Tin positioning

Investment funds net +1,247 lots at London Metal Exchange, positions as of 24 Dec 2020.

London Metal Exchange	Tin	Investment funds	24 Dec 2020
LME	Tin	Investment funds	16 Oct 2026

Position by venue

One row per venue and report. Each row carries its own source's speculative category, named in the row, and its own unit. Rows are never summed and never converted into a common unit.

Venue	Report	Category	Net	Change, interval	Net % of OI	Percentile, full span	Unit	Position date
London Metal Exchange	Tin	Investment funds	+1,247	-777	7.0	-	lots	2020-12-24
LME	Tin	Investment funds	+1,846	-548	7.1	63	lots	2026-10-16

London Metal Exchange, Tin: investment funds net as % of open interest

Net as % of open interest, the measure comparable across the venue's own history. Category breaks and missing reports print as gaps.

LME, Tin: investment funds net, held reports only

Net as % of open interest, the measure comparable across the venue's own history. Category breaks and missing reports print as gaps.

History by venue

The full held history for each venue, in the venue's own unit. Series longer than 280 reports print as yearly extremes over the full span plus the most recent 104 reports; shorter series print in full. Every table sorts and filters.

London Metal Exchange, Tin: full held history, lots

All 148 held reports

Order: Report date, oldest first


2018-02-09	1,580	686	+894	4.0
2018-02-16	1,634	706	+928	4.0
2018-02-23	1,785	696	+1,089	5.0
2018-03-02	606	607	-1	1.0
2018-03-09	1,641	520	+1,121	5.0
2018-03-16	1,593	520	+1,073	5.0
2018-03-23	1,577	570	+1,007	5.0
2018-03-28	1,511	527	+984	5.0
2018-04-06	1,569	607	+962	5.0
2018-04-13	1,729	569	+1,160	6.0
2018-04-20	2,027	594	+1,433	7.0
2018-04-27	1,988	676	+1,312	6.0
2018-05-04	1,090	631	+459	2.0
2018-05-11	1,906	783	+1,123	5.0
2018-05-18	1,813	553	+1,260	7.0
2018-05-25	1,648	763	+885	5.0
2018-06-01	1,668	786	+882	5.0
2018-06-08	1,666	642	+1,024	5.0
2018-06-15	1,644	733	+911	4.0
2018-06-22	1,411	673	+738	4.0
2018-06-29	1,459	1,045	+414	2.0
2018-07-06	1,217	778	+439	2.0
2018-07-13	1,105	592	+513	3.0
2018-07-20	1,208	694	+514	3.0
2018-07-27	807	219	+588	8.0
2018-08-03	938	394	+544	2.0
2018-08-10	885	521	+364	1.0
2018-08-17	808	697	+111	1.0
2018-08-24	801	653	+148	1.0
2018-08-31	493	564	-71	-1.0
2018-09-07	579	389	+190	1.0
2018-09-14	522	418	+104	0.0
2018-09-21	625	611	+14	0.0
2018-09-28	609	654	-45	0.0
2018-10-05	682	574	+108	0.0
2018-10-12	854	479	+375	2.0
2018-10-19	785	370	+415	2.0
2018-10-26	713	224	+489	2.0
2018-11-02	851	300	+551	4.0
2018-11-09	945	238	+707	4.0
2018-11-16	1,085	298	+787	4.0
2018-11-23	994	433	+561	3.0
2018-11-30	717	461	+256	1.0
2018-12-07	774	343	+431	3.0
2018-12-14	826	164	+662	4.0
2018-12-21	961	171	+790	5.0
2018-12-28	940	181	+759	4.0
2019-01-04	876	172	+704	4.0
2019-01-11	1,014	148	+866	4.0
2019-01-18	1,338	357	+981	5.0
2019-01-25	1,412	393	+1,019	5.0
