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RBOB Gasoline

GASOLINE RBOB · NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE · CFTC code 111659 · week ending 2026-10-06

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Managed Money is net long 27.8% of open interest — a crowded long

Managed Money holds a net position of 97,086 contracts, or 27.8% of the 348,700 contracts of open interest, leaving the category net long. That is more than two standard deviations above its three-year average — positioning is stretched, and stretched positioning is fuel for a sharp unwind if the narrative changes (z = +2.12 and sits at 100 on a 0–100 scale of its three-year range). In contracts, the net position moved +2,900 while open interest moved +5,846 — new longs entering, with fresh money taking the long side as open interest grew alongside the position. That is +0.37pp as a share of open interest.

Net position as a share of open interest

Managed Money · blue above the line is net long, red below is net short

Open interest

The denominator. Positioning shares mean little without knowing whether the market itself is growing or shrinking.

Z-score vs its own 3-year history

Shaded beyond ±2σ. Measures how unusual today's share is for this market.

COT Index (0–100)

Rank within the 3-year range. Shaded below 10 and above 90.

Weekly flow, adjusted for open interest

Change in the net share week over week, in percentage points of open interest.

Who is on the other side

Net share of open interest by trader group. The groups net to zero — every long is someone's short.

Producer / Merchant Swap Dealer Managed Money Other Reportable Non-Reportable
Recent weeks (table view)
Week Open interest Net Net % OI Δ pp Z COT Idx
2026-10-06 348,700 97,086 27.84% 0.37 2.12 100
2026-09-29 342,854 94,186 27.47% 0.88 2.11 100
2026-09-22 361,099 96,038 26.60% 3.36 2.01 100
2026-09-15 358,003 83,171 23.23% -2.20 1.50 91
2026-09-08 365,028 92,848 25.44% 0.23 1.88 100
2026-09-01 353,876 89,215 25.21% 2.20 1.87 100
2026-08-25 346,134 79,652 23.01% 0.93 1.53 93
2026-08-18 335,534 74,081 22.08% 0.60 1.39 89
2026-08-11 325,194 69,851 21.48% -1.48 1.29 86
2026-08-04 304,431 69,885 22.96% -0.04 1.55 92
2026-07-28 321,258 73,877 23.00% 0.69 1.57 93
2026-07-21 330,490 73,707 22.30% 1.13 1.46 90