,821 (82.3% of OI)
- Commercial NET: +140
- Total traders: 49

## Week-over-week change

- Change in open interest: +710
- Change in speculator long: +20
- Change in speculator short: +102
- Change in commercial long: +733
- Change in commercial short: +623

## 52-week history (most recent first)

| Week | Open Interest | Spec Long | Spec Short | Comm Long | Comm Short |
|------|--------------:|----------:|-----------:|----------:|-----------:|
| 2026-05-12 | 27,722 | 3,818 | 3,543 | 22,961 | 22,821 |
| 2026-05-05 | 27,012 | 3,798 | 3,441 | 22,228 | 22,198 |
| 2026-04-28 | 29,797 | 3,785 | 3,809 | 24,919 | 24,558 |
| 2026-04-21 | 29,099 | 4,014 | 3,606 | 24,147 | 24,229 |
| 2026-04-14 | 28,389 | 4,059 | 3,511 | 23,491 | 23,695 |
| 2026-04-07 | 27,723 | 3,764 | 3,481 | 23,198 | 23,220 |
| 2026-03-31 | 30,565 | 3,535 | 4,426 | 26,195 | 25,139 |
| 2026-03-24 | 28,991 | 3,210 | 3,915 | 24,902 | 23,926 |
| 2026-03-17 | 27,622 | 3,208 | 3,860 | 23,631 | 22,770 |
| 2026-03-10 | 27,266 | 3,191 | 4,761 | 23,263 | 21,659 |
| 2026-03-03 | 26,300 | 2,872 | 5,145 | 22,696 | 20,331 |
| 2026-02-24 | 28,579 | 2,942 | 5,840 | 24,748 | 21,781 |
| 2026-02-17 | 27,284 | 2,867 | 5,608 | 23,631 | 20,833 |
| 2026-02-10 | 26,332 | 2,274 | 5,454 | 23,294 | 20,013 |
| 2026-02-03 | 24,926 | 1,728 | 4,641 | 22,339 | 19,293 |
| 2026-01-27 | 27,078 | 2,048 | 5,622 | 23,933 | 20,389 |
| 2026-01-20 | 25,900 | 1,913 | 5,289 | 23,049 | 19,525 |
| 2026-01-13 | 25,022 | 1,815 | 5,134 | 22,221 | 18,758 |
| 2026-01-06 | 24,118 | 1,746 | 4,428 | 21,266 | 18,247 |
| 2025-12-30 | 27,224 | 2,273 | 4,664 | 23,764 | 21,075 |
| 2025-12-23 | 27,209 | 2,273 | 4,637 | 23,761 | 21,099 |
| 2025-12-16 | 26,833 | 2,190 | 4,527 | 23,472 | 20,746 |
| 2025-12-09 | 26,272 | 2,150 | 4,511 | 22,924 | 20,192 |
| 2025-12-02 | 25,161 | 2,013 | 4,120 | 22,033 | 19,508 |
| 2025-11-25 | 28,211 | 2,649 | 4,761 | 24,423 | 21,854 |
| 2025-11-18 | 27,717 | 2,428 | 4,561 | 24,118 | 21,612 |
| 2025-11-10 | 27,243 | 2,256 | 4,219 | 23,864 | 21,424 |
| 2025-11-04 | 26,743 | 2,231 | 3,999 | 23,451 | 21,156 |
| 2025-10-28 | 27,921 | 2,920 | 3,956 | 24,166 | 22,590 |
| 2025-10-21 | 25,545 | 2,025 | 3,418 | 22,688 | 20,857 |
| 2025-10-14 | 24,342 | 2,136 | 2,408 | 21,481 | 20,769 |
| 2025-10-07 | 22,681 | 1,976 | 2,091 | 20,018 | 19,623 |
| 2025-09-30 | 25,584 | 2,611 | 2,205 | 22,341 | 22,587 |
| 2025-09-23 | 25,579 | 2,949 | 2,205 | 22,077 | 22,672 |
| 2025-09-16 | 25,476 | 3,504 | 2,255 | 21,374 | 22,526 |
| 2025-09-09 | 25,440 | 3,504 | 2,255 | 21,338 | 22,511 |
| 2025-09-02 | 29,432 | 4,042 | 2,968 | 24,757 | 25,710 |
| 2025-08-26 | 28,999 | 3,852 | 2,798 | 24,444 | 25,358 |
| 2025-08-19 | 28,823 | 3,765 | 2,663 | 24,292 | 25,264 |
| 2025-08-12 | 28,442 | 3,560 | 2,469 | 24,072 | 25,047 |
| 2025-08-05 | 27,706 | 2,645 | 2,393 | 24,214 | 24,344 |
| 2025-07-29 | 29,850 | 3,322 | 2,856 | 25,848 | 26,154 |
| 2025-07-22 | 29,338 | 3,310 | 2,820 | 25,375 | 25,694 |
| 2025-07-15 | 27,068 | 3,308 | 2,820 | 23,167 | 23,475 |
| 2025-07-08 | 26,976 | 3,156 | 2,885 | 22,987 | 23,065 |
| 2025-07-01 | 30,205 | 4,301 | 3,592 | 24,978 | 25,601 |
| 2025-06-24 | 29,742 | 4,376 | 3,723 | 24,829 | 25,243 |
| 2025-06-17 | 29,504 | 4,376 | 3,738 | 24,555 | 24,985 |
| 2025-06-10 | 29,137 | 4,387 | 3,808 | 24,249 | 24,609 |
| 2025-06-03 | 28,382 | 4,189 | 3,434 | 23,874 | 24,378 |
| 2025-05-27 | 31,731 | 4,839 | 4,524 | 26,544 | 26,684 |
| 2025-05-20 | 31,698 | 4,879 | 4,659 | 26,481 | 26,532 |

## Source

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