2019-02-01	1,390	389	+1,001	5.0
2019-02-08	1,385	374	+1,011	5.0
2019-02-15	1,438	327	+1,111	5.0
2019-02-22	1,483	291	+1,192	6.0
2019-03-01	1,612	318	+1,294	6.0
2019-03-08	1,651	361	+1,290	6.0
2019-03-15	1,630	375	+1,255	6.0
2019-03-22	1,548	385	+1,163	6.0
2019-03-29	1,581	366	+1,215	6.0
2019-04-05	1,629	361	+1,268	6.0
2019-04-12	1,495	318	+1,177	6.0
2019-04-17	1,378	428	+950	5.0
2019-04-18	1,345	349	+996	5.0
2019-04-26	1,353	224	+1,129	5.0
2019-05-03	1,332	307	+1,025	9.0
2019-05-10	1,336	391	+945	4.0
2019-06-21	1,319	348	+971	6.0
2019-06-28	1,309	411	+898	5.0
2019-07-05	1,276	461	+815	4.0
2019-07-12	1,270	503	+767	4.0
2019-07-19	1,170	512	+658	3.0
2019-07-26	1,152	516	+636	3.0
2019-08-02	1,249	603	+646	3.0
2019-08-09	1,139	638	+501	3.0
2019-08-16	1,147	631	+516	3.0
2019-08-23	1,086	639	+447	4.0
2019-08-30	1,079	831	+248	1.0
2019-09-06	1,122	850	+272	1.0
2019-09-13	752	570	+182	1.0
2019-09-20	864	645	+219	1.0
2019-09-27	826	712	+114	0.0
2019-10-04	786	763	+23	0.0
2019-10-11	792	816	-24	0.0
2019-10-18	917	788	+129	1.0
2019-10-25	912	769	+143	1.0
2019-11-01	866	826	+40	1.0
2019-11-08	851	915	-64	-1.0
2019-11-15	753	1,000	-247	-1.0
2019-11-29	793	1,062	-269	-2.0
2019-12-06	1,019	922	+97	0.0
2019-12-13	1,117	651	+466	2.0
2019-12-20	976	563	+413	2.0
2019-12-27	914	429	+485	2.0
2020-01-03	762	435	+327	2.0
2020-01-10	724	430	+294	2.0
2020-01-17	665	331	+334	1.0
2020-01-24	553	328	+225	1.0
2020-01-31	462	421	+41	0.0
2020-02-07	480	453	+27	0.0
2020-02-14	449	538	-89	-1.0
2020-02-21	506	519	-13	0.0
2020-02-28	500	594	-94	0.0
2020-03-06	538	483	+55	0.0
2020-03-13	539	518	+21	0.0
2020-03-20	465	513	-48	0.0
2020-03-27	418	478	-60	-1.0
2020-04-03	409	467	-58	-1.0
2020-04-08	471	490	-19	0.0
2020-04-09	488	486	+2	0.0
2020-04-17	603	575	+28	0.0
2020-04-24	706	703	+3	0.0
2020-05-01	703	659	+44	0.0
2020-05-07	685	645	+40	0.0
2020-05-15	697	623	+74	0.0
2020-05-22	755	638	+117	0.0
2020-05-29	781	605	+176	1.0
2020-06-05	829	577	+252	1.0
2020-06-12	679	294	+385	2.0
2020-06-19	663	327	+336	2.0
2020-06-26	780	344	+436	3.0
2020-07-03	773	349	+424	3.0
2020-07-10	956	321	+635	3.0
2020-07-17	936	220	+716	4.0
2020-07-24	1,572	643	+929	5.0
2020-07-31	1,705	672	+1,033	5.0
2020-08-07	1,767	693	+1,074	6.0
2020-08-14	1,842	667	+1,175	6.0
2020-08-21	1,799	678	+1,121	6.0
2020-08-28	1,789	647	+1,142	7.0
2020-09-04	2,113	640	+1,473	7.0
2020-09-11	1,751	269	+1,482	7.0
2020-09-18	1,624	68	+1,556	8.0
2020-09-25	1,804	119	+1,685	9.0
2020-10-02	1,601	45	+1,556	9.0
2020-10-09	1,699	6	+1,693	8.0
2020-10-16	1,840	8	+1,832	8.0
2020-10-23	2,173	21	+2,152	10.0
2020-10-30	1,803	22	+1,781	9.0
2020-11-06	1,763	18	+1,745	8.0
2020-11-13	1,897	73	+1,824	9.0
2020-11-20	2,438	395	+2,043	10.0
2020-11-27	2,947	896	+2,051	10.0
2020-12-04	3,008	956	+2,052	10.0
2020-12-11	3,019	984	+2,035	10.0
2020-12-18	2,963	975	+1,988	10.0
2020-12-23	2,997	973	+2,024	10.0
2020-12-24	2,202	955	+1,247	7.0

