Gasoline RBOB 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)
Gasoline RBOB 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 69,625 Gasoline RBOB futures contracts (up 5,466 week-over-week), commercials are net short 82,537, and open interest is 353,876 contracts. Managed money was net long 89,215 contracts as of (up 15,134 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Gasoline RBOB COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/gasoline-rbob/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/gasoline-rbob.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 | 69,625 | +5,466 | 19.7% | 76.4 | 51.9 | 64.0 |
| Commercials | -82,537 | -3,328 | -23.3% | 34.0 | 40.5 | 29.3 |
| Small traders | 12,912 | -2,138 | 3.6% | 44.3 | 62.2 | 76.4 |
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 | -100,969 | -10,343 | -28.5% | 27.8 | 26.0 | 19.6 |
| Swap dealers | 18,432 | -1,705 | 5.2% | 77.0 | 79.7 | 59.7 |
| Managed money | 89,215 | +15,134 | 25.2% | 100.0 | 84.4 | 89.2 |
| Other reportables | -19,590 | -3,353 | -5.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Small traders | 12,912 | +267 | 3.6% | 44.3 | 62.2 | 76.4 |
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 | 353,876 | 69,625 | +5,466 | -82,537 | -3,328 | 12,912 |
| 2026-08-25 | 346,134 | 64,159 | +6,315 | -79,209 | -8,720 | 15,050 |
| 2026-08-18 | 335,534 | 57,844 | +3,544 | -70,489 | -3,847 | 12,645 |
| 2026-08-11 | 325,194 | 54,300 | -4,007 | -66,642 | +3,657 | 12,342 |
| 2026-08-04 | 304,431 | 58,307 | -3,962 | -70,299 | +2,480 | 11,992 |
| 2026-07-28 | 321,258 | 62,269 | +1,275 | -72,779 | +26 | 10,510 |
| 2026-07-21 | 330,490 | 60,994 | +3,009 | -72,805 | -4,152 | 11,811 |
| 2026-07-14 | 324,652 | 57,985 | -239 | -68,653 | -1,625 | 10,668 |
| 2026-07-07 | 316,181 | 58,224 | +3,893 | -67,028 | -2,939 | 8,804 |
| 2026-06-30 | 302,285 | 54,331 | +2,227 | -64,089 | -2,985 | 9,758 |
| 2026-06-23 | 316,160 | 52,104 | +317 | -61,104 | +782 | 9,000 |
| 2026-06-16 | 310,469 | 51,787 | +4,744 | -61,886 | -2,913 | 10,099 |
| 2026-06-09 | 314,521 | 47,043 | -8,579 | -58,973 | +7,886 | 11,930 |
| 2026-06-02 | 302,492 | 55,622 | +995 | -66,859 | +1,558 | 11,237 |
| 2026-05-26 | 300,935 | 54,627 | +3,698 | -68,417 | -4,175 | 13,790 |
| 2026-05-19 | 319,846 | 50,929 | -3,596 | -64,242 | +6,174 | 13,313 |
| 2026-05-12 | 327,707 | 54,525 | -4,368 | -70,416 | +2,966 | 15,891 |
| 2026-05-05 | 312,115 | 58,893 | +2,677 | -73,382 | -4,492 | 14,489 |
| 2026-04-28 | 313,234 | 56,216 | -899 | -68,890 | +2,682 | 12,674 |
| 2026-04-21 | 330,039 | 57,115 | +3,350 | -71,572 | -5,784 | 14,457 |
| 2026-04-14 | 337,375 | 53,765 | -5,827 | -65,788 | +8,232 | 12,023 |
| 2026-04-07 | 320,497 | 59,592 | -8,734 | -74,020 | +7,152 | 14,428 |
| 2026-03-31 | 328,518 | 68,326 | -1,520 | -81,172 | +2,246 | 12,846 |
| 2026-03-24 | 355,100 | 69,846 | -6,749 | -83,418 | +11,264 | 13,572 |
| 2026-03-17 | 380,579 | 76,595 | +3,642 | -94,682 | -5,667 | 18,087 |
| 2026-03-10 | 391,278 | 72,953 | -18,864 | -89,015 | +15,835 | 16,062 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2006-02-14 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Gasoline RBOB futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 69,625 contracts in Gasoline RBOB futures.
- How current is this Gasoline RBOB 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 Gasoline RBOB COT history?
- The full weekly series (2006-02-14 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/gasoline-rbob.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 111659. Dataset coverage 2006-02-14 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.