Propane 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)
Propane positioning leans bearish - commercials selling (26w index 0), speculators crowded long (3y index 85).
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.
- Large speculators are net long near the top of their 3-year range (index 85) - a crowded long, which historically leans bearish for the setup.
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 824 Propane futures contracts (up 13,288 week-over-week), commercials are net short 853, and open interest is 106,565 contracts. Managed money was net long 2,270 contracts as of (up 222 week-over-week), holding 4,100 long and 1,830 short.
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Propane COT Report," data as of 2026-10-20. 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 2026-10-20
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | 824 | +13,288 | 0.8% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 84.7 |
| Commercials | -853 | -13,316 | -0.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 |
| Small traders | 29 | +28 | 0.0% | 37.6 | 34.3 | 24.8 |
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 net position rose by 13,288 contracts to 824 (106.6% w/w) - the largest weekly change on record.
- Commercials net position fell by 13,316 contracts to -853 (106.8% w/w) - the largest weekly change on record.
- Large speculators flipped to net long (824 contracts) as of 2026-10-20.
- Commercials flipped to net short (-853 contracts) as of 2026-10-20.
- Large speculators net position is at a 52-week high (824 contracts).
Every sentence above is computed from the stored series - no commentary, no forecasts.
Disaggregated report - positions as of Tue 2026-10-20
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer/merchant | 4,930 | -11,959 | 4.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.3 |
| Swap dealers | -5,783 | -1,357 | -5.4% | 19.2 | 22.1 | 31.4 |
| Managed money | 2,270 | +222 | 2.1% | 59.6 | 82.0 | 64.5 |
| Other reportables | -1,446 | +13,066 | -1.4% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 86.7 |
| Small traders | 29 | +28 | 0.0% | 37.6 | 34.3 | 24.8 |
Full Disaggregated report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
Propane managed money positions, week by week
Managed money long, short and net position in Propane 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 date | Managed money long | Managed money short | Managed money net | Weekly change | Producer/merchant net | Swap dealers net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,100 | 1,830 | 2,270 | +222 | 4,930 | -5,783 | |
| 3,770 | 1,722 | 2,048 | -208 | 16,889 | -4,426 | |
| 3,775 | 1,519 | 2,256 | +323 | 15,816 | -5,166 | |
| 3,269 | 1,336 | 1,933 | +199 | 10,591 | -3,906 | |
| 2,999 | 1,265 | 1,734 | +712 | 9,859 | -3,695 | |
| 2,519 | 1,497 | 1,022 | +915 | 10,045 | -3,595 | |
| 1,454 | 1,347 | 107 | +334 | 9,581 | -1,849 | |
| 1,162 | 1,389 | -227 | -233 | 7,794 | -56 | |
| 1,270 | 1,264 | 6 | +121 | 7,054 | 849 | |
| 1,242 | 1,357 | -115 | +579 | 7,349 | 1,463 | |
| 1,058 | 1,752 | -694 | -333 | 10,374 | -116 | |
| 1,594 | 1,955 | -361 | -1,262 | 11,008 | -614 | |
| 2,226 | 1,325 | 901 | -215 | 10,031 | -884 | |
| 2,316 | 1,200 | 1,116 | +224 | 10,427 | -1,640 | |
| 2,007 | 1,115 | 892 | -113 | 11,487 | -1,626 | |
| 1,945 | 940 | 1,005 | -806 | 12,884 | -2,494 | |
| 2,561 | 750 | 1,811 | -1,139 | 13,241 | -3,289 | |
| 3,565 | 615 | 2,950 | -1,245 | 12,213 | -3,774 | |
| 4,735 | 540 | 4,195 | -80 | 13,930 | -4,944 | |
| 4,770 | 495 | 4,275 | +437 | 13,874 | -4,565 | |
| 4,808 | 970 | 3,838 | +240 | 17,036 | -6,218 | |
| 4,553 | 955 | 3,598 | -135 | 16,942 | -5,455 | |
| 4,688 | 955 | 3,733 | +380 | 17,117 | -5,563 | |
| 4,283 | 930 | 3,353 | +550 | 16,884 | -5,974 | |
| 3,823 | 1,020 | 2,803 | +1,099 | 17,117 | -7,509 | |
| 2,934 | 1,230 | 1,704 | +540 | 15,645 | -7,040 |
Every week back to 2009: Propane disaggregated CSV.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 106,565 | 824 | +13,288 | -853 | -13,316 | 29 |
| 2026-10-13 | 103,886 | -12,464 | -1,676 | 12,463 | +1,813 | 1 |
| 2026-10-06 | 102,234 | -10,788 | -3,810 | 10,650 | +3,965 | 138 |
| 2026-09-29 | 112,054 | -6,978 | -731 | 6,685 | +521 | 293 |
| 2026-09-22 | 109,519 | -6,247 | +245 | 6,164 | -286 | 83 |
| 2026-09-15 | 108,605 | -6,492 | +1,264 | 6,450 | -1,282 | 42 |
| 2026-09-08 | 105,973 | -7,756 | +83 | 7,732 | -6 | 24 |
| 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 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2009-09-08 → 2026-10-20) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Propane futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 824 contracts in Propane futures.
- What is the managed money position in Propane futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, managed money traders are net long 2,270 contracts (4,100 long, 1,830 short) in Propane futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.
- How current is this Propane 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 Propane COT history?
- The full weekly series (2009-09-08 to 2026-10-20) 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 → 2026-10-20. Methodology.