Commitments of Traders · Disaggregated, futures only

What positions do traders hold in ETHANOL futures?

In ETHANOL futures, managed money held a net long position of 8,497 contracts and open interest was 41,714 contracts on 20 October 2026 (CFTC Commitments of Traders, released 23 October 2026).

Net positionsOpen interest

Net positions in ETHANOL futures each week: managed money, producers, merchants, processors and users, swap dealers, contracts

8 November 2016 to 20 October 2026Net is long less short, ours; contracts

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29 November 2016 Managed money +6,914 Producers, merchants, processors and users −51 Swap dealers −2,08027 December 2016 Managed money +7,497 Producers, merchants, processors and users −1,210 Swap dealers −1,36524 January 2017 Managed money +6,379 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,431 Swap dealers −34821 February 2017 Managed money +5,931 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,644 Swap dealers −10221 March 2017 Managed money +5,119 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,498 Swap dealers +39718 April 2017 Managed money +5,639 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,794 Swap dealers +4216 May 2017 Managed money +5,818 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,717 Swap dealers +29713 June 2017 Managed money +4,855 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,092 Swap dealers +33311 July 2017 Managed money +4,858 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,864 Swap dealers +8388 August 2017 Managed money +4,756 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,245 Swap dealers +5215 September 2017 Managed money +3,643 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,219 Swap dealers +1,9033 October 2017 Managed money +4,605 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,712 Swap dealers +2,03131 October 2017 Managed money +3,761 Producers, merchants, processors and users −8,811 Swap dealers +2,54428 November 2017 Managed money +4,029 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,087 Swap dealers +2,39126 December 2017 Managed money +4,588 Producers, merchants, processors and users −10,095 Swap dealers +3,28423 January 2018 Managed money +5,744 Producers, merchants, processors and users −9,233 Swap dealers +2,96720 February 2018 Managed money +7,128 Producers, merchants, processors and users −9,116 Swap dealers +2,83620 March 2018 Managed money +7,916 Producers, merchants, processors and users −8,791 Swap dealers +2,47617 April 2018 Managed money +7,955 Producers, merchants, processors and users −10,325 Swap dealers +2,82715 May 2018 Managed money +8,892 Producers, merchants, processors and users −9,998 Swap dealers +1,82012 June 2018 Managed money +7,403 Producers, merchants, processors and users −8,308 Swap dealers +1,34910 July 2018 Managed money +6,733 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,466 Swap dealers +1,6607 August 2018 Managed money +8,074 Producers, merchants, processors and users −8,791 Swap dealers +1,7114 September 2018 Managed money +7,352 Producers, merchants, processors and users −8,239 Swap dealers +2,4192 October 2018 Managed money +6,638 Producers, merchants, processors and users −8,647 Swap dealers +3,26430 October 2018 Managed money +7,718 Producers, merchants, processors and users −8,842 Swap dealers +3,50027 November 2018 Managed money +6,731 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,596 Swap dealers +2,33624 December 2018 Managed money +7,878 Producers, merchants, processors and users −8,219 Swap dealers +1,05522 January 2019 Managed money +9,351 Producers, merchants, processors and users −10,046 Swap dealers +65019 February 2019 Managed money +10,596 Producers, merchants, processors and users −12,467 Swap dealers +99219 March 2019 Managed money +10,577 Producers, merchants, processors and users −11,276 Swap dealers +12416 April 2019 Managed money +12,489 Producers, merchants, processors and users −12,161 Swap dealers +8514 May 2019 Managed money +11,658 Producers, merchants, processors and users −12,107 Swap dealers +23911 June 2019 Managed money +12,116 Producers, merchants, processors and users −13,067 Swap dealers −2259 July 2019 Managed money +11,660 Producers, merchants, processors and users −12,064 Swap dealers +7066 August 2019 Managed money +8,756 Producers, merchants, processors and users −9,101 Swap dealers +1,1673 September 2019 Managed money +7,277 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,783 Swap dealers +1,0901 October 2019 Managed money +7,755 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,050 Swap dealers +20029 October 2019 Managed money +9,414 Producers, merchants, processors and users −8,111 Swap dealers −75426 November 2019 Managed money +10,779 Producers, merchants, processors and users −9,934 Swap dealers −1,01924 December 2019 Managed money +10,599 