Commitments of Traders · Disaggregated, futures only

What positions do traders hold in CRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI futures?

In CRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI futures, managed money held a net short position of 4,713 contracts and open interest was 755,018 contracts on 20 October 2026 (CFTC Commitments of Traders, released 23 October 2026).

Net positionsOpen interest

Net positions in CRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI futures each week: managed money, producers, merchants, processors and users, swap dealers, contracts

8 November 2016 to 20 October 2026Net is long less short, ours; contracts

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29 November 2016 Managed money −2,266 Producers, merchants, processors and users +17,739 Swap dealers −28,58927 December 2016 Managed money +31,153 Producers, merchants, processors and users +25,351 Swap dealers −23,73424 January 2017 Managed money +22,104 Producers, merchants, processors and users +3,541 Swap dealers −33,54321 February 2017 Managed money +29,214 Producers, merchants, processors and users +25,397 Swap dealers −38,52721 March 2017 Managed money +20,188 Producers, merchants, processors and users +22,551 Swap dealers −39,37518 April 2017 Managed money +32,636 Producers, merchants, processors and users +24,935 Swap dealers −63,97416 May 2017 Managed money +24,737 Producers, merchants, processors and users +2,077 Swap dealers −41,45913 June 2017 Managed money +20,489 Producers, merchants, processors and users −45,705 Swap dealers −21,53111 July 2017 Managed money +24,211 Producers, merchants, processors and users −11,508 Swap dealers −22,8198 August 2017 Managed money +24,591 Producers, merchants, processors and users +47,485 Swap dealers −42,9685 September 2017 Managed money +16,672 Producers, merchants, processors and users +79,602 Swap dealers −63,8113 October 2017 Managed money +39,120 Producers, merchants, processors and users +56,860 Swap dealers −72,25331 October 2017 Managed money +62,927 Producers, merchants, processors and users +42,843 Swap dealers −90,24928 November 2017 Managed money +54,341 Producers, merchants, processors and users +66,307 Swap dealers −114,31926 December 2017 Managed money +48,422 Producers, merchants, processors and users +67,928 Swap dealers −109,36523 January 2018 Managed money +53,969 Producers, merchants, processors and users +56,952 Swap dealers −128,41220 February 2018 Managed money +33,873 Producers, merchants, processors and users +44,149 Swap dealers −134,87620 March 2018 Managed money +30,423 Producers, merchants, processors and users +35,641 Swap dealers −126,11517 April 2018 Managed money +30,087 Producers, merchants, processors and users +118,635 Swap dealers −159,20615 May 2018 Managed money +35,094 Producers, merchants, processors and users +88,453 Swap dealers −176,43012 June 2018 Managed money +35,103 Producers, merchants, processors and users +81,225 Swap dealers −165,49710 July 2018 Managed money +25,870 Producers, merchants, processors and users +100,155 Swap dealers −159,4957 August 2018 Managed money +21,489 Producers, merchants, processors and users +110,109 Swap dealers −162,4024 September 2018 Managed money +22,761 Producers, merchants, processors and users +91,058 Swap dealers −152,3842 October 2018 Managed money +15,387 Producers, merchants, processors and users +105,533 Swap dealers −152,34730 October 2018 Managed money +20,465 Producers, merchants, processors and users +72,692 Swap dealers −147,31127 November 2018 Managed money +13,210 Producers, merchants, processors and users +41,618 Swap dealers −112,85624 December 2018 Managed money +10,610 Producers, merchants, processors and users +28,480 Swap dealers −114,14522 January 2019 Managed money −1,360 Producers, merchants, processors and users +48,139 Swap dealers −125,76219 February 2019 Managed money −886 Producers, merchants, processors and users +20,150 Swap dealers −126,74719 March 2019 Managed money +2,703 Producers, merchants, processors and users −141 Swap dealers −120,12716 April 2019 Managed money +1,471 Producers, merchants, processors and users +33,474 Swap dealers −142,00814 May 2019 Managed money +5,001 Producers, merchants, processors and users +44,854 Swap dealers −147,38011 June 2019 Managed money +18,038 Producers, merchants, processors and users +38,479 Swap dealers −165,9649 July 2019 Managed money +18,683 Producers, merchants, processors and users +14,459 Swap dealers −188,5796 August 2019 Managed money −8,235 Producers, merchants, processors and users +43,327 Swap dealers −187,9033 September 2019 Managed money +10,849 Producers, merchants, processors and users +20,897 Swap dealers −179,3521 October 2019 Managed money +12,272 Producers, merchants, processors and users +19,921 Swap dealers −174,50829 October 2019 Managed money +11,803 Producers, merchants, processors and