Aluminium Euro Prem Duty-Paid COT Report
CFTC Commitments of Traders · positions as of Tuesday 2026-10-20, released Oct 23, 2026 (the CFTC reports each Tuesday's close three days later) · next release Oct 30, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)
Aluminium Euro Prem Duty-Paid positioning is mixed - commercials selling (26w index 44), speculators crowded long (3y index 82).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net long and sit in the middle of their 26-week range (COT index 44) - a bearish tilt in the traditional read.
- Large speculators are net short near the top of their 3-year range (index 82) - a crowded long, which historically leans bearish for the setup.
A description of how traders are positioned versus their own history - the standard Commitments of Traders interpretation, computed identically for every market. It is not a price forecast, a trading signal, or advice. How traders use positioning · how the read is computed.
As of the COT report, large speculators are net short 600 Aluminium Euro Prem Duty-Paid futures contracts (up 82 week-over-week), commercials are net long 396, and open interest is 13,922 contracts. Managed money was net short 708 contracts as of (up 64 week-over-week), holding 212 long and 920 short.
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Aluminium Euro Prem Duty-Paid COT Report," data as of 2026-10-20. https://futuresbench.com/cot/aluminium-euro-prem-duty-paid/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/aluminium-euro-prem-duty-paid.csv
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Reporting gap: the CFTC published no data for this contract code between and (about 26 weeks) - typically an exchange migration or relisting, when the contract traded under a different code. The chart breaks across the gap rather than drawing a line through it, and the series resumes afterward. Why this happens.
Positioning - as of Tuesday 2026-10-20
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | -600 | +82 | -4.3% | 58.9 | 81.9 | 82.1 |
| Commercials | 396 | -82 | 2.8% | 44.0 | 19.5 | 16.0 |
| Small traders | 204 | +0 | 1.5% | 37.8 | 37.8 | 74.2 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
This week in numbers
- Large speculators raised their net position for a 4th consecutive week.
- Commercials reduced their net position for a 4th consecutive week.
- Open interest rose 7.4% week-over-week to 13,922 contracts.
Every sentence above is computed from the stored series - no commentary, no forecasts.
Disaggregated report - positions as of Tue 2026-10-20
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer/merchant | -5,926 | -1,076 | -42.6% | 30.3 | 60.1 | 79.5 |
| Swap dealers | 6,322 | +994 | 45.4% | 80.5 | 29.9 | 20.3 |
| Managed money | -708 | +64 | -5.1% | 21.7 | 21.7 | 30.4 |
| Other reportables | 108 | +18 | 0.8% | 79.8 | 89.4 | 91.2 |
| Small traders | 204 | +0 | 1.5% | 37.8 | 37.8 | 74.2 |
Full Disaggregated report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
Aluminium Euro Prem Duty-Paid managed money positions, week by week
Managed money long, short and net position in Aluminium Euro Prem Duty-Paid futures for the last 26 weekly COT reports (positions as of each Tuesday), from the CFTC Disaggregated futures-only report. Short = long minus net; spread positions are excluded from both.