Producers, merchants, processors and users −9,290 Swap dealers −72521 January 2020 Managed money +8,802 Producers, merchants, processors and users −9,473 Swap dealers −32818 February 2020 Managed money +8,633 Producers, merchants, processors and users −9,774 Swap dealers +10717 March 2020 Managed money +7,494 Producers, merchants, processors and users −8,733 Swap dealers +22314 April 2020 Managed money +7,516 Producers, merchants, processors and users −8,681 Swap dealers +28812 May 2020 Managed money +7,592 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,906 Swap dealers −2839 June 2020 Managed money +7,596 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,760 Swap dealers −5867 July 2020 Managed money +7,834 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,992 Swap dealers −3384 August 2020 Managed money +7,944 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,234 Swap dealers −2901 September 2020 Managed money +8,095 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,329 Swap dealers −38629 September 2020 Managed money +9,630 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,724 Swap dealers −1,33327 October 2020 Managed money +9,571 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,542 Swap dealers −1,93924 November 2020 Managed money +8,938 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,727 Swap dealers −1,59021 December 2020 Managed money +9,360 Producers, merchants, processors and users −9,601 Swap dealers −48419 January 2021 Managed money +7,589 Producers, merchants, processors and users −8,033 Swap dealers −1,05016 February 2021 Managed money +5,769 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,842 Swap dealers −1,40916 March 2021 Managed money +5,011 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,116 Swap dealers −2,32013 April 2021 Managed money +4,023 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,087 Swap dealers −2,05111 May 2021 Managed money +3,529 Producers, merchants, processors and users −1,852 Swap dealers −1,7438 June 2021 Managed money +3,773 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,271 Swap dealers −1,6256 July 2021 Managed money +3,653 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,243 Swap dealers −1,2103 August 2021 Managed money +3,403 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,318 Swap dealers −87031 August 2021 Managed money +4,389 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,097 Swap dealers −1,13728 September 2021 Managed money +4,040 Producers, merchants, processors and users −1,880 Swap dealers −1,90926 October 2021 Managed money +5,389 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,186 Swap dealers −3,10223 November 2021 Managed money +3,590 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,344 Swap dealers −3,01221 December 2021 Managed money +3,669 Producers, merchants, processors and users −1,823 Swap dealers −2,79118 January 2022 Managed money +3,710 Producers, merchants, processors and users −1,306 Swap dealers −2,71115 February 2022 Managed money +4,501 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,959 Swap dealers −1,23415 March 2022 Managed money +3,605 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,658 Swap dealers −1,05112 April 2022 Managed money +2,908 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,134 Swap dealers −81510 May 2022 Managed money +3,032 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,475 Swap dealers −9267 June 2022 Managed money +3,389 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,019 Swap dealers −8945 July 2022 Managed money +2,357 Producers, merchants, processors and users −990 Swap dealers −1,0202 August 2022 Managed money +1,746 Producers, merchants, processors and users −743 Swap dealers −53330 August 2022 Managed money +2,892 Producers, merchants, processors and users −838 Swap dealers −52327 September 2022 Managed money +2,307 Producers, merchants, processors and users −1,484 Swap dealers −1,85125 October 2022 Managed money +4,053 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,272 Swap dealers −1,81422 November 2022 Managed money +4,326 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,251 Swap dealers −1,91620 December 2022 Managed money +1,587 Producers, merchants, processors and users −1,746 Swap dealers −80317 January 2023 Managed money +1,815 Producers, merchants, processors and users −950 Swap dealers −91414 February 2023 Managed money +2,889 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,459 Swap dealers −15814 March 2023 Managed money +3,312 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,113 Swap dealers −28311 April 2023 Managed money +5,679 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,374 Swap dealers −1,0049 May 2023 Managed money +7,594 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,566 Swap dealers −1,3526 June 2023 Managed money +8,340 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,467 