users +28,961 Swap dealers −174,50926 November 2019 Managed money +13,403 Producers, merchants, processors and users +18,432 Swap dealers −197,46924 December 2019 Managed money +30,753 Producers, merchants, processors and users +18,614 Swap dealers −196,81221 January 2020 Managed money +40,697 Producers, merchants, processors and users +17,237 Swap dealers −207,05718 February 2020 Managed money +21,666 Producers, merchants, processors and users +19,703 Swap dealers −208,81017 March 2020 Managed money +21,240 Producers, merchants, processors and users +35,334 Swap dealers −187,97214 April 2020 Managed money +40,874 Producers, merchants, processors and users −20,079 Swap dealers −145,07812 May 2020 Managed money +30,735 Producers, merchants, processors and users +12,595 Swap dealers −160,0849 June 2020 Managed money +20,235 Producers, merchants, processors and users −23,790 Swap dealers −116,1907 July 2020 Managed money +11,204 Producers, merchants, processors and users +15,314 Swap dealers −119,5354 August 2020 Managed money +14,700 Producers, merchants, processors and users +12,567 Swap dealers −118,1531 September 2020 Managed money +8,015 Producers, merchants, processors and users +34,458 Swap dealers −113,81929 September 2020 Managed money −3,429 Producers, merchants, processors and users +37,172 Swap dealers −107,50927 October 2020 Managed money −11,029 Producers, merchants, processors and users +61,365 Swap dealers −105,63724 November 2020 Managed money −14,545 Producers, merchants, processors and users +66,850 Swap dealers −102,43521 December 2020 Managed money −11,342 Producers, merchants, processors and users +95,694 Swap dealers −118,35819 January 2021 Managed money +1,581 Producers, merchants, processors and users +81,754 Swap dealers −123,90016 February 2021 Managed money +10,968 Producers, merchants, processors and users +79,920 Swap dealers −127,11516 March 2021 Managed money +17,263 Producers, merchants, processors and users +84,574 Swap dealers −124,07813 April 2021 Managed money +6,740 Producers, merchants, processors and users +85,970 Swap dealers −127,00511 May 2021 Managed money +20,848 Producers, merchants, processors and users +83,340 Swap dealers −125,2458 June 2021 Managed money +13,464 Producers, merchants, processors and users +61,663 Swap dealers −113,4406 July 2021 Managed money +10,008 Producers, merchants, processors and users +95,067 Swap dealers −111,1823 August 2021 Managed money +1,184 Producers, merchants, processors and users +117,905 Swap dealers −121,27731 August 2021 Managed money +5,457 Producers, merchants, processors and users +94,674 Swap dealers −98,30828 September 2021 Managed money +18,439 Producers, merchants, processors and users +68,520 Swap dealers −92,16826 October 2021 Managed money +16,876 Producers, merchants, processors and users +64,240 Swap dealers −93,40023 November 2021 Managed money +19,052 Producers, merchants, processors and users +48,154 Swap dealers −84,68921 December 2021 Managed money +9,396 Producers, merchants, processors and users +49,269 Swap dealers −82,99618 January 2022 Managed money +5,999 Producers, merchants, processors and users +74,207 Swap dealers −83,80715 February 2022 Managed money +4,021 Producers, merchants, processors and users +87,030 Swap dealers −89,63415 March 2022 Managed money +11,391 Producers, merchants, processors and users +66,186 Swap dealers −87,95912 April 2022 Managed money +8,249 Producers, merchants, processors and users +46,180 Swap dealers −73,29010 May 2022 Managed money +8,651 Producers, merchants, processors and users +63,420 Swap dealers −69,3847 June 2022 Managed money +2,883 Producers, merchants, processors and users +43,378 Swap dealers −61,8115 July 2022 Managed money +188 Producers, merchants, processors and users +80,596 Swap dealers −63,3272 August 2022 Managed money +2,217 Producers, merchants, processors and users +64,262 Swap dealers −64,32430 August 2022 Managed money −4,454 Producers, merchants, processors and users +42,245 Swap dealers −51,98027 September 2022 Managed money −14,000 Producers, merchants, processors and users +31,416 Swap dealers −49,15325 October 2022 Managed money −10,997 Producers, merchants, processors and users +32,235 Swap dealers −43,04822 November 2022 Managed money −3,637 Producers, merchants, processors and users −9,567 Swap dealers −29,40420 December 2022 Managed money −6,452 Producers, merchants, processors and users −28,759 Swap dealers −30,47517 January 2023 Managed money −16,782 Producers, merchants, processors and users −9,878 Swap dealers −31,73114 February 2023 Managed money −19,438 Producers, merchants, processors and users −17,342 Swap dealers −31,68114 March 2023 Managed money −20,154 Producers, merchants, processors and users +3,544 Swap dealers −39,39711 April 2023 Managed money −10,223 Producers, merchants, processors and users −8,754 Swap dealers −26,2089 May 2023 Managed money −18,381 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,493 Swap dealers −7,6856 June 2023 Managed money −33,322 Producers, merchants, processors and users +8,148 Swap dealers −20,6723 July 2023 Managed money −22,517 Producers, merchants, processors and users −25,224 Swap dealers −7,1431 August 2023 Managed money −25,640 Producers, merchants, processors and users −32,925 Swap dealers −5,58129 August 2023 Managed money −34,135 Producers, merchants, processors and users −9,902 Swap dealers −11,16626 September 2023 Managed money −30,483 Producers, merchants, processors and users −26,430 Swap dealers −15,96524 October 2023 Managed money −37,135 Producers, merchants, processors and users +14,502 Swap dealers −12,54021 November 2023 Managed money −36,587 Producers, merchants, processors and users +51,876 Swap dealers −38,02819 December 2023 Managed money −42,815 Producers, merchants, processors and users +21,974 Swap dealers −29,55616 January 2024 Managed money −48,750 Producers, merchants, processors and users +21,487 Swap dealers −28,59513 February 2024 Managed money −36,936 Producers, merchants, processors and users −19,242 Swap dealers −19,16912 March 2024 Managed money −25,533 Producers, merchants, processors and users −38,126 Swap dealers −10,9529 April 2024 Managed money −20,782 Producers, merchants, processors and users −19,871 Swap dealers −15,6907 May 2024 Managed money −37,059 Producers, merchants, processors and users +15,999 Swap dealers −15,3084 June 2024 Managed money −35,805 Producers, merchants, processors and users +1,405 Swap dealers −16,7102 July 2024 Managed money −24,379 Producers, merchants, processors and users +1,688 Swap dealers −20,15630 July 2024 Managed money −37,718 Producers, merchants, processors and users +23,134 Swap dealers −25,86127 August 2024 Managed money −35,813 Producers, merchants, processors and users +46,774 Swap dealers −40,98524 September 2024 Managed money −40,450 Producers, merchants, processors and users +30,484 Swap dealers −41,54422 October 2024 Managed money −51,201 Producers, merchants, processors and users +80,094 Swap dealers −55,27719 November 2024 Managed money −55,253 Producers, merchants, processors and users +74,178 Swap dealers −52,16217 December 2024 Managed money −54,512 Producers, merchants, processors and users +39,925 Swap dealers −42,29614 January 2025 Managed money −18,457 Producers, merchants, processors and users +31,686 Swap dealers −40,43111 February 2025 Managed money −29,210 Producers, merchants, processors and users +58,235 Swap dealers −39,91211 March 2025 Managed money −38,939 Producers, merchants, processors and users +60,870 Swap dealers −49,9128 April 2025 Managed money −33,859 Producers, merchants, processors and users +33,982 Swap dealers −51,3446 May 2025 Managed money −53,683 Producers, merchants, processors and users +42,258 Swap dealers −58,4653 June 2025 Managed money −61,122 Producers, merchants, processors and users +30,859 Swap dealers −66,7421 July 2025 Managed money −66,107 Producers, merchants, processors and users +55,037 Swap dealers −56,88329 July 2025 Managed money −58,620 Producers, merchants, processors and users +75,513 Swap dealers −56,20426 August 2025 Managed money −40,862 Producers, merchants, processors and users +42,203 Swap dealers −61,01023 September 2025 Managed money −34,194 Producers, merchants, processors and users +18,026 Swap dealers −61,65421 October 2025 Managed money −30,793 Producers, merchants, processors and users +21,678 Swap dealers −64,56118 November 2025 Managed money −28,999 Producers, merchants, processors and users +27,712 Swap dealers −72,59616 December 2025 Managed money −34,608 Producers, merchants, processors and users +14,653 Swap dealers −77,93413 January 2026 Managed money −37,375 Producers, merchants, processors and users +17,175 Swap dealers −89,70610 February 2026 Managed money −20,517 Producers, merchants, processors and users +2,276 Swap dealers −92,87510 March 2026 Managed money −28,145 Producers, merchants, processors and users +114,697 Swap dealers −87,4837 April 2026 Managed money −35,690 Producers, merchants, processors and users +137,201 Swap dealers −100,6775 May 2026 Managed money −37,321 Producers, merchants, processors and users +126,030 Swap dealers −92,7162 June 2026 Managed money −26,694 Producers, merchants, processors and users +100,592 Swap dealers −93,59530 June 2026 Managed money −14,657 Producers, merchants, processors and users +73,097 Swap dealers −77,75328 July 2026 Managed money −9,959 Producers, merchants, processors and users +64,024 Swap dealers −72,52125 August 2026 Managed money −10,359 Producers, merchants, processors and users +88,782 Swap dealers −76,44222 September 2026 Managed money −4,834 Producers, merchants, processors and users +78,357 Swap dealers −73,81920 October 2026 Managed money −4,713 Producers, merchants, processors and users +113,469 Swap dealers −89,689

