Henry Hub COT Report

Latest data as of 2026-10-06. Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only.

Large speculators were net long 264,936 contracts in Henry Hub futures as of 2026-10-06, down 420 from the prior week. Commercial hedgers were net short 265,786 contracts, with total open interest of 402,212 contracts. The COT index stands at 95.1.

Open interest402,212
Non-commercial long285,932
Non-commercial short20,996
Non-commercial net264,936
Commercial long104,380
Commercial short370,166
Commercial net-265,786
WoW change in non-commercial net-420
COT index95.1

Last 52 weeks

DateOpen interestNon-commercial netCommercial net
2026-10-060264,936-265,786
2026-09-290265,356-266,206
2026-09-220271,372-270,747
2026-09-150270,522-271,454
2026-09-080268,533-269,024
2026-09-010262,793-261,670
2026-08-250264,655-263,017
2026-08-180259,621-257,983
2026-08-110257,100-256,278
2026-08-040254,489-253,667
2026-07-280258,574-257,259
2026-07-210255,651-254,324
2026-07-140252,042-252,014
2026-07-070253,788-253,672
2026-06-300252,692-252,576
2026-06-230253,706-252,663
2026-06-160251,415-250,372
2026-06-090253,130-251,721
2026-06-020249,900-246,969
2026-05-260253,353-249,796
2026-05-190252,980-249,423
2026-05-120249,173-247,177
2026-05-050243,889-241,972
2026-04-280248,928-244,839
2026-04-210243,826-239,933
2026-04-140235,314-231,142
2026-04-070233,290-229,312
2026-03-310232,877-229,062
2026-03-240234,335-229,779
2026-03-170228,509-223,478
2026-03-100224,110-219,079
2026-03-030218,258-213,227
2026-02-240224,275-215,791
2026-02-170219,264-210,524
2026-02-100212,428-204,888
2026-02-030208,309-201,197
2026-01-270209,143-203,663
2026-01-200200,118-193,364
2026-01-130194,426-187,672
2026-01-060194,759-188,441
2025-12-300195,631-190,627
2025-12-230196,550-198,242
2025-12-160198,802-198,024
2025-12-090185,620-186,822
2025-12-020184,429-185,951
2025-11-250193,042-195,867
2025-11-180196,001-198,758
2025-11-100194,483-195,911
2025-11-040194,789-197,606
2025-10-280199,153-203,511
2025-10-210191,753-194,841
2025-10-140192,228-193,444

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Frequently asked questions

What is the COT report?
The Commitments of Traders (COT) report is a weekly publication by the CFTC that breaks down open interest in futures markets by trader category, including non-commercial (speculator) and commercial (hedger) positions.
When is the COT report released?
The COT report is released every Friday at 3:30 pm ET, with positions measured as of the prior Tuesday.
What does non-commercial net mean?
Non-commercial net is the number of long contracts held by large speculators minus their short contracts. A positive value means speculators are net long; a negative value means they are net short.