Ethanol 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)
Ethanol positioning leans bearish - commercials selling (26w index 8), speculators crowded long (3y index 93).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit near the bottom of their 26-week range (COT index 8) - a bearish tilt in the traditional read.
- Large speculators are net long near the top of their 3-year range (index 93) - a crowded long, which historically leans bearish for the setup.
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 8,852 Ethanol futures contracts (up 390 week-over-week), commercials are net short 8,674, and open interest is 49,127 contracts. Managed money was net long 7,692 contracts as of (up 1,573 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Ethanol COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/ethanol/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/ethanol.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 | 8,852 | +390 | 18.0% | 94.6 | 90.7 | 93.3 |
| Commercials | -8,674 | -333 | -17.7% | 8.0 | 15.5 | 8.3 |
| Small traders | -178 | -57 | -0.4% | 58.6 | 29.8 | 20.0 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
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 | -5,597 | -43 | -11.4% | 56.4 | 46.1 | 36.1 |
| Swap dealers | -3,077 | -1,649 | -6.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.3 |
| Managed money | 7,692 | +1,573 | 15.7% | 71.5 | 78.1 | 89.6 |
| Other reportables | 1,160 | -41 | 2.4% | 63.2 | 44.0 | 58.3 |
| Small traders | -178 | +160 | -0.4% | 52.1 | 29.8 | 20.0 |
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 | 49,127 | 8,852 | +390 | -8,674 | -333 | -178 |
| 2026-08-25 | 48,148 | 8,462 | +1,142 | -8,341 | -1,359 | -121 |
| 2026-08-18 | 44,388 | 7,320 | +406 | -6,982 | -504 | -338 |
| 2026-08-11 | 43,326 | 6,914 | +498 | -6,478 | -347 | -436 |
| 2026-08-04 | 49,980 | 6,416 | +152 | -6,131 | -145 | -285 |
| 2026-07-28 | 47,696 | 6,264 | +135 | -5,986 | -153 | -278 |
| 2026-07-21 | 45,462 | 6,129 | +491 | -5,833 | -444 | -296 |
| 2026-07-14 | 43,676 | 5,638 | +107 | -5,389 | -269 | -249 |
| 2026-07-07 | 41,107 | 5,531 | -296 | -5,120 | +484 | -411 |
| 2026-06-30 | 48,843 | 5,827 | +14 | -5,604 | +95 | -223 |
| 2026-06-23 | 48,560 | 5,813 | -686 | -5,699 | +723 | -114 |
| 2026-06-16 | 47,953 | 6,499 | -1,404 | -6,422 | +1,477 | -77 |
| 2026-06-09 | 48,629 | 7,903 | -191 | -7,899 | +97 | -4 |
| 2026-06-02 | 57,085 | 8,094 | -43 | -7,996 | +94 | -98 |
| 2026-05-26 | 53,543 | 8,137 | -215 | -8,090 | +154 | -47 |
| 2026-05-19 | 51,156 | 8,352 | +137 | -8,244 | -96 | -108 |
| 2026-05-12 | 48,060 | 8,215 | -266 | -8,148 | +277 | -67 |
| 2026-05-05 | 46,723 | 8,481 | +922 | -8,425 | -956 | -56 |
| 2026-04-28 | 51,793 | 7,559 | -170 | -7,469 | +135 | -90 |
| 2026-04-21 | 49,498 | 7,729 | -490 | -7,604 | +401 | -125 |
| 2026-04-14 | 49,167 | 8,219 | -310 | -8,005 | +407 | -214 |
| 2026-04-07 | 46,997 | 8,529 | -163 | -8,412 | +269 | -117 |
| 2026-03-31 | 50,825 | 8,692 | -351 | -8,681 | +302 | -11 |
| 2026-03-24 | 48,341 | 9,043 | +299 | -8,983 | -315 | -60 |
| 2026-03-17 | 46,340 | 8,744 | -89 | -8,668 | +169 | -76 |
| 2026-03-10 | 43,714 | 8,833 | -111 | -8,837 | +166 | 4 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2009-09-15 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Ethanol futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 8,852 contracts in Ethanol futures.
- How current is this Ethanol 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 Ethanol COT history?
- The full weekly series (2009-09-15 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/ethanol.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 025651. Dataset coverage 2009-09-15 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.