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22 October 2024 Managed money −51,201 Producers, merchants, processors and users +80,094 Swap dealers −55,27729 October 2024 Managed money −49,016 Producers, merchants, processors and users +61,133 Swap dealers −53,8045 November 2024 Managed money −51,560 Producers, merchants, processors and users +56,441 Swap dealers −54,54812 November 2024 Managed money −57,384 Producers, merchants, processors and users +64,393 Swap dealers −56,82219 November 2024 Managed money −55,253 Producers, merchants, processors and users +74,178 Swap dealers −52,16226 November 2024 Managed money −53,866 Producers, merchants, processors and users +68,576 Swap dealers −43,9433 December 2024 Managed money −56,077 Producers, merchants, processors and users +55,872 Swap dealers −41,96510 December 2024 Managed money −57,064 Producers, merchants, processors and users +54,668 Swap dealers −43,19617 December 2024 Managed money −54,512 Producers, merchants, processors and users +39,925 Swap dealers −42,29624 December 2024 Managed money −41,959 Producers, merchants, processors and users +27,713 Swap dealers −43,48031 December 2024 Managed money −42,264 Producers, merchants, processors and users +23,378 Swap dealers −39,7537 January 2025 Managed money −41,925 Producers, merchants, processors and users +11,176 Swap dealers −37,90614 January 2025 Managed money −18,457 Producers, merchants, processors and users +31,686 Swap dealers −40,43121 January 2025 Managed money −17,884 Producers, merchants, processors and users +13,894 Swap dealers −32,75128 January 2025 Managed money −16,880 Producers, merchants, processors and users +27,023 Swap dealers −29,0694 February 2025 Managed money −20,209 Producers, merchants, processors and users +49,496 Swap dealers −36,46311 February 2025 Managed money −29,210 Producers, merchants, processors and users +58,235 Swap dealers −39,91218 February 2025 Managed money −34,153 Producers, merchants, processors and users +66,457 Swap dealers −43,50025 February 2025 Managed money −31,214 Producers, merchants, processors and users +73,275 Swap dealers −45,1154 March 2025 Managed money −31,490 Producers, merchants, processors and users +46,312 Swap dealers −48,18311 March 2025 Managed money −38,939 Producers, merchants, processors and users +60,870 Swap dealers −49,91218 March 2025 Managed money −42,135 Producers, merchants, processors and users +47,882 Swap dealers −44,75625 March 2025 Managed money −27,653 Producers, merchants, processors and users +40,209 Swap dealers −37,4581 April 2025 Managed money −31,015 Producers, merchants, processors and users +16,758 Swap dealers −38,5818 April 2025 Managed money −33,859 Producers, merchants, processors and users +33,982 Swap dealers −51,34415 April 2025 Managed money −34,482 Producers, merchants, processors and users +37,259 Swap dealers −58,05222 April 2025 Managed money −36,274 Producers, merchants, processors and users +16,148 Swap dealers −58,94629 April 2025 Managed money −39,908 Producers, merchants, processors and users +25,016 Swap dealers −57,9756 May 2025 Managed money −53,683 Producers, merchants, processors and users +42,258 Swap dealers −58,46513 May 2025 Managed money −49,212 Producers, merchants, processors and users +47,457 Swap dealers −59,84220 May 2025 Managed money −51,890 Producers, merchants, processors and users +48,541 Swap dealers −61,43027 May 2025 Managed money −57,861 Producers, merchants, processors and users +45,030 Swap dealers −63,6953 June 2025 Managed money −61,122 Producers, merchants, processors and users +30,859 Swap dealers −66,74210 June 2025 Managed money −62,258 Producers, merchants, processors and users +29,460 Swap dealers −62,51317 June 2025 Managed money −59,706 Producers, merchants, processors and users +55,348 Swap dealers −59,94924 June 2025 Managed money −61,449 Producers, merchants, processors and users +55,898 Swap dealers −59,3851 July 2025 Managed money −66,107 Producers, merchants, processors and users +55,037 Swap dealers −56,8838 July 2025 Managed money −65,160 Producers, merchants, processors and users +68,704 Swap dealers −57,78915 July 2025 Managed money −61,142 Producers, merchants, processors and users +70,328 Swap dealers −52,09322 July 2025 Managed money −61,632 Producers, merchants, processors and users +68,866 Swap dealers −55,41529 July 2025 Managed money −58,620 Producers, merchants, processors and users +75,513 Swap dealers −56,2045 August 2025 Managed money −59,453 Producers, merchants, processors and users +56,408 Swap dealers −57,33312 August 2025 Managed money −57,536 Producers, merchants, processors and users +63,347 Swap dealers −60,62619 August 2025 Managed money −44,457 Producers, merchants, processors and users +59,026 Swap dealers −64,35726 August 2025 Managed money −40,862 Producers, merchants, processors and users +42,203 Swap dealers −61,0102 September 2025 Managed money −40,779 Producers, merchants, processors and users +35,668 Swap dealers −62,0499 September 2025 Managed money −40,586 Producers, merchants, processors and users +28,788 Swap dealers −60,11416 September 2025 Managed money −35,887 Producers, merchants, processors and users +15,360 Swap dealers −58,50723 September 2025 Managed money −34,194 Producers, merchants, processors and users +18,026 Swap dealers −61,65430 September 2025 Managed money −30,899 Producers, merchants, processors and users +12,311 Swap dealers −63,0527 October 2025 Managed money −29,539 Producers, merchants, processors and users +22,226 Swap dealers −62,69514 October 2025 Managed money −28,203 Producers, merchants, processors and users +18,109 Swap dealers −58,06421 October 2025 Managed money −30,793 Producers, merchants, processors and users +21,678 Swap dealers −64,56128 October 2025 Managed money −31,087 Producers, merchants, processors and users +23,850 Swap dealers −66,0564 November 2025 Managed money −29,695 Producers, merchants, processors and users −981 Swap dealers −64,59910 November 2025 Managed money −25,983 Producers, merchants, processors and users +17,044 Swap dealers −69,95718 November 2025 Managed money −28,999 Producers, merchants, processors and users +27,712 Swap dealers −72,59625 November 2025 Managed money −27,134 Producers, merchants, processors and users +39,408 Swap dealers −69,7112 December 2025 Managed money −23,718 Producers, merchants, processors and users +35,688 Swap dealers −74,4939 December 2025 Managed money −24,809 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,447 Swap dealers −75,09216 December 2025 Managed money −34,608 Producers, merchants, processors and users +14,653 Swap dealers −77,93423 December 2025 Managed money −33,737 Producers, merchants, processors and users +25,118 Swap dealers −77,22730 December 2025 Managed money −36,522 Producers, merchants, processors and users +15,369 Swap dealers −78,5516 January 2026 Managed money −38,075 Producers, merchants, processors and users +16,399 Swap dealers −85,61513 January 2026 Managed money −37,375 Producers, merchants, processors and users +17,175 Swap dealers −89,70620 January 2026 Managed money −38,322 Producers, merchants, processors and users +24,770 Swap dealers −90,58727 January 2026 Managed money −38,718 Producers, merchants, processors and users +21,914 Swap dealers −92,8223 February 2026 Managed money −21,802 Producers, merchants, processors and users +15,045 Swap dealers −92,45610 February 2026 Managed money −20,517 Producers, merchants, processors and users +2,276 Swap dealers −92,87517 February 2026 Managed money −19,479 Producers, merchants, processors and users +5,212 Swap dealers −75,02824 February 2026 Managed money −23,384 Producers, merchants, processors and users +60,916 Swap dealers −84,5953 March 2026 Managed money −17,089 Producers, merchants, processors and users +60,441 Swap dealers −82,23610 March 2026 Managed money −28,145 Producers, merchants, processors and users +114,697 Swap dealers −87,48317 March 2026 Managed money −31,287 Producers, merchants, processors and users +124,513 Swap dealers −91,48724 March 2026 Managed money −29,280 Producers, merchants, processors and users +133,144 Swap dealers −95,92131 March 2026 Managed money −33,814 Producers, merchants, processors and users +151,334 Swap dealers −102,7307 April 2026 Managed money −35,690 Producers, merchants, processors and users +137,201 Swap dealers −100,67714 April 2026 Managed money −45,234 Producers, merchants, processors and users +125,675 Swap dealers −96,60421 April 2026 Managed money −40,971 Producers, merchants, processors and users +127,932 Swap dealers −85,10828 April 2026 Managed money −37,833 Producers, merchants, processors and users +127,749 Swap dealers −87,5385 May 2026 Managed money −37,321 Producers, merchants, processors and users +126,030 Swap dealers −92,71612 May 2026 Managed money −43,791 Producers, merchants, processors and users +134,142 Swap dealers −94,04719 May 2026 Managed money −34,877 Producers, merchants, processors and users +111,539 Swap dealers −84,48926 May 2026 Managed money −30,858 Producers, merchants, processors and users +107,004 Swap dealers −83,0422 June 2026 Managed money −26,694 Producers, merchants, processors and users +100,592 Swap dealers −93,5959 June 2026 Managed money −27,568 Producers, merchants, processors and users +88,963 Swap dealers −93,60916 June 2026 Managed money −23,666 Producers, merchants, processors and users +71,023 Swap dealers −97,12523 June 2026 Managed money −18,387 Producers, merchants, processors and users +66,519 Swap dealers −82,76630 June 2026 Managed money −14,657 Producers, merchants, processors and users +73,097 Swap dealers −77,7537 July 2026 Managed money −15,417 Producers, merchants, processors and users +70,281 Swap dealers −78,60514 July 2026 Managed money −24,220 Producers, merchants, processors and users +60,007 Swap dealers −78,70921 July 2026 Managed money −17,208 Producers, merchants, processors and users +58,888 Swap dealers −74,74428 July 2026 Managed money −9,959 Producers, merchants, processors and users +64,024 Swap dealers −72,5214 August 2026 Managed money −7,090 Producers, merchants, processors and users +69,531 Swap dealers −75,28611 August 2026 Managed money −8,436 Producers, merchants, processors and users +81,931 Swap dealers −77,66818 August 2026 Managed money −10,696 Producers, merchants, processors and users +95,468 Swap dealers −80,78125 August 2026 Managed money −10,359 Producers, merchants, processors and users +88,782 Swap dealers −76,4421 September 2026 Managed money −10,747 Producers, merchants, processors and users +94,047 Swap dealers −73,9828 September 2026 Managed money −9,687 Producers, merchants, processors and users +95,736 Swap dealers −74,22315 September 2026 Managed money −10,022 Producers, merchants, processors and users +95,807 Swap dealers −81,10122 September 2026 Managed money −4,834 Producers, merchants, processors and users +78,357 Swap dealers −73,81929 September 2026 Managed money −2,698 Producers, merchants, processors and users +74,931 Swap dealers −73,2636 October 2026 Managed money −4,534 Producers, merchants, processors and users +85,490 Swap dealers −75,72713 October 2026 Managed money −5,066 Producers, merchants, processors and users +102,543 Swap dealers −78,85220 October 2026 Managed money −4,713 Producers, merchants, processors and users +113,469 Swap dealers −89,689