Swap dealers −1,0223 July 2023 Managed money +7,381 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,215 Swap dealers −1,2741 August 2023 Managed money +6,511 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,713 Swap dealers −1,38729 August 2023 Managed money +5,416 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,507 Swap dealers −2,79926 September 2023 Managed money +8,120 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,524 Swap dealers −3,82524 October 2023 Managed money +8,106 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,084 Swap dealers −3,45521 November 2023 Managed money +4,567 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,191 Swap dealers −2,53219 December 2023 Managed money +2,649 Producers, merchants, processors and users −1,658 Swap dealers −1,66916 January 2024 Managed money +2,579 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,389 Swap dealers −1,41513 February 2024 Managed money +4,333 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,769 Swap dealers −32312 March 2024 Managed money +1,801 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,996 Swap dealers +8339 April 2024 Managed money +1,684 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,663 Swap dealers +6227 May 2024 Managed money +2,539 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,702 Swap dealers +3434 June 2024 Managed money +5,873 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,844 Swap dealers +692 July 2024 Managed money +8,324 Producers, merchants, processors and users −8,542 Swap dealers +13130 July 2024 Managed money +6,290 Producers, merchants, processors and users −8,148 Swap dealers −36527 August 2024 Managed money +7,012 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,573 Swap dealers −1,06824 September 2024 Managed money +3,016 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,060 Swap dealers −13622 October 2024 Managed money −739 Producers, merchants, processors and users −468 Swap dealers +21019 November 2024 Managed money +2,836 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,042 Swap dealers −98117 December 2024 Managed money +2,651 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,895 Swap dealers −1,10214 January 2025 Managed money +5,383 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,971 Swap dealers −1,46711 February 2025 Managed money +6,695 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,497 Swap dealers −37611 March 2025 Managed money +3,599 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,203 Swap dealers +1,0108 April 2025 Managed money +5,205 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,399 Swap dealers +1,1926 May 2025 Managed money +4,103 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,036 Swap dealers +1,2423 June 2025 Managed money +1,194 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,575 Swap dealers +1,3211 July 2025 Managed money −2,429 Producers, merchants, processors and users −780 Swap dealers +1,63529 July 2025 Managed money +1,740 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,827 Swap dealers +14426 August 2025 Managed money +3,920 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,751 Swap dealers −1,67123 September 2025 Managed money +6,342 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,410 Swap dealers −2,44221 October 2025 Managed money +5,864 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,119 Swap dealers −1,57818 November 2025 Managed money +6,258 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,687 Swap dealers −1,49716 December 2025 Managed money +5,007 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,430 Swap dealers −1,95313 January 2026 Managed money +3,930 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,300 Swap dealers −1,20710 February 2026 Managed money +5,845 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,787 Swap dealers −48810 March 2026 Managed money +8,868 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,340 Swap dealers −1,4977 April 2026 Managed money +7,317 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,624 Swap dealers −7885 May 2026 Managed money +6,928 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,645 Swap dealers −7802 June 2026 Managed money +6,365 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,259 Swap dealers −1,73730 June 2026 Managed money +5,137 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,548 Swap dealers −1,05628 July 2026 Managed money +5,404 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,418 Swap dealers −1,56825 August 2026 Managed money +7,119 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,817 Swap dealers −2,52422 September 2026 Managed money +7,067 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,962 Swap dealers −2,96620 October 2026 Managed money +8,497 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,535 Swap dealers −2,327

