Commitments of Traders · Disaggregated, futures only

What positions do traders hold in WTI-PHYSICAL futures?

In WTI-PHYSICAL futures, managed money held a net long position of 36,187 contracts and open interest was 1,835,144 contracts on 20 October 2026 (CFTC Commitments of Traders, released 23 October 2026).

Net positionsOpen interest

Net positions in WTI-PHYSICAL 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 +158,680 Producers, merchants, processors and users −263,370 Swap dealers −41,31527 December 2016 Managed money +285,239 Producers, merchants, processors and users −276,766 Swap dealers −182,60424 January 2017 Managed money +366,821 Producers, merchants, processors and users −305,567 Swap dealers −192,37321 February 2017 Managed money +405,328 Producers, merchants, processors and users −341,911 Swap dealers −229,87421 March 2017 Managed money +233,399 Producers, merchants, processors and users −261,416 Swap dealers −172,02118 April 2017 Managed money +293,105 Producers, merchants, processors and users −249,183 Swap dealers −196,06716 May 2017 Managed money +115,560 Producers, merchants, processors and users −216,132 Swap dealers −117,37513 June 2017 Managed money +168,627 Producers, merchants, processors and users −211,088 Swap dealers −164,91711 July 2017 Managed money +157,255 Producers, merchants, processors and users −203,615 Swap dealers −157,7568 August 2017 Managed money +285,264 Producers, merchants, processors and users −188,516 Swap dealers −288,2265 September 2017 Managed money +169,675 Producers, merchants, processors and users −133,044 Swap dealers −255,6853 October 2017 Managed money +250,173 Producers, merchants, processors and users −97,407 Swap dealers −354,80931 October 2017 Managed money +295,232 Producers, merchants, processors and users −78,342 Swap dealers −424,53228 November 2017 Managed money +398,106 Producers, merchants, processors and users −101,470 Swap dealers −520,32626 December 2017 Managed money +404,238 Producers, merchants, processors and users −84,232 Swap dealers −560,03723 January 2018 Managed money +478,557 Producers, merchants, processors and users −75,252 Swap dealers −663,72220 February 2018 Managed money +437,931 Producers, merchants, processors and users −76,984 Swap dealers −639,10420 March 2018 Managed money +456,228 Producers, merchants, processors and users −96,010 Swap dealers −627,86617 April 2018 Managed money +431,557 Producers, merchants, processors and users −101,302 Swap dealers −642,69115 May 2018 Managed money +377,456 Producers, merchants, processors and users −30,083 Swap dealers −644,29212 June 2018 Managed money +290,467 Producers, merchants, processors and users −44,455 Swap dealers −596,29310 July 2018 Managed money +429,716 Producers, merchants, processors and users −82,552 Swap dealers −604,5297 August 2018 Managed money +379,245 Producers, merchants, processors and users −63,558 Swap dealers −588,7904 September 2018 Managed money +377,741 Producers, merchants, processors and users −51,455 Swap dealers −548,0722 October 2018 Managed money +329,499 Producers, merchants, processors and users −51,305 Swap dealers −532,32430 October 2018 Managed money +186,510 Producers, merchants, processors and users −978 Swap dealers −466,09327 November 2018 Managed money +128,444 Producers, merchants, processors and users +21,244 Swap dealers −394,45924 December 2018 Managed money +76,210 Producers, merchants, processors and users +23,818 Swap dealers −345,81522 January 2019 Managed money +125,231 Producers, merchants, processors and users −51,440 Swap dealers −283,55319 February 2019 Managed money +143,449 Producers, merchants, processors and users −17,896 Swap dealers −304,52719 March 2019 Managed money +238,665 Producers, merchants, processors and users −40,766 Swap dealers −386,08116 April 2019 Managed money +320,048 Producers, merchants, processors and users −65,829 Swap dealers −464,16114 May 2019 Managed money +264,539 Producers, merchants, processors and users −31,963 Swap dealers −476,91611 June 2019 Managed money +118,401 Producers, merchants, processors and users +18,374 Swap dealers −376,9939 July 2019 Managed money +177,037 Producers, merchants, processors and users +22,672 Swap dealers −415,6396 August 2019 Managed money +178,649 Producers, merchants, processors and users +33,452 Swap dealers −407,5413 September 2019 Managed money +179,596 Producers, merchants, processors and users +19,076 Swap dealers −401,1951 October 2019 Managed money +141,223 Producers, merchants, processors and users +32,383 Swap dealers −434,36029 October 