The lines

Managed money−4,713
Producers, merchants, processors and users+113,469
Swap dealers−89,689

Each point is one week of CRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI futures from the CFTC's Disaggregated report (futures only): the net position, long contracts less short contracts, of one group of traders, or all open contracts. The chart shows up to the newest ten years. Pointing at the chart shows the week and the value.

Select a line to followLatest: 20 Oct 2026

Managed money, net−4,713
Producers, merchants, processors and users, net+113,469
Swap dealers, net−89,689

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The latest week of CRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI futures beside the one before it and the nearest ones a year and five years earlier. The weeks of the last two years and every group's long and short are in the tables under "The numbers behind the chart".

Positions in CRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI futures in the week of 20 October 2026 beside earlier weeks (contracts)
Measure	Latest	The week before	A year earlier	Five years earlier
Week	20 October 2026	13 October 2026	14 October 2025	19 October 2021
Open interest	755,018	754,570	831,782	524,171
Managed money, net	−4,713	−5,066	−28,203	+17,288
Producers, merchants, processors and users, net	+113,469	+102,543	+18,109	+73,375
Swap dealers, net	−89,689	−78,852	−58,064	−98,474

The table scrolls sideways; the first column stays in place.

Observed 20 Oct 2026.

Right now

Managed money held a net short position of 4,713 contracts in CRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI futures in the week to 20 October 2026, the largest net short since the week of 13 October 2026.

The producers, merchants, processors and users were net long 113,469 contracts that week, and swap dealers net short 89,689 contracts.

See every week of the last two years

Open interestCRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI, week of 20 October 2026

Open interest was 755,018 contracts in the week to 20 October 2026, the most since the week of 1 September 2026.

+448 contracts from the week before, held by 111 reporting traders.

See the long and short of each group

RecordsOurs, since the week of 28 July 2009

Open interest was highest at 875,230 contracts in the week of 12 May 2026.

Managed money held their largest net long, 96,632 contracts, in the week of 21 April 2020, and their largest net short, 66,107 contracts, in the week of 1 July 2025.

See each group's positions

The other groupsNet, and the last week larger

Producers, merchants, processors and users: net long 113,469 contracts, the largest net long since the week of 12 May 2026.

Swap dealers: net short 89,689 contracts, the largest net short since the week of 16 June 2026.

Other reportable traders: net short 19,282 contracts, the largest net short since the week of 21 November 2017.

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Understanding the futures positions report

Where it stands today

Managed money were net short 4,713 contracts in CRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI futures in the week of 20 October 2026.

Who are the groups in the report?

The CFTC's Disaggregated report, one of its Commitments of Traders reports, gives the positions held in each commodity futures market on a Tuesday, sorted by kind of trader: managed money, producers, merchants, processors and users, swap dealers, other reportable traders and traders below the reporting level.

A position is a number of contracts, long or short; swap dealers, managed money and other reportables also report spread positions, which hold both. The CFTC assigns each reporting trader to a group from the business the trader reports. This page uses the report's futures-only figures, which leave out options. The report gives the contract size of CRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI futures as (CONTRACTS OF 1,000 BARRELS), and the market as CRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI - ICE FUTURES EUROPE.

What 500metrics adds: net positions (long less short, which leave out spread positions), the change from the week before, the records since the week of 28 July 2009, and the last week a group's net position was larger on the same side.