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22 October 2024 Managed money −739 Producers, merchants, processors and users −468 Swap dealers +21029 October 2024 Managed money −638 Producers, merchants, processors and users −421 Swap dealers +2375 November 2024 Managed money −338 Producers, merchants, processors and users −157 Swap dealers −10312 November 2024 Managed money +666 Producers, merchants, processors and users −1,280 Swap dealers −1119 November 2024 Managed money +2,836 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,042 Swap dealers −98126 November 2024 Managed money +4,548 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,476 Swap dealers −1,1473 December 2024 Managed money +3,961 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,920 Swap dealers −1,23610 December 2024 Managed money +2,554 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,635 Swap dealers −1,25917 December 2024 Managed money +2,651 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,895 Swap dealers −1,10224 December 2024 Managed money +3,134 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,227 Swap dealers −1,32131 December 2024 Managed money +3,983 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,799 Swap dealers −1,6027 January 2025 Managed money +5,097 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,905 Swap dealers −1,43314 January 2025 Managed money +5,383 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,971 Swap dealers −1,46721 January 2025 Managed money +5,683 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,227 Swap dealers −1,37728 January 2025 Managed money +6,389 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,431 Swap dealers −1,0734 February 2025 Managed money +6,373 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,912 Swap dealers −39311 February 2025 Managed money +6,695 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,497 Swap dealers −37618 February 2025 Managed money +6,637 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,904 Swap dealers −81725 February 2025 Managed money +6,224 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,165 Swap dealers −5134 March 2025 Managed money +5,301 Producers, merchants, processors and users −8,212 Swap dealers +1,35611 March 2025 Managed money +3,599 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,203 Swap dealers +1,01018 March 2025 Managed money +3,776 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,839 Swap dealers +57725 March 2025 Managed money +5,472 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,431 Swap dealers +5741 April 2025 Managed money +5,367 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,867 Swap dealers +1,3728 April 2025 Managed money +5,205 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,399 Swap dealers +1,19215 April 2025 Managed money +4,735 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,692 Swap dealers +1,08122 April 2025 Managed money +4,619 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,544 Swap dealers +1,16029 April 2025 Managed money +4,209 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,090 Swap dealers +1,0666 May 2025 Managed money +4,103 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,036 Swap dealers +1,24213 May 2025 Managed money +3,223 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,568 Swap dealers +1,28220 May 2025 Managed money +2,026 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,369 Swap dealers +1,13527 May 2025 Managed money +1,689 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,963 Swap dealers +9253 June 2025 Managed money +1,194 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,575 Swap dealers +1,32110 June 2025 Managed money +209 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,920 Swap dealers +1,67517 June 2025 Managed money −399 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,333 Swap dealers +1,80224 June 2025 Managed money −921 Producers, merchants, processors and users −1,528 Swap dealers +1,6471 July 2025 Managed money −2,429 Producers, merchants, processors and users −780 Swap dealers +1,6358 July 2025 Managed money −2,356 Producers, merchants, processors and users −898 Swap dealers +1,59715 July 2025 Managed money −1,386 Producers, merchants, processors and users −1,072 Swap dealers +68722 July 2025 Managed money +556 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,733 Swap dealers +28529 July 2025 Managed money +1,740 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,827 Swap dealers +1445 August 2025 Managed money +2,110 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,805 Swap dealers +12112 August 2025 Managed money +2,919 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,434 Swap dealers −43619 August 2025 Managed money +3,199 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,668 Swap dealers −53426 August 2025 Managed money +3,920 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,751 Swap dealers −1,6712 September 2025 Managed money +5,199 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,401 Swap dealers −2,1159 September 2025 Managed money +6,344 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,936 Swap dealers −2,50416 September 2025 Managed money +6,421 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,855 Swap dealers −2,74723 September 2025 Managed money +6,342 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,410 Swap dealers −2,44230 September 2025 Managed money +6,522 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,496 Swap dealers −2,8277 October 2025 Managed money +7,255 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,648 Swap dealers −1,79214 October 2025 Managed money +6,566 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,564 Swap dealers −1,58721 October 2025 Managed money +5,864 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,119 