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Mt Belv Norm Butane Opis 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)

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Mt Belv Norm Butane Opis 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 2,891 Mt Belv Norm Butane Opis futures contracts (up 588 week-over-week), commercials are net short 2,535, and open interest is 44,978 contracts. Managed money was net long 2,754 contracts as of (up 439 week-over-week), holding 2,874 long and 120 short.

2,891
Large speculators net · 52w
-2,535
Commercials net
43.6
COT index (3-year)
44,978
Open interest
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Mt Belv Norm Butane Opis COT Report," data as of 2026-10-20.
https://futuresbench.com/cot/mt-belv-norm-butane-opis/#net-position
Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain).
CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/mt-belv-norm-butane-opis.csv
Net positions since 2009
-4k-2k02k4k2025-102025-122026-022026-032026-052026-062026-082026-10Large speculatorsCommercials
-9k-6k-3k03k6k9k2021-112022-072023-042023-122024-092025-052026-022026-10Large speculatorsCommercials
-9k-6k-3k03k6k9k2009-092012-032014-082017-012019-062021-112024-042026-09Large speculatorsCommercials
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Positioning - as of Tuesday 2026-10-20

Trader categoryNet positionWeekly change% of open interestCOT index 26wCOT index 52wCOT index 3y
Large speculators2,891+5886.4%100.087.143.6
Commercials-2,535-598-5.6%0.026.353.3
Small traders-356+10-0.8%99.564.364.3

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 2026-10-20

Trader categoryNet positionWeekly change% of open interestCOT index 26wCOT index 52wCOT index 3y
Producer/merchant2,996-8876.7%0.068.468.2
Swap dealers-5,531+289-12.3%24.310.738.2
Managed money2,754+4396.1%100.0100.057.0
Other reportables137+1490.3%98.959.344.3
Small traders-356+10-0.8%99.564.364.3

Full Disaggregated report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.

Mt Belv Norm Butane Opis managed money positions, week by week

Managed money long, short and net position in Mt Belv Norm Butane Opis 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 dateManaged money longManaged money shortManaged money netWeekly changeProducer/merchant netSwap dealers net
2,8741202,754+4392,996-5,531
2,4751602,315+893,883-5,820
2,3861602,226+4003,604-5,622
2,0962701,826-55,130-5,911
2,0712401,831-2105,648-6,183
2,2211802,041+2005,771-6,421
2,0211801,841+1185,173-5,675
1,9031801,723-55,283-5,380
1,9081801,728+2444,877-4,772
1,6641801,484+63,959-3,499
1,6882101,478-953,234-3,076
1,7531801,573+204,626-4,757
1,7331801,553+3755,172-4,876
1,3581801,178+4415,065-4,261
972235737-505,808-4,430
1,022235787-2026,122-4,771
1,209220989-4875,315-4,512
1,6561801,476-2835,961-4,747
1,9592001,759-755,823-4,906
2,0342001,834-2295,886-4,843
2,2832202,063+2005,042-3,896
2,1232601,863-454,047-3,866
2,1682601,908+754,260-4,378
2,1132801,833+2354,290-4,013
1,9483501,598+704,226-3,929
1,8783501,528+1954,839-2,751

Every week back to 2009: Mt Belv Norm Butane Opis disaggregated CSV.

Recent history

Report dateOpen interestLarge spec netΔCommercial netΔSmall trader net
2026-10-2044,9782,891+588-2,535-598-356
2026-10-1345,1672,303-93-1,937+81-366
2026-10-0644,6382,396+1,236-2,018-1,237-378
2026-09-2949,9761,160+214-781-246-379
2026-09-2249,093946-143-535+115-411
2026-09-1546,9431,089+172-650-148-439
2026-09-0845,447917+459-502-405-415
2026-09-0150,461458+217-97-202-361
2026-08-2549,961241+298105-355-346
2026-08-1846,802-57-309460+302-403
2026-08-1144,430252-378158+289-410
2026-08-0448,807630+433-131-427-499
2026-07-2847,109197+454296-508-493
2026-07-2145,126-257+416804-574-547
2026-07-1443,457-673-2081,378+27-705
2026-07-0742,160-465-6491,351+548-886
2026-06-3045,839184+421803-411-987
2026-06-2345,641-237-2601,214+297-977
2026-06-1644,23023+113917-126-940
2026-06-0943,228-90-1,2391,043-103-953
2026-06-0247,1671,149+2091,146+965-2,295
2026-05-2647,024940-32181+299-1,121
2026-05-1945,686972+356-118-395-854
2026-05-1244,924616+41277-20-893
2026-05-0543,981575+1,862297-1,791-872
2026-04-2848,847-1,287+142,088-9-801

Full history, no login: CSV (2009-09-29 → 2026-10-20) · JSON

Contract facts

(CONTRACTS OF 42,000 GALLONS)
Contract unit (CFTC)
06665Q
CFTC contract code

FAQ

Are large speculators long or short Mt Belv Norm Butane Opis futures?
As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 2,891 contracts in Mt Belv Norm Butane Opis futures.
What is the managed money position in Mt Belv Norm Butane Opis futures?
As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, managed money traders are net long 2,754 contracts (2,874 long, 120 short) in Mt Belv Norm Butane Opis futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.
How current is this Mt Belv Norm Butane Opis 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 Mt Belv Norm Butane Opis COT history?
The full weekly series (2009-09-29 to 2026-10-20) is free at /data/cot/mt-belv-norm-butane-opis.csv - no login, no cap.

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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 06665Q. Dataset coverage 2009-09-29 → 2026-10-20. Methodology.