LME, Tin: all held reports, lots

All 76 held reports

Order: Report date, oldest first


2020-01-03	762	435	+327	22,983	1.4
2020-01-10	724	430	+294	22,530	1.3
2020-01-17	665	331	+334	22,334	1.5
2020-01-24	553	328	+225	22,743	1.0
2020-02-07	480	453	+27	24,544	0.1
2020-02-14	449	538	-89	25,074	-0.4
2020-02-21	506	519	-13	23,258	-0.1
2020-02-28	500	594	-94	24,099	-0.4
2020-03-06	538	483	+55	23,709	0.2
2020-03-13	539	518	+21	20,799	0.1
2020-03-20	465	513	-48	21,163	-0.2
2020-03-27	418	478	-60	21,533	-0.3
2020-04-03	409	467	-58	21,153	-0.3
2020-04-09	488	486	+2	21,295	0.0
2020-04-17	603	575	+28	20,844	0.1
2020-04-24	706	703	+3	20,600	0.0
2020-05-01	703	659	+44	20,494	0.2
2020-05-07	685	645	+40	20,456	0.2
2020-05-15	697	623	+74	20,608	0.4
2020-05-22	755	638	+117	19,432	0.6
2020-05-29	781	605	+176	20,552	0.9
2020-06-05	829	577	+252	21,742	1.2
2020-06-12	679	294	+385	22,247	1.7
2020-06-19	663	327	+336	19,564	1.7
2020-06-26	780	344	+436	18,859	2.3
2020-07-03	773	349	+424	19,327	2.2
2020-07-10	956	321	+635	19,490	3.3
2020-07-17	936	220	+716	17,990	4.0
2020-07-24	1,572	643	+929	18,510	5.0
2020-07-31	1,705	672	+1,033	19,263	5.4
2020-08-07	1,767	693	+1,074	18,482	5.8
2020-08-14	1,842	667	+1,175	19,719	6.0
2020-08-21	1,799	678	+1,121	17,552	6.4
2020-09-04	2,113	640	+1,473	21,037	7.0
2020-09-11	1,751	269	+1,482	20,405	7.3
2020-09-18	1,624	68	+1,556	19,090	8.2
2020-09-25	1,804	119	+1,685	19,622	8.6
2020-10-02	1,601	45	+1,556	17,424	8.9
2020-10-09	1,699	6	+1,693	19,742	8.6
2020-10-16	1,840	8	+1,832	20,542	8.9
2020-10-23	2,173	21	+2,152	19,794	10.9
2020-10-30	1,803	22	+1,781	19,853	9.0
2020-11-06	1,763	18	+1,745	19,882	8.8
2020-11-13	1,897	73	+1,824	20,713	8.8
2020-11-20	2,438	395	+2,043	20,464	10.0
2020-11-27	2,947	896	+2,051	20,114	10.2
2020-12-04	3,008	956	+2,052	20,774	9.9
2020-12-11	3,019	984	+2,035	20,929	9.7
2020-12-18	2,963	975	+1,988	19,290	10.3
2020-12-24	2,988	955	+2,033	19,314	10.5
2020-12-31	2,934	962	+1,972	19,423	10.2
2021-01-08	2,524	699	+1,825	19,523	9.3
2021-01-15	2,614	763	+1,851	19,358	9.6
2026-05-15	3,594	1,151	+2,443	28,379	8.6
2026-05-22	3,077	663	+2,414	25,561	9.4
2026-05-29	2,989	549	+2,440	25,443	9.6
2026-06-05	2,609	199	+2,410	26,628	9.1
2026-06-12	2,459	264	+2,195	26,704	8.2
2026-06-19	2,607	330	+2,277	25,298	9.0
2026-06-26	2,166	435	+1,731	25,340	6.8
2026-07-03	2,193	566	+1,627	25,573	6.4
2026-07-10	2,397	562	+1,835	25,921	7.1
2026-07-17	2,527	629	+1,898	25,243	7.5
2026-07-24	2,697	643	+2,054	25,420	8.1
2026-07-31	2,673	384	+2,289	26,150	8.8
2026-08-07	2,994	464	+2,530	26,552	9.5
2026-08-14	3,128	429	+2,699	26,148	10.3
2026-08-21	3,212	552	+2,660	25,017	10.6
2026-08-28	3,162	593	+2,569	24,432	10.5
2026-09-04	3,206	589	+2,617	24,266	10.8
2026-09-11	3,119	671	+2,448	24,511	10.0
2026-09-18	2,640	720	+1,920	23,117	8.3
2026-09-25	2,614	621	+1,993	23,666	8.4
2026-10-02	2,943	590	+2,353	24,983	9.4
2026-10-09	2,988	594	+2,394	24,954	9.6
2026-10-16	2,563	717	+1,846	25,882	7.1

Sampled series: 76 of 359 Fridays in span are held (21 percent). Missing Fridays are missing at the source listing and are never filled.

Extremes, by venue

Venue and market	Speculative net	Percentile, full span	Percentile 1Y	Band	Percentile 3Y	Z-score 52W	Highest net, full span	Date of high	Lowest net, full span	Date of low	Held span	Change, 4 intervals	Change, 13 intervals
London Metal Exchange, Tin	+1,247	84	67		84	0.54 (52 obs)	+2,152	2020-10-23	-269	2019-11-29	2018-02-09 to 2020-12-24 (148 obs)	-805	-309
LME, Tin	+1,846	63	46		-	0.01 (52 obs)	+2,699	2026-08-14	-94	2020-02-28	2020-01-03 to 2026-10-16 (76 obs)	-74	-52

Percentiles and extremes are computed over the full held span printed in the Held span column, per the 2026-10-28 redesign. The 1Y and 3Y windows and the 52-week z-score print alongside for continuity. Windows are weekly reports for the CFTC, ICE, ESMA and LME rows; the LME windows count held reports only, because that series is sampled.

China member rankings

SHFE (Shanghai) member rankings, Tin (SN)

Not yet held: the SHFE harvest is in progress and no tidy dataset has landed. This block fills automatically when the dataset is built.

In this section

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Positioning

Coverage and method

No CFTC tin market is held.

Sector: Metals, Base metals. Units print per row and are never converted. Category definitions are each source's own. Pages render the current corrected vintage of each source; first-release vintages are not kept. An extreme reading is a condition of crowding, not a buy or sell signal.