Markets · Commodity markets, October 2
Speculators pulled back across commodities in the September 29 CFTC report
Friday, October 2, 2026. From GEO's evening brief, after the close.
Managed Money cut net long WTI Crude by 20k contracts to 123k, trimmed Corn by 37k, and added 67k to Henry Hub net shorts. Energy and grains slid, with RBOB down 2.66% to $3.3121/gal after Trump ruled out a diesel export ban. Sugar was the outlier, up 5.12% to 19.91¢/lb.
What moved
Change from the prior settle, at the time of the evening brief.
| Crude | |
|---|---|
| WTI | −1.73% |
| Brent | +0.38% |
| Refined | |
| RBOB | −2.66% |
| ULSD | −1.71% |
| Nat Gas | |
| Henry Hub | +2.43% |
| Metals | |
| Gold | −0.72% |
| Silver | −0.76% |
| Copper | +0.63% |
| Platinum | −0.93% |
| Palladium | −0.58% |
| Agriculture | |
| Corn | −1.00% |
| Soybeans | −0.53% |
| Wheat | +0.04% |
| Cotton | +1.29% |
| Sugar | +5.12% |
| Coffee | +0.87% |
| Cocoa | +4.24% |
| Livestock | |
| Lean Hogs | +0.48% |
| Live Cattle | −0.16% |
| US dollar index | |
| Dollar index (DXY) | −0.17% |
Written with AI from public sources, checked by code, reviewed by GEO. Not investment advice.