Gasoline (RBOB) price today: trend, volatility and seasonality
Data updated October 13, 2026
3.143usd/gal−1.16% today
Gasoline (RBOB) last traded at 3.143 usd/gal (close of October 13, 2026), up 90.0% year to date and up 75.7% over twelve months.
It is in an uptrend: both the price and its 50-day average are above the 200-day average, with the price 10.3% above that average.
Over the past 52 weeks it has ranged between 1.683 and 3.761; today's price sits at 75% of that range.
One-month volatility is 44% annualised, close to the middle of its historical range, and the largest fall from a high in the last year was 24.5%.
Returns by period
- 1W
- −0.7%
- 1M
- −1.7%
- 3M
- +0.7%
- 6M
- +6.9%
- Year to date
- +90.0%
- 1Y
- +75.7%
- 3Y
- —
- 5Y
- —
Spot price changes, close to close. They do not include the roll cost or carry of futures, which is what commodity ETFs earn.
Gasoline (RBOB) over five years (start = 100)
Trend and risk
- Trend (50/200-day)
- Uptrend
- vs 200-day average
- +10.3%
- RSI (14 days)
- 47
- Momentum 12-1
- +78.8%
- Volatility 1M
- 44.3%
- Volatility 1Y
- 44.5%
- Max drawdown 1Y
- −24.5%
- 52-week range position
- 75%
Futures positioning (CFTC COT)
Managed money (hedge funds and CTAs) held a net long position of 97,086 contracts in Gasoline (RBOB) (27.8% of open interest), near the most long of the past year. MEDGE reads this as “crowded long”. Report of October 6, 2026.
Gasoline (RBOB) COT report: positions, history and what followed extremes →
Questions
How has gasoline (rbob) performed this year?
As of October 13, 2026, Gasoline (RBOB) is +90.0% year to date and +75.7% over the last twelve months, at 3.143 usd/gal.
Is gasoline (rbob) above its 200-day moving average?
Yes: the price is 10.3% above its 200-day average of 2.948. With the 50-day average also above it, the trend reads as up.
How volatile is gasoline (rbob)?
Its one-month volatility is 44.3% annualised and one-year volatility 44.5%. Current volatility is at the 70th percentile of all one-month windows in the available history.
Are hedge funds long or short gasoline (rbob)?
Managed money (hedge funds and CTAs) held a net long position of 97,086 contracts in Gasoline (RBOB) (27.8% of open interest), near the most long of the past year. Figures from the CFTC Commitments of Traders report of October 6, 2026.
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Source: MarketStack commodity prices; CFTC Commitments of Traders (Disaggregated, futures only). Figures are historical and descriptive; they are not forecasts and not investment advice. MEDGE Capital does not recommend buying or selling any instrument. Risk disclaimer.