Palladium COT Report
CFTC Commitments of Traders · positions as of Tuesday 2026-09-01, released Sep 4, 2026 (the CFTC reports each Tuesday's close three days later) · next release Sep 11, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)
Palladium positioning leans bullish - commercials buying (26w index 77).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net long and sit near the top of their 26-week range (COT index 77) - a bullish tilt in the traditional read.
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 4,305 Palladium futures contracts (up 519 week-over-week), commercials are net long 3,313, and open interest is 16,497 contracts. Managed money was net short 4,619 contracts as of (up 698 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Palladium COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/palladium/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/palladium.csv
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Reporting gap: the CFTC published no data for this contract code between and (about 37 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 2026-09-01
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | -4,305 | +519 | -26.1% | 14.4 | 11.2 | 63.5 |
| Commercials | 3,313 | -422 | 20.1% | 77.3 | 81.7 | 37.9 |
| Small traders | 992 | -97 | 6.0% | 54.5 | 37.2 | 53.2 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
Disaggregated report - positions as of Tue 2026-09-01
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer/merchant | -263 | -27 | -1.6% | 73.5 | 78.3 | 46.5 |
| Swap dealers | 3,576 | -258 | 21.7% | 86.6 | 83.2 | 33.6 |
| Managed money | -4,619 | +698 | -28.0% | 27.5 | 25.9 | 67.2 |
| Other reportables | 314 | -605 | 1.9% | 36.7 | 28.7 | 40.3 |
| Small traders | 992 | +192 | 6.0% | 54.5 | 37.2 | 53.2 |
Full Disaggregated report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | 16,497 | -4,305 | +519 | 3,313 | -422 | 992 |
| 2026-08-25 | 17,496 | -4,824 | -426 | 3,735 | +137 | 1,089 |
| 2026-08-18 | 18,366 | -4,398 | -482 | 3,598 | +223 | 800 |
| 2026-08-11 | 18,194 | -3,916 | +419 | 3,375 | -443 | 541 |
| 2026-08-04 | 18,574 | -4,335 | +432 | 3,818 | -596 | 517 |
| 2026-07-28 | 18,699 | -4,767 | +236 | 4,414 | -287 | 353 |
| 2026-07-21 | 18,440 | -5,003 | -114 | 4,701 | +285 | 302 |
| 2026-07-14 | 18,578 | -4,889 | -231 | 4,416 | +255 | 473 |
| 2026-07-07 | 17,854 | -4,658 | -334 | 4,161 | +538 | 497 |
| 2026-06-30 | 17,847 | -4,324 | -1,068 | 3,623 | +955 | 701 |
| 2026-06-23 | 17,149 | -3,256 | -453 | 2,668 | +526 | 588 |
| 2026-06-16 | 17,011 | -2,803 | +161 | 2,142 | -94 | 661 |
| 2026-06-09 | 17,455 | -2,964 | -958 | 2,236 | +941 | 728 |
| 2026-06-02 | 16,284 | -2,006 | +884 | 1,295 | -764 | 711 |
| 2026-05-26 | 16,692 | -2,890 | -393 | 2,059 | +496 | 831 |
| 2026-05-19 | 17,259 | -2,497 | -582 | 1,563 | +877 | 934 |
| 2026-05-12 | 17,419 | -1,915 | -439 | 686 | -89 | 1,229 |
| 2026-05-05 | 15,985 | -1,476 | -12 | 775 | +257 | 701 |
| 2026-04-28 | 15,794 | -1,464 | -479 | 518 | +488 | 946 |
| 2026-04-21 | 14,921 | -985 | +68 | 30 | -140 | 955 |
| 2026-04-14 | 14,648 | -1,053 | +340 | 170 | -205 | 883 |
| 2026-04-07 | 15,187 | -1,393 | -343 | 375 | +384 | 1,018 |
| 2026-03-31 | 15,220 | -1,050 | +192 | -9 | +6 | 1,059 |
| 2026-03-24 | 15,069 | -1,242 | -1,057 | -15 | +1,368 | 1,257 |
| 2026-03-17 | 15,556 | -185 | -29 | -1,383 | +24 | 1,568 |
| 2026-03-10 | 15,679 | -156 | -317 | -1,407 | +224 | 1,563 |
Full history, no login: CSV (1986-01-15 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Palladium futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 4,305 contracts in Palladium futures.
- How current is this Palladium COT data?
- The latest report is dated 2026-09-01 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-09-04. This page updates within minutes of each weekly release.
- Where can I download Palladium COT history?
- The full weekly series (1986-01-15 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/palladium.csv - no login, no cap.
Learn: how to read this report · commercials vs non-commercials · glossary
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 075651. Dataset coverage 1986-01-15 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.