COT Report: ETHANOL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE

Futures Only Positions as of 2026-08-18

Below is the Commitments of Traders (COT) report for ETHANOL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (futures only) with COT charts. This COT report for ETHANOL is as of 2026-08-18. COT reports are released each Friday (except for U.S. holidays) by the CFTC. Each COT report release includes data from the previous Tuesday.

ETHANOL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (CONTRACTS OF 42,000 U.S. GALLONS)
CFTC Code: #025651
Open Interest: 44,388   Total Changes: +1,062   Total Traders: 116
AS OF: 2026-08-18

  Long Short Spread
Positions Open Int # Traders Positions Open Int # Traders Positions Open Int # Traders
Producer/Merchant/
Processor/User
32,102
+444
72.3% 47 37,656
+617
84.8% 59      
Swap Dealers 937
+22
2.1% 4 2,365
+353
5.3% 4 846
-10
1.9% 4
Managed Money 6,284
+339
14.2% 18 165
-45
0.4% 4 200
+40
0.5%
Other Reportables 1,526
+18
3.4% 10 325
-4
0.7% 4 1,845
+94
4.2% 7
Nonreportable
Positions
648
+115
1.5%   986
+17
2.2%        

Long vs. Short

Net Positions


Positions: Long



Positions: Short