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Palladium - New York Mercantile Exchange

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Signal state

Neutral-19

Generated market from CFTC archives.

Signal layer

Score breakdown

How the +100 to -100 conviction score is calculated

Macro Score

+40 pts

Target Exposure

-19%

Market History

Net Positioning History

Historical net positioning (Longs minus Shorts) for the reference trader group.

Compare Markets
Palladium - New York Mercantile ExchangeManaged Money — 6 Month Positioning Report
Report DateLong PositionsShort PositionsChange in LongsChange in ShortsNet PositionsNet Change% OI Long% OI ShortOpen Interest
Max8,4898,402+759+8341,096+1,18335.7%45.1%24,420
Min4,1354,873-1,664-1,376-3,773-1,46423.1%27.0%15,540
13 Per. Avg4,8706,505-141+233-1,635-37529.3%39.0%16,704
May 26, 20264,1357,908-166+834-3,773-1,00023.6%45.1%17,533
May 19, 20264,3017,074-404+445-2,773-84923.1%38.0%18,602
May 12, 20264,7056,629+65+79-1,924-1425.6%36.0%18,413
May 5, 20264,6406,550-140-572-1,910+43227.4%38.6%16,951
Apr 28, 20264,7807,122-74+534-2,342-60828.6%42.6%16,732
Apr 21, 20264,8546,588+110+124-1,734-1430.9%42.0%15,689
Apr 14, 20264,7446,464+202-591-1,720+79330.5%41.6%15,540
Apr 7, 20264,5427,055-40+473-2,513-51328.3%44.0%16,020
Mar 31, 20264,5826,582-138+335-2,000-47328.6%41.2%15,993
Mar 24, 20264,7206,247-858+606-1,527-1,46429.7%39.3%15,879
Mar 17, 20265,5785,641-140+285-63-42534.1%34.5%16,365
Mar 10, 20265,7185,356-292+7362-29934.7%32.5%16,492
Mar 3, 20266,0105,349+41+476661-43535.5%31.6%16,944
Feb 24, 20265,9694,873+310-381,096+34834.4%28.1%17,334
Feb 17, 20265,6594,911+31+7748+2431.1%27.0%18,173
Feb 10, 20265,6284,904-204-274724+7031.4%27.4%17,909
Feb 3, 20265,8325,178-400-1,376654+97631.0%27.6%18,792
Jan 27, 20266,2326,554-309-11-322-29830.5%32.1%20,437
Jan 20, 20266,5416,565-218+4-24-22230.9%31.0%21,183
Jan 13, 20266,7596,561+88+153198-6531.4%30.5%21,539
Jan 6, 20266,6716,408+286-897263+1,18331.5%30.3%21,186
Dec 30, 20256,3857,305-1,664-1,097-920-56728.8%32.9%22,192
Dec 23, 20258,0498,402-440+456-353-89633.0%34.4%24,420
Dec 16, 20258,4897,946+605+211543+39435.7%33.4%23,784
Dec 9, 20257,8847,735+759+55149+70435.5%34.8%22,234
Dec 2, 20257,1257,680+0+0-555+033.6%36.2%21,237

COT report

Longs vs shorts by trader category — week by week

Browse the official CFTC report week by week to see how each trader group's positioning has shifted. The WoW Δ column shows the net contract change from the prior week.

May 26, 2026(Latest)
Open interest: 17,533 contractsWeek 1 of 26
Trader typeLongShortNetLong % OIShort % OINet % OIWoW Δ Net

Managed Money

Reference group used for the main bias model

4,1357,908-3,773+23.6%+45.1%-21.5%-1,000

Swap Dealers

5,6832,3933,290+32.4%+13.7%+18.8%+474

Producer Merchant

8491,690-841+4.8%+9.6%-4.8%+9

Nonreportable

2,4911,652839+14.2%+9.4%+4.8%-112

Other Reportables

1,9401,454486+11.1%+8.3%+2.8%+631

Interpretation layer

Why the terminal reads this market the way it does

The platform turns the underlying scores into a readable narrative: pressure, confirmation, macro support, and crowding.

Positioning pressure

Bearish positioning is building. This week's COT print is more bearish than the prior week.

Trend check

Trend agrees with positioning.

Macro check

Macro conditions are fighting the current positioning.

Crowding

Positioning looks balanced rather than crowded.

Current positioning

Bearish positioning is building. Positioning looks balanced rather than crowded. Managed Money is currently net short by 3,773 contracts.

Macro regime

Macro signals are modestly supportive for Palladium - New York Mercantile Exchange.

Replay summary

Mixed regime. Bearish positioning is building. Trend agrees with positioning. Macro conditions are fighting the current positioning.

Risk layer

Veto reasons and caution flags

These are the conditions that reduce conviction even when the raw positioning signal looks strong.

Macro environment is not supportive.