Swap dealers −1,57828 October 2025 Managed money +5,843 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,280 Swap dealers −1,5524 November 2025 Managed money +5,390 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,559 Swap dealers −1,02810 November 2025 Managed money +5,609 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,437 Swap dealers −1,27818 November 2025 Managed money +6,258 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,687 Swap dealers −1,49725 November 2025 Managed money +6,544 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,230 Swap dealers −2,5992 December 2025 Managed money +5,901 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,000 Swap dealers −2,1319 December 2025 Managed money +5,525 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,494 Swap dealers −2,24916 December 2025 Managed money +5,007 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,430 Swap dealers −1,95323 December 2025 Managed money +3,824 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,375 Swap dealers −1,91230 December 2025 Managed money +3,712 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,085 Swap dealers −2,0786 January 2026 Managed money +3,802 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,201 Swap dealers −1,29513 January 2026 Managed money +3,930 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,300 Swap dealers −1,20720 January 2026 Managed money +3,591 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,404 Swap dealers −1,21627 January 2026 Managed money +3,503 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,024 Swap dealers −1,5033 February 2026 Managed money +3,751 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,468 Swap dealers −1,32610 February 2026 Managed money +5,845 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,787 Swap dealers −48817 February 2026 Managed money +6,444 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,083 Swap dealers −1,03724 February 2026 Managed money +7,406 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,005 Swap dealers −1,8263 March 2026 Managed money +8,821 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,522 Swap dealers −2,48110 March 2026 Managed money +8,868 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,340 Swap dealers −1,49717 March 2026 Managed money +7,454 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,953 Swap dealers −1,71524 March 2026 Managed money +7,933 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,846 Swap dealers −2,13731 March 2026 Managed money +7,583 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,412 Swap dealers −2,2697 April 2026 Managed money +7,317 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,624 Swap dealers −78814 April 2026 Managed money +7,222 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,205 Swap dealers −80021 April 2026 Managed money +6,519 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,829 Swap dealers −77528 April 2026 Managed money +6,263 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,484 Swap dealers −9855 May 2026 Managed money +6,928 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,645 Swap dealers −78012 May 2026 Managed money +6,601 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,361 Swap dealers −78719 May 2026 Managed money +6,563 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,908 Swap dealers −1,33626 May 2026 Managed money +6,436 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,377 Swap dealers −1,7132 June 2026 Managed money +6,365 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,259 Swap dealers −1,7379 June 2026 Managed money +6,048 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,809 Swap dealers −1,09016 June 2026 Managed money +5,334 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,698 Swap dealers −72423 June 2026 Managed money +5,114 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,822 Swap dealers −87730 June 2026 Managed money +5,137 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,548 Swap dealers −1,0567 July 2026 Managed money +4,745 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,907 Swap dealers −21314 July 2026 Managed money +4,894 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,813 Swap dealers −57621 July 2026 Managed money +5,423 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,016 Swap dealers −1,81728 July 2026 Managed money +5,404 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,418 Swap dealers −1,5684 August 2026 Managed money +5,590 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,340 Swap dealers −1,79111 August 2026 Managed money +5,735 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,381 Swap dealers −1,09718 August 2026 Managed money +6,119 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,554 Swap dealers −1,42825 August 2026 Managed money +7,119 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,817 Swap dealers −2,5241 September 2026 Managed money +7,692 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,597 Swap dealers −3,0778 September 2026 Managed money +7,687 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,026 Swap dealers −1,74415 September 2026 Managed money +7,325 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,973 Swap dealers −2,29322 September 2026 Managed money +7,067 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,962 Swap dealers −2,96629 September 2026 Managed money +7,833 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,371 Swap dealers −2,8826 October 2026 Managed money +7,935 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,958 Swap dealers −1,84513 October 2026 Managed money +8,522 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,839 Swap dealers −2,27620 October 2026 Managed money +8,497 Producers, merchants, processors and users −6,535 Swap dealers −2,327

