Positions as of Tue 6 Oct 2026 - report month 2026-10
| Market | CMX LITHIUM HYDROXIDE |
| Months in dataset | 28 |
| Coverage | 2024-03 to 2026-10 |
| Months with a suppressed bank count | 28 |
| Latest US bank net, contracts | +322 |
| Latest non-US bank net, contracts | +4,725 |
| Latest all-bank net, contracts | +5,047 |
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 | suppressed | 452 | 130 | +322 | suppressed | 4,725 | 0 | +4,725 | 5 | +5,047 |
| 2026-09 | suppressed | 133 | 89 | +44 | suppressed | 5,642 | 86 | +5,556 | 5 | +5,600 |
| 2026-08 | suppressed | 55 | 122 | -67 | suppressed | 6,342 | 0 | +6,342 | 5 | +6,275 |
| 2026-07 | suppressed | 76 | 0 | +76 | suppressed | 4,608 | 0 | +4,608 | 5 | +4,684 |
| 2026-06 | suppressed | - | - | - | suppressed | 5,084 | 34 | +5,050 | 5 | +5,050 |
| 2026-05 | suppressed | 132 | 0 | +132 | suppressed | 4,958 | 34 | +4,924 | 6 | +5,056 |
| 2026-04 | suppressed | 98 | 0 | +98 | suppressed | 5,098 | 66 | +5,032 | 6 | +5,130 |
| 2026-03 | suppressed | 216 | 7 | +209 | suppressed | 6,896 | 102 | +6,794 | 6 | +7,003 |
| 2026-02 | suppressed | 186 | 7 | +179 | suppressed | 6,677 | 102 | +6,575 | 6 | +6,754 |
| 2026-01 | suppressed | 231 | 7 | +224 | suppressed | 8,119 | 84 | +8,035 | 5 | +8,259 |
| 2025-12 | suppressed | 185 | 15 | +170 | suppressed | 9,769 | 75 | +9,694 | 5 | +9,864 |
| 2025-11 | suppressed | 177 | 0 | +177 | suppressed | 10,662 | 98 | +10,564 | 6 | +10,741 |
| 2025-10 | suppressed | 208 | 0 | +208 | suppressed | 11,509 | 75 | +11,434 | 6 | +11,642 |
| 2025-09 | suppressed | 544 | 5 | +539 | suppressed | 12,877 | 75 | +12,802 | 6 | +13,341 |
| 2025-08 | suppressed | 544 | 0 | +544 | suppressed | 12,223 | 75 | +12,148 | 5 | +12,692 |
| 2025-07 | suppressed | 1,037 | 0 | +1,037 | suppressed | 13,287 | 0 | +13,287 | 5 | +14,324 |
| 2025-06 | suppressed | 1,037 | 0 | +1,037 | suppressed | 12,494 | 0 | +12,494 | 5 | +13,531 |
| 2025-05 | suppressed | 1,270 | 0 | +1,270 | suppressed | 10,905 | 0 | +10,905 | 5 | +12,175 |
| 2025-04 | suppressed | 1,542 | 0 | +1,542 | suppressed | 12,165 | 0 | +12,165 | 5 | +13,707 |
| 2025-03 | suppressed | 1,344 | 0 | +1,344 | suppressed | 11,002 | 0 | +11,002 | 5 | +12,346 |
| 2025-02 | suppressed | 1,125 | 0 | +1,125 | suppressed | 10,124 | 0 | +10,124 | 5 | +11,249 |
| 2025-01 | suppressed | 1,072 | 0 | +1,072 | suppressed | 11,463 | 0 | +11,463 | 5 | +12,535 |
| 2024-12 | suppressed | 967 | 0 | +967 | suppressed | 12,126 | 0 | +12,126 | 5 | +13,093 |
| 2024-11 | suppressed | 999 | 0 | +999 | suppressed | 12,713 | 0 | +12,713 | 5 | +13,712 |
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.