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How were the CRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI positions split between long and short?Week of 20 October 2026, contracts

Long, short and spread positions of each group in CRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI futures (CRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI - ICE FUTURES EUROPE), week of 20 October 2026 (contracts; net is ours)
Group	Long	Short	Spread	Net
Managed money	16,334	21,047	26,687	−4,713
Producers, merchants, processors and users	457,854	344,385	n/a	+113,469
Swap dealers	6,247	95,936	54,948	−89,689
Other reportable traders	42,318	61,600	136,139	−19,282
Nonreportable (below the reporting level)	14,491	14,276	n/a	+215

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What were the net positions in CRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI futures each week?104 weeks, newest first, since 29 October 2024

Open interest and net positions in CRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI futures by week, newest first (contracts; net is ours)
Week	Open interest	Managed money, net	Producers, merchants, processors and users, net	Swap dealers, net	Other reportable traders, net
20 October 2026	755,018	−4,713	+113,469	−89,689	−19,282
13 October 2026	754,570	−5,066	+102,543	−78,852	−17,837
6 October 2026	752,148	−4,534	+85,490	−75,727	−7,912
29 September 2026	742,626	−2,698	+74,931	−73,263	−3,042
22 September 2026	734,302	−4,834	+78,357	−73,819	−1,714
15 September 2026	753,881	−10,022	+95,807	−81,101	−7,823
8 September 2026	753,433	−9,687	+95,736	−74,223	−15,097
1 September 2026	767,357	−10,747	+94,047	−73,982	−13,904
25 August 2026	778,174	−10,359	+88,782	−76,442	−4,783
18 August 2026	815,351	−10,696	+95,468	−80,781	−6,755
11 August 2026	797,158	−8,436	+81,931	−77,668	+2,103
4 August 2026	782,189	−7,090	+69,531	−75,286	+9,574
28 July 2026	781,193	−9,959	+64,024	−72,521	+13,932
21 July 2026	770,415	−17,208	+58,888	−74,744	+29,722
14 July 2026	791,680	−24,220	+60,007	−78,709	+41,074
7 July 2026	801,410	−15,417	+70,281	−78,605	+24,620
30 June 2026	806,905	−14,657	+73,097	−77,753	+21,462
23 June 2026	803,067	−18,387	+66,519	−82,766	+35,811
16 June 2026	822,990	−23,666	+71,023	−97,125	+45,597
9 June 2026	818,492	−27,568	+88,963	−93,609	+30,947
2 June 2026	816,733	−26,694	+100,592	−93,595	+18,843
26 May 2026	830,992	−30,858	+107,004	−83,042	+3,626
19 May 2026	836,880	−34,877	+111,539	−84,489	+6,621
12 May 2026	875,230	−43,791	+134,142	−94,047	+2,292
5 May 2026	866,504	−37,321	+126,030	−92,716	+3,260
28 April 2026	855,542	−37,833	+127,749	−87,538	−1,899