2019 Managed money +111,453 Producers, merchants, processors and users +24,132 Swap dealers −408,30926 November 2019 Managed money +209,187 Producers, merchants, processors and users −17,777 Swap dealers −456,99924 December 2019 Managed money +293,720 Producers, merchants, processors and users −17,977 Swap dealers −540,89221 January 2020 Managed money +243,696 Producers, merchants, processors and users +3,581 Swap dealers −553,05718 February 2020 Managed money +105,323 Producers, merchants, processors and users +8,265 Swap dealers −428,47517 March 2020 Managed money +158,167 Producers, merchants, processors and users +31,219 Swap dealers −487,81714 April 2020 Managed money +195,355 Producers, merchants, processors and users −30,887 Swap dealers −523,94212 May 2020 Managed money +351,685 Producers, merchants, processors and users −108,882 Swap dealers −449,0899 June 2020 Managed money +397,549 Producers, merchants, processors and users −177,091 Swap dealers −431,4727 July 2020 Managed money +361,008 Producers, merchants, processors and users −148,497 Swap dealers −413,8294 August 2020 Managed money +362,193 Producers, merchants, processors and users −113,296 Swap dealers −453,7651 September 2020 Managed money +329,588 Producers, merchants, processors and users −80,887 Swap dealers −446,34929 September 2020 Managed money +302,458 Producers, merchants, processors and users −65,538 Swap dealers −415,66427 October 2020 Managed money +300,339 Producers, merchants, processors and users −91,604 Swap dealers −407,20024 November 2020 Managed money +330,102 Producers, merchants, processors and users −94,283 Swap dealers −461,50321 December 2020 Managed money +335,769 Producers, merchants, processors and users −79,051 Swap dealers −491,52619 January 2021 Managed money +344,709 Producers, merchants, processors and users −68,006 Swap dealers −489,69516 February 2021 Managed money +378,972 Producers, merchants, processors and users −77,993 Swap dealers −496,79116 March 2021 Managed money +362,433 Producers, merchants, processors and users −72,296 Swap dealers −506,90413 April 2021 Managed money +343,591 Producers, merchants, processors and users −85,823 Swap dealers −458,86511 May 2021 Managed money +331,020 Producers, merchants, processors and users −117,239 Swap dealers −439,6128 June 2021 Managed money +371,409 Producers, merchants, processors and users −95,501 Swap dealers −465,4526 July 2021 Managed money +325,879 Producers, merchants, processors and users −93,717 Swap dealers −457,6453 August 2021 Managed money +260,240 Producers, merchants, processors and users −30,100 Swap dealers −444,25831 August 2021 Managed money +238,944 Producers, merchants, processors and users +26,220 Swap dealers −420,53328 September 2021 Managed money +257,917 Producers, merchants, processors and users +28,957 Swap dealers −447,83726 October 2021 Managed money +291,608 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,216 Swap dealers −469,19623 November 2021 Managed money +268,340 Producers, merchants, processors and users +11,965 Swap dealers −466,93021 December 2021 Managed money +216,913 Producers, merchants, processors and users +58,940 Swap dealers −434,75618 January 2022 Managed money +279,511 Producers, merchants, processors and users +52,598 Swap dealers −479,65015 February 2022 Managed money +253,455 Producers, merchants, processors and users +70,689 Swap dealers −462,68915 March 2022 Managed money +223,651 Producers, merchants, processors and users +101,875 Swap dealers −484,47712 April 2022 Managed money +207,317 Producers, merchants, processors and users +88,294 Swap dealers −438,89710 May 2022 Managed money +222,101 Producers, merchants, processors and users +62,267 Swap dealers −416,7467 June 2022 Managed money +263,481 Producers, merchants, processors and users +45,909 Swap dealers −414,9425 July 2022 Managed money +191,702 Producers, merchants, processors and users +74,588 Swap dealers −378,8052 August 2022 Managed money +178,543 Producers, merchants, processors and users +84,873 Swap dealers −357,73930 August 2022 Managed money +147,655 Producers, merchants, processors and users +88,803 Swap dealers −345,05127 September 2022 Managed money +139,167 Producers, merchants, processors and users +80,336 Swap dealers −327,20825 October 2022 Managed money +153,683 Producers, merchants, processors and users +36,957 Swap dealers −304,98322 November 2022 Managed money +147,163 Producers, merchants, processors and users +14,447 Swap dealers −291,44120 December 2022 Managed money +162,672 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,695 