| Report date | Managed money long | Managed money short | Managed money net | Weekly change | Producer/merchant net | Swap dealers net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212 | 920 | -708 | +64 | -5,926 | 6,322 | |
| 88 | 860 | -772 | +88 | -4,850 | 5,328 | |
| 0 | 860 | -860 | -34 | -4,694 | 5,224 | |
| 0 | 826 | -826 | +135 | -4,719 | 5,475 | |
| 0 | 961 | -961 | +180 | -4,202 | 5,002 | |
| 0 | 1,141 | -1,141 | +75 | -3,993 | 4,464 | |
| 0 | 1,216 | -1,216 | +60 | -3,650 | 4,581 | |
| 0 | 1,276 | -1,276 | -279 | -3,942 | 4,961 | |
| 0 | 997 | -997 | -195 | -4,431 | 5,253 | |
| 0 | 802 | -802 | +0 | -4,170 | 5,304 | |
| 0 | 802 | -802 | -575 | -4,148 | 5,244 | |
| 0 | 227 | -227 | -523 | -4,123 | 4,619 | |
| 296 | 0 | 296 | +0 | -3,873 | 4,258 | |
| 296 | 0 | 296 | +90 | -3,667 | 4,012 | |
| 206 | 0 | 206 | -10 | -3,595 | 4,030 | |
| 216 | 0 | 216 | -117 | -3,166 | 3,823 | |
| 333 | 0 | 333 | -470 | -3,834 | 4,509 | |
| 803 | 0 | 803 | -450 | -3,589 | 4,179 | |
| 1,253 | 0 | 1,253 | -90 | -3,310 | 3,759 | |
| 1,343 | 0 | 1,343 | +0 | -3,615 | 3,804 | |
| 1,343 | 0 | 1,343 | +178 | -4,065 | 4,336 | |
| 1,165 | 0 | 1,165 | +240 | -5,233 | 5,634 | |
| 925 | 0 | 925 | +30 | -5,193 | 5,474 | |
| 895 | 0 | 895 | +45 | -5,743 | 5,634 | |
| 850 | 0 | 850 | -37 | -5,818 | 5,734 | |
| 887 | 0 | 887 | -30 | -7,127 | 6,942 |
Every week back to 2020: Aluminium Euro Prem Duty-Paid disaggregated CSV.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 13,922 | -600 | +82 | 396 | -82 | 204 |
| 2026-10-13 | 12,967 | -682 | +128 | 478 | -52 | 204 |
| 2026-10-06 | 12,756 | -810 | +72 | 530 | -226 | 280 |
| 2026-09-29 | 14,713 | -882 | +24 | 756 | -44 | 126 |
| 2026-09-22 | 13,552 | -906 | -389 | 800 | +329 | 106 |
| 2026-09-15 | 12,904 | -517 | +444 | 471 | -460 | 46 |
| 2026-09-08 | 12,211 | -961 | +120 | 931 | -88 | 30 |
| 2026-09-01 | 14,066 | -1,081 | +231 | 1,019 | +197 | 62 |
| 2026-08-25 | 13,531 | -1,312 | +15 | 822 | -312 | 490 |
| 2026-08-18 | 12,841 | -1,327 | +0 | 1,134 | +38 | 193 |
| 2026-08-11 | 12,721 | -1,327 | -660 | 1,096 | +600 | 231 |
| 2026-08-04 | 11,910 | -667 | -67 | 496 | +111 | 171 |
| 2026-07-28 | 13,554 | -600 | -85 | 385 | +40 | 215 |
| 2026-07-21 | 13,333 | -515 | +90 | 345 | -90 | 170 |
| 2026-07-14 | 13,066 | -605 | +144 | 435 | -222 | 170 |
| 2026-07-07 | 12,512 | -749 | +217 | 657 | -18 | 92 |
| 2026-06-30 | 15,437 | -966 | -79 | 675 | +85 | 291 |
| 2026-06-23 | 15,249 | -887 | -210 | 590 | +141 | 297 |
| 2026-06-16 | 15,126 | -677 | -261 | 449 | +260 | 228 |
| 2026-06-09 | 14,808 | -416 | +80 | 189 | -82 | 227 |
| 2026-06-02 | 14,745 | -496 | +189 | 271 | -130 | 225 |
| 2026-05-26 | 18,017 | -685 | -180 | 401 | +120 | 284 |
| 2026-05-19 | 16,882 | -505 | -390 | 281 | +390 | 224 |
| 2026-05-12 | 16,898 | -115 | +25 | -109 | -25 | 224 |
| 2026-05-05 | 16,410 | -140 | -48 | -84 | +101 | 224 |
| 2026-04-28 | 19,513 | -92 | -230 | -185 | +230 | 277 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2020-09-29 → 2026-10-20) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Aluminium Euro Prem Duty-Paid futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 600 contracts in Aluminium Euro Prem Duty-Paid futures.
- What is the managed money position in Aluminium Euro Prem Duty-Paid futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, managed money traders are net short 708 contracts (212 long, 920 short) in Aluminium Euro Prem Duty-Paid futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.
- How current is this Aluminium Euro Prem Duty-Paid COT data?
- The latest report is dated 2026-10-20 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-10-23. This page updates within minutes of each weekly release.
- Where can I download Aluminium Euro Prem Duty-Paid COT history?
- The full weekly series (2020-09-29 to 2026-10-20) is free at /data/cot/aluminium-euro-prem-duty-paid.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 191696. Dataset coverage 2020-09-29 → 2026-10-20. Methodology.