Mt Belvieu Ethane Opis 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)
Mt Belvieu Ethane Opis positioning is mixed - commercials selling (26w index 42).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit in the middle of their 26-week range (COT index 42) - 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 1,697 Mt Belvieu Ethane Opis futures contracts (down 50 week-over-week), commercials are net short 1,261, and open interest is 49,425 contracts. Managed money was net long 1,457 contracts as of (up 15 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Mt Belvieu Ethane Opis COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/mt-belvieu-ethane-opis/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/mt-belvieu-ethane-opis.csv
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Reporting gap: the CFTC published no data for this contract code between and (about 63 weeks) - typically an exchange migration or relisting, when the contract traded under a different code. The chart breaks across the gap rather than drawing a line through it, and the series resumes afterward. Why this happens.
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 | 1,697 | -50 | 3.4% | 40.2 | 11.5 | 32.7 |
| Commercials | -1,261 | +30 | -2.6% | 41.8 | 82.7 | 70.2 |
| Small traders | -436 | +20 | -0.9% | 100.0 | 82.4 | 53.5 |
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 | 13,878 | +589 | 28.1% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Swap dealers | -15,139 | -648 | -30.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
| Managed money | 1,457 | +15 | 2.9% | 17.5 | 5.2 | 27.2 |
| Other reportables | 240 | +25 | 0.5% | 50.0 | 72.8 | 72.8 |
| Small traders | -436 | +19 | -0.9% | 100.0 | 82.4 | 53.5 |
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 | 49,425 | 1,697 | -50 | -1,261 | +30 | -436 |
| 2026-08-25 | 44,927 | 1,747 | +90 | -1,291 | -89 | -456 |
| 2026-08-18 | 44,055 | 1,657 | -20 | -1,202 | -508 | -455 |
| 2026-08-11 | 38,925 | 1,677 | +270 | -694 | -431 | -983 |
| 2026-08-04 | 41,104 | 1,407 | +470 | -263 | -445 | -1,144 |
| 2026-07-28 | 39,849 | 937 | +460 | 182 | -470 | -1,119 |
| 2026-07-21 | 37,898 | 477 | -175 | 652 | +207 | -1,129 |
| 2026-07-14 | 37,281 | 652 | -2,045 | 445 | +2,030 | -1,097 |
| 2026-07-07 | 36,987 | 2,697 | -315 | -1,585 | +300 | -1,112 |
| 2026-06-30 | 40,646 | 3,012 | +335 | -1,885 | -250 | -1,127 |
| 2026-06-23 | 39,260 | 2,677 | +155 | -1,635 | -155 | -1,042 |
| 2026-06-16 | 39,229 | 2,522 | +15 | -1,480 | +62 | -1,042 |
| 2026-06-09 | 37,823 | 2,507 | -180 | -1,542 | +333 | -965 |
| 2026-06-02 | 42,607 | 2,687 | +325 | -1,875 | -305 | -812 |
| 2026-05-26 | 42,415 | 2,362 | +80 | -1,570 | -145 | -792 |
| 2026-05-19 | 42,470 | 2,282 | +45 | -1,425 | -30 | -857 |
| 2026-05-12 | 40,952 | 2,237 | -140 | -1,395 | +140 | -842 |
| 2026-05-05 | 40,959 | 2,377 | -355 | -1,535 | +240 | -842 |
| 2026-04-28 | 44,759 | 2,732 | +20 | -1,775 | -240 | -957 |
| 2026-04-21 | 43,998 | 2,712 | -295 | -1,535 | +214 | -1,177 |
| 2026-04-14 | 42,500 | 3,007 | -75 | -1,749 | +95 | -1,258 |
| 2026-04-07 | 38,569 | 3,082 | +40 | -1,844 | +316 | -1,238 |
| 2026-03-31 | 41,424 | 3,042 | -375 | -2,160 | +375 | -882 |
| 2026-03-24 | 42,252 | 3,417 | +52 | -2,535 | -70 | -882 |
| 2026-03-17 | 41,951 | 3,365 | -148 | -2,465 | +170 | -900 |
| 2026-03-10 | 41,652 | 3,513 | -938 | -2,635 | +1,083 | -878 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2009-11-09 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Mt Belvieu Ethane Opis futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 1,697 contracts in Mt Belvieu Ethane Opis futures.
- How current is this Mt Belvieu Ethane Opis 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 Mt Belvieu Ethane Opis COT history?
- The full weekly series (2009-11-09 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/mt-belvieu-ethane-opis.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 06665P. Dataset coverage 2009-11-09 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.