Tin LME COTR
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
LME positioning in Tin: investment funds net +1,846 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 | Tin |
| Coverage | 3 Jan 2020 to 2026-10-16 |
| Reports in dataset | 76 |
| Open interest, lots (sum of category longs) | 25,882 |
| Category | Long, lots | Short, lots | Net, lots | Week change | Long % of OI | Short % of OI | Persons |
|---|
| Investment firms | 14,474 | 12,298 | +2,177 | +271 | 55.9 | 47.5 | 38 |
| Investment funds | 2,563 | 717 | +1,846 | -548 | 9.9 | 2.8 | 88 |
| Other financial institutions | 522 | 362 | +160 | +112 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 10 |
| Commercial undertakings | 8,322 | 12,505 | -4,183 | +165 | 32.2 | 48.3 | 28 |
| ETS operators | 0 | 0 | +0 | +0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | suppressed |
Investment funds net against its history
| Net, lots | +1,846 |
| Week change | -548 |
| 4-week change | -74 |
| 13-week change | -52 |
| Percentile, 1 year | 46 |
| Percentile, 3 years | - |
| Z-score, 52 weeks | 0.01 |
Recent reports, net by category
| Report date | Open interest | Investment firms | Investment funds | Other financial institutions | Commercial undertakings | ETS operators |
|---|
| Fri 16 Oct 2026 | 25,882 | +2,177 | +1,846 | +160 | -4,183 | +0 |
| Fri 9 Oct 2026 | 24,954 | +1,906 | +2,394 | +48 | -4,348 | +0 |
| Fri 2 Oct 2026 | 24,983 | +2,135 | +2,353 | +69 | -4,557 | +0 |
| Fri 25 Sep 2026 | 23,666 | +2,495 | +1,993 | +39 | -4,527 | +0 |
| Fri 18 Sep 2026 | 23,117 | +2,381 | +1,920 | +37 | -4,338 | +0 |
| Fri 11 Sep 2026 | 24,511 | +1,992 | +2,448 | -90 | -4,334 | +0 |
| Fri 4 Sep 2026 | 24,266 | +2,046 | +2,617 | +52 | -4,715 | +0 |
| Fri 28 Aug 2026 | 24,432 | +1,985 | +2,569 | +234 | -4,788 | +0 |
| Fri 21 Aug 2026 | 25,017 | +2,369 | +2,660 | -165 | -4,864 | +0 |
| Fri 14 Aug 2026 | 26,148 | +2,315 | +2,699 | +95 | -5,109 | +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 Tin. Positions as of Fri 16 Oct 2026.