The lines

Managed money+8,497
Producers, merchants, processors and users−6,535
Swap dealers−2,327

Each point is one week of ETHANOL futures from the CFTC's Disaggregated report (futures only): the net position, long contracts less short contracts, of one group of traders, or all open contracts. The chart shows up to the newest ten years. Pointing at the chart shows the week and the value.

Select a line to followLatest: 20 Oct 2026

Managed money, net+8,497
Producers, merchants, processors and users, net−6,535
Swap dealers, net−2,327

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The latest week of ETHANOL futures beside the one before it and the nearest ones a year and five years earlier. The weeks of the last two years and every group's long and short are in the tables under "The numbers behind the chart".

Positions in ETHANOL futures in the week of 20 October 2026 beside earlier weeks (contracts)
Measure	Latest	The week before	A year earlier	Five years earlier
Week	20 October 2026	13 October 2026	14 October 2025	19 October 2021
Open interest	41,714	42,014	43,452	37,682
Managed money, net	+8,497	+8,522	+6,566	+5,081
Producers, merchants, processors and users, net	−6,535	−6,839	−7,564	−2,139
Swap dealers, net	−2,327	−2,276	−1,587	−2,918

The table scrolls sideways; the first column stays in place.

Observed 20 Oct 2026.

Right now

Managed money held a net long position of 8,497 contracts in ETHANOL futures in the week to 20 October 2026, the largest net long since the week of 13 October 2026.

The producers, merchants, processors and users were net short 6,535 contracts that week, and swap dealers net short 2,327 contracts.

See every week of the last two years

Open interestETHANOL, week of 20 October 2026

Open interest was 41,714 contracts in the week to 20 October 2026, the most since the week of 13 October 2026.

−300 contracts from the week before, held by 120 reporting traders.

See the long and short of each group

RecordsOurs, since the week of 15 September 2009

Open interest was highest at 66,076 contracts in the week of 27 February 2018.

Managed money held their largest net long, 13,144 contracts, in the week of 28 May 2019, and their largest net short, 2,429 contracts, in the week of 1 July 2025.

See each group's positions

The other groupsNet, and the last week larger

Producers, merchants, processors and users: net short 6,535 contracts, the largest net short since the week of 13 October 2026.

Swap dealers: net short 2,327 contracts, the largest net short since the week of 29 September 2026.

Other reportable traders: net short 138 contracts, the largest net short since the week of 2 July 2024.

See each group's positions

Understanding the futures positions report

Where it stands today

Managed money were net long 8,497 contracts in ETHANOL futures in the week of 20 October 2026.

Who are the groups in the report?

The CFTC's Disaggregated report, one of its Commitments of Traders reports, gives the positions held in each commodity futures market on a Tuesday, sorted by kind of trader: managed money, producers, merchants, processors and users, swap dealers, other reportable traders and traders below the reporting level.

A position is a number of contracts, long or short; swap dealers, managed money and other reportables also report spread positions, which hold both. The CFTC assigns each reporting trader to a group from the business the trader reports. This page uses the report's futures-only figures, which leave out options. The report gives the contract size of ETHANOL futures as (CONTRACTS OF 42,000 U.S. GALLONS), and the market as ETHANOL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE.

What 500metrics adds: net positions (long less short, which leave out spread positions), the change from the week before, the records since the week of 15 September 2009, and the last week a group's net position was larger on the same side.

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How were the ETHANOL positions split between long and short?Week of 20 October 2026, contracts

Long, short and spread positions of each group in ETHANOL futures (ETHANOL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE), week of 20 October 2026 (contracts; net is ours)
Group	Long	Short	Spread	Net
Managed money	8,542	45	194	+8,497
Producers, merchants, processors and users	27,545	34,080	n/a	−6,535
Swap dealers	936	3,263	614	−2,327
Other reportable traders	1,764	1,902	1,305	−138
Nonreportable (below the reporting level)	814	311	n/a	+503

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What were the net positions in ETHANOL futures each week?104 weeks, newest first, since 29 October 2024

