Argus Far East Propane COT Report
CFTC Commitments of Traders · positions as of Tuesday 2026-09-01, released Sep 4, 2026 (the CFTC reports each Tuesday's close three days later) · next release Sep 11, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)
Argus Far East Propane positioning leans bearish - commercials selling (26w index 34).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit in the middle of their 26-week range (COT index 34) - a bearish tilt in the traditional read.
A description of how traders are positioned versus their own history - the standard Commitments of Traders interpretation, computed identically for every market. It is not a price forecast, a trading signal, or advice. How traders use positioning · how the read is computed.
As of the COT report, large speculators are net long 276 Argus Far East Propane futures contracts (down 267 week-over-week), commercials are net short 1,486, and open interest is 16,452 contracts. Managed money was net long 104 contracts as of (up 0 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Argus Far East Propane COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/argus-far-east-propane/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/argus-far-east-propane.csv
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Positioning - as of Tuesday 2026-09-01
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | 276 | -267 | 1.7% | 24.2 | 55.3 | 66.8 |
| Commercials | -1,486 | -309 | -9.0% | 34.2 | 20.6 | 16.8 |
| Small traders | 1,210 | +576 | 7.4% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
This week in numbers
- Small traders net position rose by 576 contracts to 1,210 (90.9% w/w) - the largest weekly change on record.
- Small traders net position of 1,210 contracts is a record high for this market.
- Open interest rose 4.6% to 16,452 contracts, a 47-week high.
Every sentence above is computed from the stored series - no commentary, no forecasts.
Disaggregated report - positions as of Tue 2026-09-01
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer/merchant | -1,284 | -257 | -7.8% | 21.3 | 12.0 | 8.0 |
| Swap dealers | -202 | -78 | -1.2% | 88.8 | 60.0 | 62.8 |
| Managed money | 104 | +0 | 0.6% | 96.2 | 85.0 | 62.9 |
| Other reportables | 172 | -324 | 1.0% | 17.1 | 51.6 | 65.2 |
| Small traders | 1,210 | +659 | 7.4% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Full Disaggregated report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | 16,452 | 276 | -267 | -1,486 | -309 | 1,210 |
| 2026-08-25 | 15,729 | 543 | -57 | -1,177 | -26 | 634 |
| 2026-08-18 | 14,893 | 600 | +52 | -1,151 | +65 | 551 |
| 2026-08-11 | 14,298 | 548 | -84 | -1,216 | +126 | 668 |
| 2026-08-04 | 13,483 | 632 | -8 | -1,342 | -49 | 710 |
| 2026-07-28 | 15,374 | 640 | +98 | -1,293 | -1 | 653 |
| 2026-07-21 | 14,862 | 542 | -38 | -1,292 | -29 | 750 |
| 2026-07-14 | 14,210 | 580 | +33 | -1,263 | -113 | 683 |
| 2026-07-07 | 13,858 | 547 | -380 | -1,150 | +342 | 603 |
| 2026-06-30 | 15,054 | 927 | -54 | -1,492 | +95 | 565 |
| 2026-06-23 | 13,986 | 981 | -214 | -1,587 | +214 | 606 |
| 2026-06-16 | 13,468 | 1,195 | -131 | -1,801 | +46 | 606 |
| 2026-06-09 | 13,042 | 1,326 | -51 | -1,847 | +104 | 521 |
| 2026-06-02 | 12,769 | 1,377 | -172 | -1,951 | +179 | 574 |
| 2026-05-26 | 14,440 | 1,549 | +3 | -2,130 | -52 | 581 |
| 2026-05-19 | 14,033 | 1,546 | +59 | -2,078 | -90 | 532 |
| 2026-05-12 | 13,347 | 1,487 | +109 | -1,988 | -143 | 501 |
| 2026-05-05 | 12,815 | 1,378 | -458 | -1,845 | +486 | 467 |
| 2026-04-28 | 14,754 | 1,836 | +237 | -2,331 | -275 | 495 |
| 2026-04-21 | 14,268 | 1,599 | +144 | -2,056 | -282 | 457 |
| 2026-04-14 | 13,816 | 1,455 | +215 | -1,774 | -103 | 319 |
| 2026-04-07 | 13,142 | 1,240 | +940 | -1,671 | -1,116 | 431 |
| 2026-03-31 | 14,750 | 300 | -62 | -555 | -34 | 255 |
| 2026-03-24 | 14,250 | 362 | +63 | -521 | -55 | 159 |
| 2026-03-17 | 13,743 | 299 | +522 | -466 | -605 | 167 |
| 2026-03-10 | 13,168 | -223 | +6 | 139 | +217 | 84 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2018-02-20 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Argus Far East Propane futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 276 contracts in Argus Far East Propane futures.
- How current is this Argus Far East Propane COT data?
- The latest report is dated 2026-09-01 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-09-04. This page updates within minutes of each weekly release.
- Where can I download Argus Far East Propane COT history?
- The full weekly series (2018-02-20 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/argus-far-east-propane.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 066413. Dataset coverage 2018-02-20 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.