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Open interest and net positions in CRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI futures by week, newest first (contracts; net is ours) (continued)
Week	Open interest	Managed money, net	Producers, merchants, processors and users, net	Swap dealers, net	Other reportable traders, net
21 April 2026	842,828	−40,971	+127,932	−85,108	−4
14 April 2026	872,032	−45,234	+125,675	−96,604	+16,219
7 April 2026	858,838	−35,690	+137,201	−100,677	+1,793
31 March 2026	855,613	−33,814	+151,334	−102,730	−11,188
24 March 2026	846,034	−29,280	+133,144	−95,921	−7,002
17 March 2026	849,074	−31,287	+124,513	−91,487	−1,544
10 March 2026	846,189	−28,145	+114,697	−87,483	+2,049
3 March 2026	859,757	−17,089	+60,441	−82,236	+37,059
24 February 2026	827,970	−23,384	+60,916	−84,595	+45,159
17 February 2026	870,334	−19,479	+5,212	−75,028	+88,809
10 February 2026	852,624	−20,517	+2,276	−92,875	+111,285
3 February 2026	823,911	−21,802	+15,045	−92,456	+99,664
27 January 2026	807,684	−38,718	+21,914	−92,822	+108,162
20 January 2026	787,465	−38,322	+24,770	−90,587	+103,433
13 January 2026	825,340	−37,375	+17,175	−89,706	+108,681
6 January 2026	794,768	−38,075	+16,399	−85,615	+107,448
30 December 2025	782,141	−36,522	+15,369	−78,551	+99,060
23 December 2025	773,263	−33,737	+25,118	−77,227	+86,114
16 December 2025	802,736	−34,608	+14,653	−77,934	+98,399
9 December 2025	781,559	−24,809	−2,447	−75,092	+99,344
2 December 2025	766,596	−23,718	+35,688	−74,493	+60,504
25 November 2025	772,795	−27,134	+39,408	−69,711	+53,812
18 November 2025	793,994	−28,999	+27,712	−72,596	+71,982
10 November 2025	801,648	−25,983	+17,044	−69,957	+76,437
4 November 2025	793,140	−29,695	−981	−64,599	+92,045
28 October 2025	788,199	−31,087	+23,850	−66,056	+72,289
21 October 2025	808,887	−30,793	+21,678	−64,561	+74,618
14 October 2025	831,782	−28,203	+18,109	−58,064	+69,621
7 October 2025	839,161	−29,539	+22,226	−62,695	+70,328
30 September 2025	827,704	−30,899	+12,311	−63,052	+81,389
23 September 2025	807,783	−34,194	+18,026	−61,654	+77,909
16 September 2025	811,785	−35,887	+15,360	−58,507	+76,461
9 September 2025	802,403	−40,586	+28,788	−60,114	+69,324
2 September 2025	799,084	−40,779	+35,668	−62,049	+64,232
26 August 2025	800,590	−40,862	+42,203	−61,010	+57,745
19 August 2025	758,730	−44,457	+59,026	−64,357	+47,012
12 August 2025	780,239	−57,536	+63,347	−60,626	+52,660
5 August 2025	783,604	−59,453	+56,408	−57,333	+57,122
29 July 2025	793,386	−58,620	+75,513	−56,204	+36,006
22 July 2025	781,337	−61,632	+68,866	−55,415	+45,851
15 July 2025	809,617	−61,142	+70,328	−52,093	+40,578
8 July 2025	783,947	−65,160	+68,704	−57,789	+51,103
1 July 2025	784,078	−66,107	+55,037	−56,883	+63,175
24 June 2025	782,607	−61,449	+55,898	−59,385	+61,836
17 June 2025	809,036	−59,706	+55,348	−59,949	+60,586
10 June 2025	773,321	−62,258	+29,460	−62,513	+92,908
3 June 2025	785,105	−61,122	+30,859	−66,742	+94,165
27 May 2025	756,331	−57,861	+45,030	−63,695	+75,830
20 May 2025	738,260	−51,890	+48,541	−61,430	+63,845
13 May 2025	782,720	−49,212	+47,457	−59,842	+60,294
6 May 2025	791,551	−53,683	+42,258	−58,465	+67,959
29 April 2025	766,631	−39,908	+25,016	−57,975	+74,312
22 April 2025	752,684	−36,274	+16,148	−58,946	+79,672
15 April 2025	795,370	−34,482	+37,259	−58,052	+55,890
8 April 2025	790,075	−33,859	+33,982	−51,344	+51,702
1 April 2025	789,199	−31,015	+16,758	−38,581	+53,315
25 March 2025	774,245	−27,653	+40,209	−37,458	+25,800
18 March 2025	770,978	−42,135	+47,882	−44,756	+39,287
11 March 2025	751,292	−38,939	+60,870	−49,912	+29,334
4 March 2025	736,377	−31,490	+46,312	−48,183	+30,382
25 February 2025	734,037	−31,214	+73,275	−45,115	+1,274
18 February 2025	739,889	−34,153	+66,457	−43,500	+12,153
11 February 2025	756,270	−29,210	+58,235	−39,912	+10,368
4 February 2025	761,253	−20,209	+49,496	−36,463	+5,343
28 January 2025	755,644	−16,880	+27,023	−29,069	+15,937
21 January 2025	751,280	−17,884	+13,894	−32,751	+35,694
14 January 2025	747,010	−18,457	+31,686	−40,431	+29,067
7 January 2025	741,067	−41,925	+11,176	−37,906	+70,161
31 December 2024	718,014	−42,264	+23,378	−39,753	+58,923
24 December 2024	721,736	−41,959	+27,713	−43,480	+57,831
17 December 2024	710,746	−54,512	+39,925	−42,296	+57,305
10 December 2024	714,185	−57,064	+54,668	−43,196	+48,357
3 December 2024	703,087	−56,077	+55,872	−41,965	+43,435
26 November 2024	702,683	−53,866	+68,576	−43,943	+30,732
19 November 2024	708,539	−55,253	+74,178	−52,162	+33,810
12 November 2024	693,238	−57,384	+64,393	−56,822	+49,815
5 November 2024	679,338	−51,560	+56,441	−54,548	+49,765
29 October 2024	643,322	−49,016	+61,133	−53,804	+39,254

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What this number cannot tell you

Positions are those of the Tuesday the report is dated; the CFTC released the report on 23 October 2026.
A trader's group comes from the CFTC's own classification. Nonreportable positions are open interest less the reportable positions.
Net positions leave out spread positions, so a group's long and short do not account for all of its contracts.
Records and ranks are counted from the week of 28 July 2009, the start of this market's latest run of weekly reports. The CFTC can revise a week in a later report, and our collector keeps the earlier figure.
Contracts are not comparable between markets: the size of one is the CFTC's contract size above.
Market names are the CFTC's own, written as it writes them. 500metrics is independent and is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by any index provider, exchange or company named in them.

Observed 20 Oct 2026. Checked 29 Oct 2026, 12:51 UTC.

How to cite this

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Commitments of Traders, Disaggregated report (futures only), CRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI - ICE FUTURES EUROPE, week of 20 October 2026, released 23 October 2026. Compiled by 500metrics, "What positions do traders hold in CRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI futures?", https://500metrics.com/futures-positions/wti-ice-europe.

Page updated 29 Oct 2026, 12:53 UTC

Net positions in CRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI futures each week: managed money, producers, merchants, processors and users, swap dealers, contracts

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