Open interest and net positions in ETHANOL futures by week, newest first (contracts; net is ours)
Week	Open interest	Managed money, net	Producers, merchants, processors and users, net	Swap dealers, net	Other reportable traders, net
20 October 2026	41,714	+8,497	−6,535	−2,327	−138
13 October 2026	42,014	+8,522	−6,839	−2,276	+158
6 October 2026	38,134	+7,935	−6,958	−1,845	+558
29 September 2026	47,828	+7,833	−5,371	−2,882	+351
22 September 2026	44,493	+7,067	−4,962	−2,966	+872
15 September 2026	41,259	+7,325	−5,973	−2,293	+896
8 September 2026	40,236	+7,687	−7,026	−1,744	+1,002
1 September 2026	49,127	+7,692	−5,597	−3,077	+1,160
25 August 2026	48,148	+7,119	−5,817	−2,524	+1,343
18 August 2026	44,388	+6,119	−5,554	−1,428	+1,201
11 August 2026	43,326	+5,735	−5,381	−1,097	+1,179
4 August 2026	49,980	+5,590	−4,340	−1,791	+826
28 July 2026	47,696	+5,404	−4,418	−1,568	+860
21 July 2026	45,462	+5,423	−4,016	−1,817	+706
14 July 2026	43,676	+4,894	−4,813	−576	+744
7 July 2026	41,107	+4,745	−4,907	−213	+786
30 June 2026	48,843	+5,137	−4,548	−1,056	+690
23 June 2026	48,560	+5,114	−4,822	−877	+699
16 June 2026	47,953	+5,334	−5,698	−724	+1,165
9 June 2026	48,629	+6,048	−6,809	−1,090	+1,855
2 June 2026	57,085	+6,365	−6,259	−1,737	+1,729
26 May 2026	53,543	+6,436	−6,377	−1,713	+1,701
19 May 2026	51,156	+6,563	−6,908	−1,336	+1,789
12 May 2026	48,060	+6,601	−7,361	−787	+1,614
5 May 2026	46,723	+6,928	−7,645	−780	+1,553
28 April 2026	51,793	+6,263	−6,484	−985	+1,296

