Platinum 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)
Platinum positioning leans bullish - commercials buying (26w index 66).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit near the top of their 26-week range (COT index 66) - 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 long 15,000 Platinum futures contracts (down 386 week-over-week), commercials are net short 19,305, and open interest is 68,059 contracts. Managed money was net long 8,685 contracts as of (up 1,471 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Platinum COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/platinum/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/platinum.csv
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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 | 15,000 | -386 | 22.0% | 37.1 | 28.9 | 48.5 |
| Commercials | -19,305 | +275 | -28.4% | 66.3 | 74.6 | 56.7 |
| Small traders | 4,305 | +111 | 6.3% | 33.8 | 21.1 | 48.2 |
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 | -12,216 | -1,145 | -17.9% | 50.6 | 72.3 | 88.4 |
| Swap dealers | -7,089 | -603 | -10.4% | 79.5 | 46.2 | 17.5 |
| Managed money | 8,685 | +1,471 | 12.8% | 32.2 | 37.7 | 58.6 |
| Other reportables | 6,315 | +490 | 9.3% | 49.2 | 49.0 | 41.2 |
| Small traders | 4,305 | -213 | 6.3% | 31.5 | 21.1 | 48.2 |
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 | 68,059 | 15,000 | -386 | -19,305 | +275 | 4,305 |
| 2026-08-25 | 64,648 | 15,386 | +2,347 | -19,580 | -2,023 | 4,194 |
| 2026-08-18 | 60,129 | 13,039 | -501 | -17,557 | +857 | 4,518 |
| 2026-08-11 | 56,771 | 13,540 | -1,221 | -18,414 | +28 | 4,874 |
| 2026-08-04 | 55,848 | 14,761 | +3,126 | -18,442 | -2,291 | 3,681 |
| 2026-07-28 | 53,658 | 11,635 | -849 | -16,151 | +628 | 4,516 |
| 2026-07-21 | 53,721 | 12,484 | -1,264 | -16,779 | +807 | 4,295 |
| 2026-07-14 | 53,837 | 13,748 | -124 | -17,586 | +116 | 3,838 |
| 2026-07-07 | 53,645 | 13,872 | -1,129 | -17,702 | +621 | 3,830 |
| 2026-06-30 | 53,719 | 15,001 | -94 | -18,323 | +800 | 3,322 |
| 2026-06-23 | 57,738 | 15,095 | +487 | -19,123 | +574 | 4,028 |
| 2026-06-16 | 62,420 | 14,608 | -404 | -19,697 | +855 | 5,089 |
| 2026-06-09 | 62,457 | 15,012 | -2,200 | -20,552 | +2,832 | 5,540 |
| 2026-06-02 | 65,697 | 17,212 | -446 | -23,384 | -77 | 6,172 |
| 2026-05-26 | 62,711 | 17,658 | -250 | -23,307 | -195 | 5,649 |
| 2026-05-19 | 62,782 | 17,908 | -2,804 | -23,112 | +2,406 | 5,204 |
| 2026-05-12 | 63,375 | 20,712 | +2,927 | -25,518 | -2,867 | 4,806 |
| 2026-05-05 | 60,646 | 17,785 | -765 | -22,651 | +555 | 4,866 |
| 2026-04-28 | 61,055 | 18,550 | -1,986 | -23,206 | +2,181 | 4,656 |
| 2026-04-21 | 61,997 | 20,536 | -67 | -25,387 | -128 | 4,851 |
| 2026-04-14 | 62,452 | 20,603 | +2,565 | -25,259 | -2,225 | 4,656 |
| 2026-04-07 | 59,884 | 18,038 | +1,701 | -23,034 | -1,431 | 4,996 |
| 2026-03-31 | 60,515 | 16,337 | +139 | -21,603 | +146 | 5,266 |
| 2026-03-24 | 61,473 | 16,198 | -700 | -21,749 | +1,168 | 5,551 |
| 2026-03-17 | 67,292 | 16,898 | +2,208 | -22,917 | -2,001 | 6,019 |
| 2026-03-10 | 68,758 | 14,690 | +858 | -20,916 | -646 | 6,226 |
Full history, no login: CSV (1986-01-15 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Platinum futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 15,000 contracts in Platinum futures.
- How current is this Platinum 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 Platinum COT history?
- The full weekly series (1986-01-15 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/platinum.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 076651. Dataset coverage 1986-01-15 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.