Ethane, Mt. Belv-Enterprise 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)
Ethane, Mt. Belv-Enterprise positioning leans bearish - commercials selling (26w index 0).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit near the bottom of their 26-week range (COT index 0) - 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 6,593 Ethane, Mt. Belv-Enterprise futures contracts (up 713 week-over-week), commercials are net short 7,009, and open interest is 93,721 contracts. Managed money was net long 2,160 contracts as of (down 140 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Ethane, Mt. Belv-Enterprise COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/ethane-mt-belv-enterprise/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/ethane-mt-belv-enterprise.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 | 6,593 | +713 | 7.0% | 100.0 | 68.5 | 68.4 |
| Commercials | -7,009 | -891 | -7.5% | 0.0 | 28.5 | 29.7 |
| Small traders | 416 | +178 | 0.4% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 96.8 |
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
- Large speculators raised their net position for a 4th consecutive week.
- Commercials reduced their net position for a 4th consecutive week.
- Small traders net position is at a 52-week high (416 contracts).
- Open interest rose 2.8% to 93,721 contracts, a 13-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 | -572 | -1,887 | -0.6% | 0.0 | 30.1 | 45.2 |
| Swap dealers | -6,437 | -31 | -6.9% | 61.4 | 43.6 | 37.7 |
| Managed money | 2,160 | -140 | 2.3% | 47.1 | 50.9 | 47.8 |
| Other reportables | 4,433 | +1,902 | 4.7% | 100.0 | 73.3 | 73.3 |
| Small traders | 416 | +156 | 0.4% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 96.8 |
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 | 93,721 | 6,593 | +713 | -7,009 | -891 | 416 |
| 2026-08-25 | 91,178 | 5,880 | +1,049 | -6,118 | -1,027 | 238 |
| 2026-08-18 | 86,111 | 4,831 | +1,000 | -5,091 | -1,022 | 260 |
| 2026-08-11 | 81,628 | 3,831 | +1,240 | -4,069 | -1,163 | 238 |
| 2026-08-04 | 77,948 | 2,591 | -774 | -2,906 | +712 | 315 |
| 2026-07-28 | 84,948 | 3,365 | -1,520 | -3,618 | +1,495 | 253 |
| 2026-07-21 | 84,275 | 4,885 | +1,325 | -5,113 | -1,276 | 228 |
| 2026-07-14 | 83,640 | 3,560 | -626 | -3,837 | +626 | 277 |
| 2026-07-07 | 79,370 | 4,186 | +719 | -4,463 | -722 | 277 |
| 2026-06-30 | 89,861 | 3,467 | +38 | -3,741 | -60 | 274 |
| 2026-06-23 | 89,686 | 3,429 | -470 | -3,681 | +470 | 252 |
| 2026-06-16 | 90,007 | 3,899 | +40 | -4,151 | -94 | 252 |
| 2026-06-09 | 89,292 | 3,859 | -748 | -4,057 | +808 | 198 |
| 2026-06-02 | 86,728 | 4,607 | +5,246 | -4,865 | -5,688 | 258 |
| 2026-05-26 | 95,942 | -639 | +15 | 823 | +5 | -184 |
| 2026-05-19 | 94,668 | -654 | +3,283 | 818 | -3,288 | -164 |
| 2026-05-12 | 93,197 | -3,937 | -505 | 4,106 | +505 | -169 |
| 2026-05-05 | 89,567 | -3,432 | +424 | 3,601 | -358 | -169 |
| 2026-04-28 | 96,120 | -3,856 | -6,020 | 3,959 | +5,960 | -103 |
| 2026-04-21 | 91,415 | 2,164 | -847 | -2,001 | +1,177 | -163 |
| 2026-04-14 | 87,932 | 3,011 | -1,635 | -3,178 | +1,635 | 167 |
| 2026-04-07 | 84,335 | 4,646 | +3,374 | -4,813 | -3,728 | 167 |
| 2026-03-31 | 93,797 | 1,272 | -1,191 | -1,085 | +1,191 | -187 |
| 2026-03-24 | 90,760 | 2,463 | -1,221 | -2,276 | +1,311 | -187 |
| 2026-03-17 | 86,596 | 3,684 | +250 | -3,587 | -250 | -97 |
| 2026-03-10 | 81,469 | 3,434 | +596 | -3,337 | -736 | -97 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2018-02-20 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Ethane, Mt. Belv-Enterprise futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 6,593 contracts in Ethane, Mt. Belv-Enterprise futures.
- How current is this Ethane, Mt. Belv-Enterprise 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 Ethane, Mt. Belv-Enterprise COT history?
- The full weekly series (2018-02-20 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/ethane-mt-belv-enterprise.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 066416. Dataset coverage 2018-02-20 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.