Ethane, Mt. Belv-Enterprise COT Report
CFTC Commitments of Traders · positions as of Tuesday 2026-10-20, released Oct 23, 2026 (the CFTC reports each Tuesday's close three days later) · next release Oct 30, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)
Ethane, Mt. Belv-Enterprise positioning leans bearish - commercials selling (26w index 29).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit near the bottom of their 26-week range (COT index 29) - 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 7,869 Ethane, Mt. Belv-Enterprise futures contracts (down 2,840 week-over-week), commercials are net short 8,069, and open interest is 94,906 contracts. Managed money was net long 408 contracts as of (up 165 week-over-week), holding 670 long and 262 short.
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Ethane, Mt. Belv-Enterprise COT Report," data as of 2026-10-20. 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 2026-10-20
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | 7,869 | -2,840 | 8.3% | 70.9 | 70.9 | 70.9 |
| Commercials | -8,069 | +3,064 | -8.5% | 28.7 | 28.7 | 28.7 |
| Small traders | 200 | -224 | 0.2% | 57.5 | 60.6 | 70.3 |
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
- Commercials net position rose by 3,064 contracts to -8,069 (27.5% w/w) - the largest weekly change since 2026-06-02.
- Commercials raised their net position for a 4th consecutive week.
- Open interest rose 2.6% to 94,906 contracts, a 20-week high.
Every sentence above is computed from the stored series - no commentary, no forecasts.
Disaggregated report - positions as of Tue 2026-10-20
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer/merchant | -1,261 | +2,784 | -1.3% | 27.8 | 27.8 | 41.4 |
| Swap dealers | -6,808 | +280 | -7.2% | 33.6 | 32.5 | 35.5 |
| Managed money | 408 | +165 | 0.4% | 7.6 | 4.9 | 16.1 |
| Other reportables | 7,461 | -3,005 | 7.9% | 75.6 | 75.6 | 75.6 |
| Small traders | 200 | -224 | 0.2% | 57.5 | 60.6 | 70.3 |
Full Disaggregated report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
Ethane, Mt. Belv-Enterprise managed money positions, week by week
Managed money long, short and net position in Ethane, Mt. Belv-Enterprise futures for the last 26 weekly COT reports (positions as of each Tuesday), from the CFTC Disaggregated futures-only report. Short = long minus net; spread positions are excluded from both.
| Report date | Managed money long | Managed money short | Managed money net | Weekly change | Producer/merchant net | Swap dealers net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 670 | 262 | 408 | +165 | -1,261 | -6,808 | |
| 505 | 262 | 243 | -168 | -4,045 | -7,088 | |
| 646 | 235 | 411 | -850 | -5,366 | -7,142 | |
| 1,431 | 170 | 1,261 | -499 | -4,556 | -8,127 | |
| 1,930 | 170 | 1,760 | -413 | -5,177 | -7,796 | |
| 2,343 | 170 | 2,173 | -5 | -4,430 | -8,056 | |
| 2,348 | 170 | 2,178 | +18 | -3,300 | -6,541 | |
| 2,330 | 170 | 2,160 | -140 | -572 | -6,437 | |
| 2,405 | 105 | 2,300 | +0 | 399 | -6,517 | |
| 2,405 | 105 | 2,300 | +0 | 1,315 | -6,406 | |
| 2,405 | 105 | 2,300 | +0 | 1,510 | -5,579 | |
| 2,405 | 105 | 2,300 | -52 | 1,290 | -4,196 | |
| 2,392 | 40 | 2,352 | +0 | 1,578 | -5,196 | |
| 2,392 | 40 | 2,352 | -20 | -41 | -5,072 | |
| 2,412 | 40 | 2,372 | -10 | 493 | -4,330 | |
| 2,422 | 40 | 2,382 | -45 | 172 | -4,635 | |
| 2,427 | 0 | 2,427 | +40 | 1,560 | -5,301 | |
| 2,387 | 0 | 2,387 | +0 | 1,595 | -5,276 | |
| 2,387 | 0 | 2,387 | +5 | 800 | -4,951 | |
| 2,382 | 0 | 2,382 | +85 | 1,009 | -5,066 | |
| 2,357 | 60 | 2,297 | -55 | 7 | -4,872 | |
| 2,447 | 95 | 2,352 | +5 | 6,015 | -5,192 | |
| 2,447 | 100 | 2,347 | +10 | 5,740 | -4,922 | |
| 2,447 | 110 | 2,337 | +0 | 9,413 | -5,307 | |
| 2,447 | 110 | 2,337 | +105 | 8,998 | -5,397 | |
| 2,342 | 110 | 2,232 | +0 | 8,944 | -4,985 |
Every week back to 2018: Ethane, Mt. Belv-Enterprise disaggregated CSV.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 94,906 | 7,869 | -2,840 | -8,069 | +3,064 | 200 |
| 2026-10-13 | 92,504 | 10,709 | -1,594 | -11,133 | +1,375 | 424 |
| 2026-10-06 | 88,452 | 12,303 | +104 | -12,508 | +175 | 205 |
| 2026-09-29 | 93,000 | 12,199 | -515 | -12,683 | +290 | 484 |
| 2026-09-22 | 93,885 | 12,714 | +457 | -12,973 | -487 | 259 |
| 2026-09-15 | 91,430 | 12,257 | +2,882 | -12,486 | -2,645 | 229 |
| 2026-09-08 | 88,953 | 9,375 | +2,782 | -9,841 | -2,832 | 466 |
| 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 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2018-02-20 → 2026-10-20) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Ethane, Mt. Belv-Enterprise futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 7,869 contracts in Ethane, Mt. Belv-Enterprise futures.
- What is the managed money position in Ethane, Mt. Belv-Enterprise futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, managed money traders are net long 408 contracts (670 long, 262 short) in Ethane, Mt. Belv-Enterprise futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.
- How current is this Ethane, Mt. Belv-Enterprise COT data?
- The latest report is dated 2026-10-20 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-10-23. 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 2026-10-20) 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 → 2026-10-20. Methodology.