Swap dealers −253,86317 January 2023 Managed money +158,815 Producers, merchants, processors and users −1,172 Swap dealers −254,42714 February 2023 Managed money +163,779 Producers, merchants, processors and users −7,859 Swap dealers −239,51114 March 2023 Managed money +96,286 Producers, merchants, processors and users +7,451 Swap dealers −220,08411 April 2023 Managed money +188,294 Producers, merchants, processors and users +16,021 Swap dealers −271,4329 May 2023 Managed money +147,256 Producers, merchants, processors and users +2,248 Swap dealers −241,7046 June 2023 Managed money +81,354 Producers, merchants, processors and users +33,906 Swap dealers −232,2833 July 2023 Managed money +78,028 Producers, merchants, processors and users +59,640 Swap dealers −229,7881 August 2023 Managed money +198,935 Producers, merchants, processors and users +12,478 Swap dealers −279,71729 August 2023 Managed money +171,765 Producers, merchants, processors and users +32,061 Swap dealers −293,00926 September 2023 Managed money +301,660 Producers, merchants, processors and users +3,168 Swap dealers −378,57224 October 2023 Managed money +195,976 Producers, merchants, processors and users +19,677 Swap dealers −360,63521 November 2023 Managed money +84,929 Producers, merchants, processors and users +99,895 Swap dealers −329,90419 December 2023 Managed money +87,328 Producers, merchants, processors and users +134,304 Swap dealers −330,17516 January 2024 Managed money +72,473 Producers, merchants, processors and users +144,913 Swap dealers −323,54013 February 2024 Managed money +100,188 Producers, merchants, processors and users +147,779 Swap dealers −339,28112 March 2024 Managed money +160,593 Producers, merchants, processors and users +80,260 Swap dealers −345,3149 April 2024 Managed money +222,132 Producers, merchants, processors and users +62,071 Swap dealers −399,8187 May 2024 Managed money +104,519 Producers, merchants, processors and users +119,957 Swap dealers −381,0284 June 2024 Managed money +145,312 Producers, merchants, processors and users +91,667 Swap dealers −345,2982 July 2024 Managed money +233,203 Producers, merchants, processors and users +84,348 Swap dealers −395,43030 July 2024 Managed money +199,250 Producers, merchants, processors and users +98,708 Swap dealers −376,91227 August 2024 Managed money +179,969 Producers, merchants, processors and users +122,488 Swap dealers −373,16124 September 2024 Managed money +159,082 Producers, merchants, processors and users +163,264 Swap dealers −337,65922 October 2024 Managed money +101,946 Producers, merchants, processors and users +194,354 Swap dealers −390,52319 November 2024 Managed money +104,941 Producers, merchants, processors and users +220,707 Swap dealers −422,87817 December 2024 Managed money +164,387 Producers, merchants, processors and users +204,788 Swap dealers −441,79114 January 2025 Managed money +236,242 Producers, merchants, processors and users +190,288 Swap dealers −507,41211 February 2025 Managed money +130,304 Producers, merchants, processors and users +231,169 Swap dealers −475,86211 March 2025 Managed money +107,744 Producers, merchants, processors and users +240,122 Swap dealers −418,8668 April 2025 Managed money +48,539 Producers, merchants, processors and users +298,125 Swap dealers −446,6846 May 2025 Managed money +128,575 Producers, merchants, processors and users +247,819 Swap dealers −428,4093 June 2025 Managed money +144,631 Producers, merchants, processors and users +257,285 Swap dealers −431,7491 July 2025 Managed money +174,633 Producers, merchants, processors and users +258,199 Swap dealers −522,09429 July 2025 Managed money +97,387 Producers, merchants, processors and users +291,111 Swap dealers −470,70326 August 2025 Managed money +24,621 Producers, merchants, processors and users +298,128 Swap dealers −428,99923 September 2025 Managed money +26,483 Producers, merchants, processors and users +283,712 Swap dealers −402,31221 October 2025 Managed money −38,154 Producers, merchants, processors and users +309,536 Swap dealers −364,59218 November 2025 Managed money −12,671 Producers, merchants, processors and users +276,037 Swap dealers −356,33816 December 2025 Managed money +74 Producers, merchants, processors and users +247,515 Swap dealers −320,08713 January 2026 Managed money +47,570 Producers, merchants, processors and users +229,841 Swap dealers −295,29110 February 2026 Managed money +79,146 Producers, merchants, processors and users +168,124 Swap dealers −323,99010 March 2026 Managed money +92,122 