Positions as of Tue 6 Oct 2026 - report month 2026-10
| Market | CMX ALUMINUM MWP |
| Months in dataset | 52 |
| Coverage | 2022-03 to 2026-10 |
| Months with a suppressed bank count | 39 |
| Latest US bank net, contracts | +10,380 |
| Latest non-US bank net, contracts | +6,500 |
| Latest all-bank net, contracts | +16,880 |
Bank positions, last 24 months
| Month | US banks | US long | US short | US net | Non-US banks | Non-US long | Non-US short | Non-US net | All banks | All net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 4 | 10,440 | 60 | +10,380 | 8 | 6,805 | 305 | +6,500 | 12 | +16,880 |
| 2026-09 | 4 | 9,298 | 100 | +9,198 | 8 | 6,451 | 570 | +5,881 | 12 | +15,079 |
| 2026-08 | 4 | 8,589 | 170 | +8,419 | 8 | 6,439 | 705 | +5,734 | 12 | +14,153 |
| 2026-07 | 4 | 8,517 | 251 | +8,266 | 8 | 6,576 | 686 | +5,890 | 12 | +14,156 |
| 2026-06 | 4 | 7,103 | 495 | +6,608 | 8 | 5,418 | 1,113 | +4,305 | 12 | +10,913 |
| 2026-05 | 4 | 8,488 | 477 | +8,011 | 8 | 4,124 | 1,529 | +2,595 | 12 | +10,606 |
| 2026-04 | 4 | 8,825 | 266 | +8,559 | 8 | 3,637 | 1,733 | +1,904 | 12 | +10,463 |
| 2026-03 | 4 | 9,207 | 339 | +8,868 | 7 | 2,982 | 1,288 | +1,694 | 11 | +10,562 |
| 2026-02 | 4 | 8,843 | 448 | +8,395 | 7 | 2,567 | 1,048 | +1,519 | 11 | +9,914 |
| 2026-01 | 4 | 7,584 | 772 | +6,812 | 6 | 2,410 | 1,108 | +1,302 | 10 | +8,114 |
| 2025-12 | 4 | 9,271 | 649 | +8,622 | 7 | 2,658 | 467 | +2,191 | 11 | +10,813 |
| 2025-11 | 4 | 10,221 | 585 | +9,636 | 7 | 2,625 | 264 | +2,361 | 11 | +11,997 |
| 2025-10 | 4 | 9,110 | 600 | +8,510 | 6 | 2,197 | 154 | +2,043 | 10 | +10,553 |
| 2025-09 | suppressed | 10,305 | 166 | +10,139 | suppressed | 3,201 | 186 | +3,015 | 10 | +13,154 |
| 2025-08 | suppressed | 10,401 | 172 | +10,229 | suppressed | 2,767 | 186 | +2,581 | 10 | +12,810 |
| 2025-07 | suppressed | 10,093 | 561 | +9,532 | suppressed | 3,184 | 214 | +2,970 | 10 | +12,502 |
| 2025-06 | suppressed | 9,590 | 481 | +9,109 | suppressed | 3,101 | 214 | +2,887 | 10 | +11,996 |
| 2025-05 | suppressed | 10,287 | 531 | +9,756 | suppressed | 3,227 | 160 | +3,067 | 10 | +12,823 |
| 2025-04 | suppressed | 10,579 | 491 | +10,088 | suppressed | 3,455 | 239 | +3,216 | 10 | +13,304 |
| 2025-03 | suppressed | 8,975 | 617 | +8,358 | suppressed | 3,317 | 99 | +3,218 | 9 | +11,576 |
| 2025-02 | suppressed | 9,269 | 703 | +8,566 | suppressed | 3,516 | 158 | +3,358 | 9 | +11,924 |
| 2025-01 | suppressed | 8,329 | 562 | +7,767 | suppressed | 3,612 | 197 | +3,415 | 9 | +11,182 |
| 2024-12 | suppressed | 6,938 | 385 | +6,553 | suppressed | 4,041 | 256 | +3,785 | 9 | +10,338 |
| 2024-11 | suppressed | 6,494 | 212 | +6,282 | suppressed | 3,631 | 102 | +3,529 | 8 | +9,811 |
Net is gross long minus gross short; the report publishes gross positions and the net is computed here. A suppressed bank count means the group held fewer than four banks that month; the split was withheld, not zero. Months where the split was withheld are part of the record and stay in the table.
Source: CFTC Bank Participation Report, monthly, futures. Positions as of Tue 6 Oct 2026.