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Open interest and net positions in ETHANOL futures by week, newest first (contracts; net is ours) (continued)
Week	Open interest	Managed money, net	Producers, merchants, processors and users, net	Swap dealers, net	Other reportable traders, net
21 April 2026	49,498	+6,519	−6,829	−775	+1,210
14 April 2026	49,167	+7,222	−7,205	−800	+997
7 April 2026	46,997	+7,317	−7,624	−788	+1,212
31 March 2026	50,825	+7,583	−6,412	−2,269	+1,109
24 March 2026	48,341	+7,933	−6,846	−2,137	+1,110
17 March 2026	46,340	+7,454	−6,953	−1,715	+1,290
10 March 2026	43,714	+8,868	−7,340	−1,497	−35
3 March 2026	48,382	+8,821	−6,522	−2,481	+123
24 February 2026	44,381	+7,406	−6,005	−1,826	+241
17 February 2026	43,577	+6,444	−6,083	−1,037	+387
10 February 2026	42,196	+5,845	−6,787	−488	+1,125
3 February 2026	44,051	+3,751	−4,468	−1,326	+1,834
27 January 2026	42,483	+3,503	−4,024	−1,503	+1,823
20 January 2026	38,801	+3,591	−4,404	−1,216	+1,925
13 January 2026	34,802	+3,930	−4,300	−1,207	+1,623
6 January 2026	32,557	+3,802	−3,201	−1,295	+739
30 December 2025	37,531	+3,712	−4,085	−2,078	+2,336
23 December 2025	37,067	+3,824	−4,375	−1,912	+2,277
16 December 2025	35,992	+5,007	−5,430	−1,953	+2,062
9 December 2025	35,946	+5,525	−5,494	−2,249	+1,789
2 December 2025	42,553	+5,901	−6,000	−2,131	+1,861
25 November 2025	41,694	+6,544	−6,230	−2,599	+1,863
18 November 2025	38,682	+6,258	−6,687	−1,497	+1,744
10 November 2025	36,126	+5,609	−6,437	−1,278	+1,782
4 November 2025	35,518	+5,390	−6,559	−1,028	+1,885
28 October 2025	45,754	+5,843	−7,280	−1,552	+2,678
21 October 2025	43,519	+5,864	−7,119	−1,578	+2,651
14 October 2025	43,452	+6,566	−7,564	−1,587	+2,351
7 October 2025	44,242	+7,255	−7,648	−1,792	+2,040
30 September 2025	51,891	+6,522	−6,496	−2,827	+2,579
23 September 2025	49,461	+6,342	−6,410	−2,442	+2,276
16 September 2025	45,815	+6,421	−5,855	−2,747	+2,088
9 September 2025	43,236	+6,344	−5,936	−2,504	+1,761
2 September 2025	40,417	+5,199	−5,401	−2,115	+2,170
26 August 2025	42,381	+3,920	−4,751	−1,671	+2,292
19 August 2025	38,765	+3,199	−4,668	−534	+1,706
12 August 2025	33,592	+2,919	−4,434	−436	+1,644
5 August 2025	31,602	+2,110	−3,805	+121	+1,368
29 July 2025	33,547	+1,740	−3,827	+144	+1,688
22 July 2025	31,880	+556	−2,733	+285	+1,521
15 July 2025	30,281	−1,386	−1,072	+687	+1,445
8 July 2025	29,573	−2,356	−898	+1,597	+1,617
1 July 2025	27,132	−2,429	−780	+1,635	+1,496
24 June 2025	28,859	−921	−1,528	+1,647	+583
17 June 2025	27,872	−399	−2,333	+1,802	+553
10 June 2025	25,871	+209	−2,920	+1,675	+713
3 June 2025	24,777	+1,194	−3,575	+1,321	+609
27 May 2025	30,951	+1,689	−3,963	+925	+992
20 May 2025	30,829	+2,026	−4,369	+1,135	+998
13 May 2025	30,058	+3,223	−5,568	+1,282	+868
6 May 2025	30,912	+4,103	−6,036	+1,242	+546
29 April 2025	34,904	+4,209	−6,090	+1,066	+584
22 April 2025	32,787	+4,619	−6,544	+1,160	+509
15 April 2025	32,507	+4,735	−6,692	+1,081	+504
8 April 2025	31,368	+5,205	−7,399	+1,192	+592
1 April 2025	29,688	+5,367	−7,867	+1,372	+567
25 March 2025	34,927	+5,472	−7,431	+574	+772
18 March 2025	33,253	+3,776	−5,839	+577	+931
11 March 2025	33,107	+3,599	−6,203	+1,010	+937
4 March 2025	34,242	+5,301	−8,212	+1,356	+967
25 February 2025	41,364	+6,224	−7,165	−513	+602
18 February 2025	37,626	+6,637	−6,904	−817	+456
11 February 2025	36,600	+6,695	−7,497	−376	+453
4 February 2025	35,342	+6,373	−6,912	−393	+414
28 January 2025	39,485	+6,389	−6,431	−1,073	+428
21 January 2025	34,929	+5,683	−5,227	−1,377	+228
14 January 2025	33,961	+5,383	−4,971	−1,467	+500
7 January 2025	32,469	+5,097	−4,905	−1,433	+576
31 December 2024	35,032	+3,983	−3,799	−1,602	+853
24 December 2024	34,589	+3,134	−3,227	−1,321	+840
17 December 2024	31,940	+2,651	−2,895	−1,102	+906
10 December 2024	29,358	+2,554	−2,635	−1,259	+965
3 December 2024	28,205	+3,961	−3,920	−1,236	+964
26 November 2024	34,236	+4,548	−4,476	−1,147	+746
19 November 2024	33,854	+2,836	−3,042	−981	+849
12 November 2024	29,613	+666	−1,280	−11	+788
5 November 2024	27,700	−338	−157	−103	+598
29 October 2024	32,111	−638	−421	+237	+576

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Positions are those of the Tuesday the report is dated; the CFTC released the report on 23 October 2026.
A trader's group comes from the CFTC's own classification. Nonreportable positions are open interest less the reportable positions.
Net positions leave out spread positions, so a group's long and short do not account for all of its contracts.
Records and ranks are counted from the week of 15 September 2009, the start of this market's latest run of weekly reports. The CFTC can revise a week in a later report, and our collector keeps the earlier figure.
Contracts are not comparable between markets: the size of one is the CFTC's contract size above.
Market names are the CFTC's own, written as it writes them. 500metrics is independent and is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by any index provider, exchange or company named in them.

Observed 20 Oct 2026. Checked 29 Oct 2026, 12:51 UTC.

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U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Commitments of Traders, Disaggregated report (futures only), ETHANOL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE, week of 20 October 2026, released 23 October 2026. Compiled by 500metrics, "What positions do traders hold in ETHANOL futures?", https://500metrics.com/futures-positions/ethanol.

Page updated 29 Oct 2026, 12:53 UTC

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