Propane 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)
Propane positioning leans bearish - commercials selling (26w index 0).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net long 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 short 7,839 Propane futures contracts (up 93 week-over-week), commercials are net long 7,738, and open interest is 116,159 contracts. Managed money was net short 227 contracts as of (down 112 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Propane COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/propane/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/propane.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 | -7,839 | +93 | -6.7% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 65.6 |
| Commercials | 7,738 | -165 | 6.7% | 0.0 | 0.5 | 34.9 |
| Small traders | 101 | +72 | 0.1% | 43.0 | 41.3 | 31.1 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
This week in numbers
- Large speculators raised their net position for a 4th consecutive week.
- Large speculators net position is at a 52-week high (-7,839 contracts).
- Commercials reduced their net position for a 4th consecutive week.
- Open interest rose 4.0% to 116,159 contracts, a 17-week high.
Every sentence above is computed from the stored series - no commentary, no forecasts.
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 | 7,794 | +445 | 6.7% | 3.1 | 3.1 | 35.3 |
| Swap dealers | -56 | -1,519 | -0.0% | 84.3 | 73.5 | 53.1 |
| Managed money | -227 | -112 | -0.2% | 39.7 | 59.6 | 53.4 |
| Other reportables | -7,612 | +1,009 | -6.6% | 100.0 | 76.4 | 67.9 |
| Small traders | 101 | +177 | 0.1% | 43.0 | 36.8 | 31.1 |
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 | 116,159 | -7,839 | +93 | 7,738 | -165 | 101 |
| 2026-08-25 | 111,707 | -7,932 | +804 | 7,903 | -909 | 29 |
| 2026-08-18 | 108,401 | -8,736 | +1,589 | 8,812 | -1,446 | -76 |
| 2026-08-11 | 105,594 | -10,325 | +115 | 10,258 | -136 | 67 |
| 2026-08-04 | 111,202 | -10,440 | -1,305 | 10,394 | +1,247 | 46 |
| 2026-07-28 | 107,876 | -9,135 | -317 | 9,147 | +360 | -12 |
| 2026-07-21 | 106,542 | -8,818 | +975 | 8,787 | -1,074 | 31 |
| 2026-07-14 | 101,650 | -9,793 | +569 | 9,861 | -529 | -68 |
| 2026-07-07 | 98,908 | -10,362 | -292 | 10,390 | +438 | -28 |
| 2026-06-30 | 106,091 | -10,070 | -1,759 | 9,952 | +1,513 | 118 |
| 2026-06-23 | 104,877 | -8,311 | +597 | 8,439 | -547 | -128 |
| 2026-06-16 | 103,738 | -8,908 | +377 | 8,986 | -323 | -78 |
| 2026-06-09 | 101,839 | -9,285 | +2,025 | 9,309 | -1,509 | -24 |
| 2026-06-02 | 112,228 | -11,310 | -37 | 10,818 | -669 | 492 |
| 2026-05-26 | 112,928 | -11,273 | +143 | 11,487 | -67 | -214 |
| 2026-05-19 | 111,172 | -11,416 | -644 | 11,554 | +644 | -138 |
| 2026-05-12 | 109,824 | -10,772 | -1,387 | 10,910 | +1,302 | -138 |
| 2026-05-05 | 106,323 | -9,385 | -1,030 | 9,608 | +1,003 | -223 |
| 2026-04-28 | 116,868 | -8,355 | +1,042 | 8,605 | -1,042 | -250 |
| 2026-04-21 | 114,678 | -9,397 | +1,103 | 9,647 | -1,108 | -250 |
| 2026-04-14 | 111,622 | -10,500 | +2,852 | 10,755 | -2,853 | -255 |
| 2026-04-07 | 111,943 | -13,352 | -1,364 | 13,608 | +1,710 | -256 |
| 2026-03-31 | 128,140 | -11,988 | +272 | 11,898 | -291 | 90 |
| 2026-03-24 | 127,134 | -12,260 | +474 | 12,189 | -414 | 71 |
| 2026-03-17 | 125,933 | -12,734 | -632 | 12,603 | +1,076 | 131 |
| 2026-03-10 | 122,706 | -12,102 | +3,371 | 11,527 | -3,715 | 575 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2009-09-08 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Propane futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 7,839 contracts in Propane futures.
- How current is this Propane 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 Propane COT history?
- The full weekly series (2009-09-08 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/propane.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 06665O. Dataset coverage 2009-09-08 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.