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Copper Futures to Ethanol Ratio
The copper futures to ethanol ratio is 3.104 — Copper Futures at $6.58 per Pound divided by Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Copper Futures to Ethanol ratio
1.000 Lb of copper futures = 3.104 Gal of ethanol
Inverse (ETHANOL/HG-FUT): 0.3222 — one Gallon of ethanol buys that much copper futures.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (38th percentile of the last 1 year)
Copper Futures
$6.58
per Pound
Ethanol
$2.12
per Gallon
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Gallon. The ratio reads as Gallons of ethanol per Pound of copper futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:34:04 GMT.
1Y average
3.160
median 3.196
1Y low
2.157
Aug 31, 2025
1Y high
3.967
Jan 14, 2026
Normal band
2.821–3.500
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.17σ
332 observations
Copper Futures to Ethanol ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the HG-FUT/ETHANOL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Copper Futures / Ethanol price chart below.
HG-FUT/ETHANOL ratio line
How many Gal of Ethanol one Lb of Copper Futures buys, over 1Y.
HG-FUT/ETHANOL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the HG-FUT/ETHANOL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Copper Futures and Ethanol prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the copper futures to ethanol ratio
Copper Futures to Ethanol ratio = Copper Futures price per Pound ÷ Ethanol price per Gallon
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Gallons of ethanol per Pound of copper futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $6.58 ÷ $2.12 = 3.104. The inverse is 0.3222.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4640.70 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 68.90 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.88 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.78 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1883.84 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the copper futures to ethanol ratio today?
The copper futures to ethanol ratio is 3.104 — Copper Futures at $6.58 per Pound divided by Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the copper futures to ethanol ratio?
Divide the copper futures price per Pound by the ethanol price per Gallon. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Gallons of ethanol per Pound of copper futures.
What is the inverse of the copper futures to ethanol ratio?
The inverse, ethanol to copper futures, is 0.3222 — how many Pounds of copper futures one Gallon of ethanol buys.