Ny Harbor ULSD 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)
Ny Harbor ULSD positioning leans bearish - commercials selling (26w index 3).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit near the bottom of their 26-week range (COT index 3) - 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 14,079 Ny Harbor ULSD futures contracts (up 1,599 week-over-week), commercials are net short 37,730, and open interest is 265,540 contracts. Managed money was net long 20,344 contracts as of (up 4,461 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Ny Harbor ULSD COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/ny-harbor-ulsd/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/ny-harbor-ulsd.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 | 14,079 | +1,599 | 5.3% | 91.7 | 41.7 | 62.0 |
| Commercials | -37,730 | -3,634 | -14.2% | 3.4 | 61.2 | 30.6 |
| Small traders | 23,651 | +2,035 | 8.9% | 54.0 | 70.3 | 82.8 |
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 | -86,551 | -2,674 | -32.6% | 24.5 | 51.5 | 38.9 |
| Swap dealers | 48,821 | -3 | 18.4% | 78.9 | 36.2 | 42.0 |
| Managed money | 20,344 | +4,461 | 7.7% | 79.6 | 57.2 | 75.7 |
| Other reportables | -6,265 | -4,261 | -2.4% | 35.7 | 12.5 | 24.3 |
| Small traders | 23,651 | +2,477 | 8.9% | 54.0 | 70.3 | 82.8 |
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 | 265,540 | 14,079 | +1,599 | -37,730 | -3,634 | 23,651 |
| 2026-08-25 | 271,269 | 12,480 | -1,399 | -34,096 | +957 | 21,616 |
| 2026-08-18 | 271,139 | 13,879 | +690 | -35,053 | +2,349 | 21,174 |
| 2026-08-11 | 266,020 | 13,189 | +2,294 | -37,402 | -3,250 | 24,213 |
| 2026-08-04 | 253,378 | 10,895 | +375 | -34,152 | -648 | 23,257 |
| 2026-07-28 | 249,594 | 10,520 | +806 | -33,504 | +392 | 22,984 |
| 2026-07-21 | 259,203 | 9,714 | +1,238 | -33,896 | -1,501 | 24,182 |
| 2026-07-14 | 262,842 | 8,476 | +3,214 | -32,395 | -8,799 | 23,919 |
| 2026-07-07 | 275,975 | 5,262 | +1,594 | -23,596 | -269 | 18,334 |
| 2026-06-30 | 263,160 | 3,668 | +4,604 | -23,327 | -2,543 | 19,659 |
| 2026-06-23 | 270,034 | -936 | -4,852 | -20,784 | +4,633 | 21,720 |
| 2026-06-16 | 271,983 | 3,916 | +2,092 | -25,417 | +924 | 21,501 |
| 2026-06-09 | 254,634 | 1,824 | -2,267 | -26,341 | +4,845 | 24,517 |
| 2026-06-02 | 249,449 | 4,091 | +1,484 | -31,186 | -1,334 | 27,095 |
| 2026-05-26 | 248,371 | 2,607 | -3,036 | -29,852 | +1,924 | 27,245 |
| 2026-05-19 | 257,101 | 5,643 | +2,635 | -31,776 | -592 | 26,133 |
| 2026-05-12 | 261,758 | 3,008 | -2,681 | -31,184 | -1,647 | 28,176 |
| 2026-05-05 | 242,727 | 5,689 | +2,022 | -29,537 | +610 | 23,848 |
| 2026-04-28 | 240,526 | 3,667 | -1,787 | -30,147 | -2,047 | 26,480 |
| 2026-04-21 | 247,175 | 5,454 | -2,152 | -28,100 | +1,193 | 22,646 |
| 2026-04-14 | 243,365 | 7,606 | -1,281 | -29,293 | +938 | 21,687 |
| 2026-04-07 | 228,879 | 8,887 | -1,205 | -30,231 | -471 | 21,344 |
| 2026-03-31 | 234,794 | 10,092 | +525 | -29,760 | -164 | 19,668 |
| 2026-03-24 | 255,642 | 9,567 | -5,864 | -29,596 | +8,726 | 20,029 |
| 2026-03-17 | 266,684 | 15,431 | +2,361 | -38,322 | -1,294 | 22,891 |
| 2026-03-10 | 287,020 | 13,070 | -4,585 | -37,028 | +5,574 | 23,958 |
Full history, no login: CSV (1986-01-15 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Ny Harbor ULSD futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 14,079 contracts in Ny Harbor ULSD futures.
- How current is this Ny Harbor ULSD 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 Ny Harbor ULSD COT history?
- The full weekly series (1986-01-15 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/ny-harbor-ulsd.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 022651. Dataset coverage 1986-01-15 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.