Primary Nickel LME COTR
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
LME positioning in Primary Nickel: investment funds net +452 lots, positions as of Fri 16 Oct 2026.
Data as of Positions as of Fri 16 Oct 2026; published Tue 20 Oct 2026
Positions as of Fri 16 Oct 2026 - published Tue 20 Oct 2026 (generated T+2)
| Metal | Primary Nickel |
| Coverage | 3 Jan 2020 to 2026-10-16 |
| Reports in dataset | 77 |
| Open interest, lots (sum of category longs) | 343,632 |
| Category | Long, lots | Short, lots | Net, lots | Week change | Long % of OI | Short % of OI | Persons |
|---|
| Investment firms | 198,720 | 202,767 | -4,046 | +918 | 57.8 | 59.0 | 41 |
| Investment funds | 45,950 | 45,498 | +452 | -4,606 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 281 |
| Other financial institutions | 15,536 | 18,161 | -2,625 | +69 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 26 |
| Commercial undertakings | 83,426 | 77,275 | +6,151 | +3,552 | 24.3 | 22.5 | 34 |
| ETS operators | 0 | 0 | +0 | +0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | suppressed |
Investment funds net against its history
| Net, lots | +452 |
| Week change | -4,606 |
| 4-week change | -12,933 |
| 13-week change | -12,808 |
| Percentile, 1 year | 2 |
| Percentile, 3 years | - |
| Z-score, 52 weeks | -1.54 |
Recent reports, net by category
| Report date | Open interest | Investment firms | Investment funds | Other financial institutions | Commercial undertakings | ETS operators |
|---|
| Fri 16 Oct 2026 | 343,632 | -4,046 | +452 | -2,625 | +6,151 | +0 |
| Fri 9 Oct 2026 | 326,306 | -4,965 | +5,058 | -2,694 | +2,599 | +0 |
| Fri 2 Oct 2026 | 324,733 | -1,957 | +6,768 | -2,778 | -2,032 | +0 |
| Fri 25 Sep 2026 | 319,692 | -6,285 | +12,816 | -103 | -6,430 | +0 |
| Fri 18 Sep 2026 | 317,924 | -2,662 | +13,385 | -1,059 | -9,666 | +0 |
| Fri 11 Sep 2026 | 325,948 | -1,867 | +16,284 | -1,115 | -13,310 | +0 |
| Fri 4 Sep 2026 | 322,732 | -968 | +15,155 | +1,203 | -15,411 | +0 |
| Fri 28 Aug 2026 | 316,008 | -1,896 | +16,133 | +2,350 | -16,135 | +0 |
| Fri 21 Aug 2026 | 313,043 | -862 | +14,435 | +1,756 | -15,567 | +0 |
| Fri 14 Aug 2026 | 325,548 | -6,603 | +12,854 | +2,114 | -8,651 | +0 |
Longs and shorts may not sum exactly: the source notes overnight clearing suspensions and delta hedge equivalents. A metal with no open positions produces no report; a missing week is not a zero.
Source: LME Commitments of Traders report for Primary Nickel. Positions as of Fri 16 Oct 2026.