# LITHIUM HYDROXIDE — Commitments of Traders

Latest report: 2026-10-13
Market: LITHIUM HYDROXIDE - COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC.
Commodity group: NATURAL RESOURCES

## Latest positions (2026-10-13)

- Open interest: 20,930 contracts
- Speculator long: 3,418 (16.3% of OI)
- Speculator short: 9,171 (43.8% of OI)
- Speculator NET: -5,753
- Commercial long: 14,948 (71.4% of OI)
- Commercial short: 9,003 (43.0% of OI)
- Commercial NET: +5,945
- Total traders: 41

## Week-over-week change

- Change in open interest: +1,490
- Change in speculator long: +255
- Change in speculator short: +446
- Change in commercial long: +1,119
- Change in commercial short: +884

## 52-week history (most recent first)

| Week | Open Interest | Spec Long | Spec Short | Comm Long | Comm Short |
|------|--------------:|----------:|-----------:|----------:|-----------:|
| 2026-10-13 | 20,930 | 3,418 | 9,171 | 14,948 | 9,003 |
| 2026-10-06 | 19,440 | 3,163 | 8,725 | 13,829 | 8,119 |
| 2026-09-29 | 20,993 | 3,135 | 9,402 | 14,580 | 8,189 |
| 2026-09-22 | 19,187 | 2,910 | 9,027 | 13,342 | 7,095 |
| 2026-09-15 | 17,698 | 2,649 | 8,059 | 11,956 | 6,318 |
| 2026-09-08 | 17,378 | 2,909 | 8,002 | 11,568 | 6,285 |
| 2026-09-01 | 18,774 | 3,321 | 9,272 | 12,818 | 6,671 |
| 2026-08-25 | 18,333 | 3,103 | 9,045 | 12,734 | 6,581 |
| 2026-08-18 | 18,160 | 2,797 | 8,861 | 12,731 | 6,516 |
| 2026-08-11 | 17,777 | 2,633 | 8,983 | 12,682 | 6,241 |
| 2026-08-04 | 19,459 | 2,805 | 9,567 | 14,003 | 6,254 |
| 2026-07-28 | 18,722 | 2,988 | 9,097 | 13,286 | 7,009 |
| 2026-07-21 | 16,200 | 2,409 | 8,311 | 11,565 | 5,513 |
| 2026-07-14 | 15,221 | 2,627 | 8,233 | 10,805 | 5,147 |
| 2026-07-07 | 14,298 | 2,711 | 8,188 | 9,843 | 4,391 |
| 2026-06-30 | 16,389 | 2,846 | 9,030 | 11,563 | 5,375 |
| 2026-06-23 | 16,183 | 2,744 | 9,198 | 11,407 | 5,109 |
| 2026-06-16 | 15,675 | 2,397 | 9,479 | 11,087 | 4,292 |
| 2026-06-09 | 15,560 | 2,184 | 9,542 | 11,067 | 3,888 |
| 2026-06-02 | 16,976 | 1,834 | 10,011 | 12,305 | 3,880 |
| 2026-05-26 | 16,533 | 2,030 | 10,393 | 12,232 | 4,046 |
| 2026-05-19 | 16,611 | 2,219 | 10,499 | 12,225 | 4,079 |
| 2026-05-12 | 16,449 | 2,307 | 10,550 | 12,032 | 3,873 |
| 2026-05-05 | 16,258 | 2,253 | 10,386 | 11,802 | 3,895 |
| 2026-04-28 | 18,114 | 2,103 | 11,026 | 13,370 | 4,626 |
| 2026-04-21 | 17,128 | 1,884 | 10,578 | 12,806 | 4,327 |
| 2026-04-14 | 17,310 | 2,098 | 10,698 | 12,945 | 4,511 |
| 2026-04-07 | 16,731 | 2,064 | 9,911 | 12,313 | 4,580 |
| 2026-03-31 | 19,134 | 2,073 | 10,319 | 13,939 | 5,833 |
| 2026-03-24 | 19,171 | 2,103 | 10,256 | 13,998 | 5,843 |
| 2026-03-17 | 18,563 | 1,785 | 9,854 | 13,423 | 5,498 |
| 2026-03-10 | 18,663 | 1,999 | 9,957 | 13,464 | 5,468 |
| 2026-03-03 | 20,787 | 2,359 | 11,093 | 15,101 | 5,541 |
| 2026-02-24 | 20,588 | 2,420 | 11,305 | 15,014 | 5,987 |
| 2026-02-17 | 20,364 | 2,277 | 10,870 | 14,989 | 6,326 |
| 2026-02-10 | 20,441 | 2,611 | 10,765 | 14,790 | 6,521 |
| 2026-02-03 | 22,994 | 2,881 | 10,839 | 14,663 | 6,521 |
| 2026-01-27 | 23,419 | 3,263 | 11,352 | 16,794 | 8,568 |
| 2026-01-20 | 23,881 | 3,499 | 11,348 | 17,046 | 8,890 |
| 2026-01-13 | 23,291 | 3,631 | 10,525 | 16,639 | 9,387 |
| 2026-01-06 | 22,760 | 4,046 | 9,888 | 16,324 | 10,193 |
| 2025-12-30 | 25,093 | 4,198 | 12,155 | 18,185 | 9,848 |
| 2025-12-23 | 24,635 | 4,126 | 11,710 | 17,783 | 9,882 |
| 2025-12-16 | 24,835 | 4,293 | 12,482 | 17,951 | 9,579 |
| 2025-12-09 | 24,798 | 4,406 | 13,046 | 17,790 | 9,035 |
| 2025-12-02 | 27,877 | 4,376 | 13,071 | 17,775 | 8,963 |
| 2025-11-25 | 28,049 | 4,919 | 14,818 | 20,108 | 9,880 |
| 2025-11-18 | 28,146 | 5,074 | 14,889 | 19,998 | 9,910 |
| 2025-11-10 | 28,168 | 5,252 | 14,923 | 19,845 | 9,865 |
| 2025-11-04 | 27,541 | 5,168 | 14,789 | 19,556 | 9,686 |
| 2025-10-28 | 30,244 | 5,223 | 16,006 | 21,695 | 10,613 |
| 2025-10-21 | 30,582 | 5,731 | 16,506 | 21,645 | 10,493 |

## Source

- CFTC Public Reports: https://publicreporting.cftc.gov/Public-Reports/Commitments-of-Traders-Public-Reporting-API/jun7-fc8e