Recent observations show an increase in managed-money net positions for copper futures alongside a rise in US regular gasoline retail prices. The data are consistent with shifts in market activity. Readers may examine the series for labour productivity and cereal yields to assess further developments.
Insights
- Copper futures: managed-money net position (United States) rose 26.75% in 2026-09-22, the largest annual change in 20 years
Copper futures: managed-money net position for United States was 82,522 contracts in 2026-09-22, up 17,416 contracts (+26.75%) from 65,106 in 2026-09-15; that change ranks in the 94th percentile of annual changes recorded since 2006-06-13.
ObservedCopper futures: managed-money net positionUnited States2026-09-22
- US regular gasoline retail price (United States) rose 3.68% in 2026-09-21, an unusually large annual move
US regular gasoline retail price for United States was 4.48 US dollars per gallon in 2026-09-21, up 0.159 US dollars per gallon (+3.68%) from 4.32 in 2026-09-14; that change ranks in the 99th percentile of annual changes recorded since 1990-08-20.
ObservedUS regular gasoline retail priceUnited States2026-09-21
Biggest moves
Fell 6.5% in 2024, the largest drop on record.
3,954.95 kg per hectare in 2024 · -276.07 kg per hectare (-6.5%) · from 4,231.01 in 2023
observations 2945, 2946 · score 334
Fell 62.9% in 2026-07-01, the largest drop since 2026.
1,107.7 MW in 2026-07-01 · -1,875.5 MW (-62.9%) · from 2,983.2 in 2026-06-01
observations 398336, 398335 · score 294
Rose 6.0% in 2025, the largest rise since 2022.
89.18 US dollars per hour, current prices and PPPs in 2025 · +5.06 US dollars per hour, current prices and PPPs (+6.0%) · from 84.12 in 2024
observations 391719, 391720 · score 369
Fell 22.0% in 2026-07-01, the largest drop since 2026.
1,863.4 MW in 2026-07-01 · -525 MW (-22.0%) · from 2,388.4 in 2026-06-01
observations 402440, 402439 · score 297
Fell 52.6% in 2026-07-01, the largest drop since 2026.
2,981.1 MW in 2026-07-01 · -3,311.9 MW (-52.6%) · from 6,293 in 2026-06-01
observations 396968, 396967 · score 293
Featured chart
Resident applications rose from 651,100 applications per year in 1985 to 2.39M applications per year in 2021; nonresident applications rose from 270,700 applications per year in 1985 to 1.02M applications per year in 2021 (World).Observed
What to watch
- The next Copper futures: managed-money net position observation (2027-09-22): a change no larger than the median annual change of +68 contracts, or a move back the other way, would mean the latest change has normalised. - Cobalt mine production, currently 300 metric tons in 2025: a move the other way lowers the breadth component. - Nickel mine production, currently 10,000 metric tons in 2025: a move the other way lowers the breadth component. - Rare earth mine production, currently 51,000 metric tons in 2025: a move the other way lowers the breadth component. - Revisions: a revised 2026-09-22 value would arrive as a new observation row (the current row is observation 410564) and trigger a
New or refreshed data
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED economic data (API)53 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-28
- U.S. Government USAspending API v230 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-28
- U.S. Department of the Treasury Treasury Fiscal Data API10 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-28
- Humanity Vector Humanity Vector documented derivations7 rows · 2 runs · 2026-09-28
- U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC Commitments of Traders (public reporting API)6 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-28
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis BEA Data API0 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-28
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS Public Data API v20 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-28
- U.S. Energy Information Administration EIA Open Data API v20 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-28
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAOSTAT (bulk download service)0 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-28
- International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook database (IMF Data SDMX 2.1 API)0 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-28
- NASA NASA open data (api.nasa.gov and data.nasa.gov)0 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-28
- NOAA NOAA NCEI access data service0 rows · 1 run · 2026-09-28