Producers, merchants, processors and users +212,558 Swap dealers −489,0057 April 2026 Managed money +78,700 Producers, merchants, processors and users +293,113 Swap dealers −523,5795 May 2026 Managed money +70,791 Producers, merchants, processors and users +337,501 Swap dealers −543,6512 June 2026 Managed money +90,765 Producers, merchants, processors and users +358,016 Swap dealers −546,12530 June 2026 Managed money +81,282 Producers, merchants, processors and users +371,227 Swap dealers −511,37528 July 2026 Managed money +92,943 Producers, merchants, processors and users +351,790 Swap dealers −510,61225 August 2026 Managed money +84,020 Producers, merchants, processors and users +305,254 Swap dealers −461,50022 September 2026 Managed money +101,828 Producers, merchants, processors and users +302,900 Swap dealers −472,78920 October 2026 Managed money +36,187 Producers, merchants, processors and users +359,568 Swap dealers −475,726

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22 October 2024 Managed money +101,946 Producers, merchants, processors and users +194,354 Swap dealers −390,52329 October 2024 Managed money +91,633 Producers, merchants, processors and users +201,558 Swap dealers −377,2455 November 2024 Managed money +146,651 Producers, merchants, processors and users +194,740 Swap dealers −405,96612 November 2024 Managed money +133,663 Producers, merchants, processors and users +194,077 Swap dealers −401,65419 November 2024 Managed money +104,941 Producers, merchants, processors and users +220,707 Swap dealers −422,87826 November 2024 Managed money +106,409 Producers, merchants, processors and users +212,550 Swap dealers −419,1583 December 2024 Managed money +114,821 Producers, merchants, processors and users +220,155 Swap dealers −431,75210 December 2024 Managed money +104,968 Producers, merchants, processors and users +222,374 Swap dealers −423,88417 December 2024 Managed money +164,387 Producers, merchants, processors and users +204,788 Swap dealers −441,79124 December 2024 Managed money +186,914 Producers, merchants, processors and users +193,306 Swap dealers −444,69231 December 2024 Managed money +203,048 Producers, merchants, processors and users +189,045 Swap dealers −445,7167 January 2025 Managed money +253,879 Producers, merchants, processors and users +189,471 Swap dealers −475,60114 January 2025 Managed money +236,242 Producers, merchants, processors and users +190,288 Swap dealers −507,41221 January 2025 Managed money +247,445 Producers, merchants, processors and users +188,213 Swap dealers −504,80928 January 2025 Managed money +191,531 Producers, merchants, processors and users +207,661 Swap dealers −498,0494 February 2025 Managed money +144,136 Producers, merchants, processors and users +223,801 Swap dealers −483,37711 February 2025 Managed money +130,304 Producers, merchants, processors and users +231,169 Swap dealers −475,86218 February 2025 Managed money +105,892 Producers, merchants, processors and users +235,520 Swap dealers −452,94625 February 2025 Managed money +68,773 Producers, merchants, processors and users +236,840 Swap dealers −431,8044 March 2025 Managed money +98,649 Producers, merchants, processors and users +234,997 Swap dealers −412,97711 March 2025 Managed money +107,744 Producers, merchants, processors and users +240,122 Swap dealers −418,86618 March 2025 Managed money +92,263 Producers, merchants, processors and users +240,139 Swap dealers −422,36725 March 2025 Managed money +93,243 Producers, merchants, processors and users +244,181 Swap dealers −434,3191 April 2025 Managed money +101,417 Producers, merchants, processors and users +271,803 Swap dealers −448,5138 April 2025 Managed money +48,539 Producers, merchants, processors and users +298,125 Swap dealers −446,68415 April 2025 Managed money +79,913 Producers, merchants, processors and users +292,787 Swap dealers −446,50222 April 2025 Managed money +131,735 Producers, merchants, processors and users +282,430 Swap dealers −456,31529 April 2025 Managed money +140,031 Producers, merchants, processors and users +263,071 Swap dealers −446,5636 May 2025 Managed money +128,575 Producers, merchants, processors and users +247,819 Swap dealers −428,40913 May 2025 Managed money +118,096 Producers, merchants, processors and users +253,242 Swap dealers −438,08020 May 2025 Managed money +111,879 Producers, merchants, processors and users +256,419 Swap dealers −443,21327 May 2025 Managed money +103,947 Producers, merchants, processors and users +270,393 Swap dealers −439,5003 June 2025 Managed money +144,631 Producers, merchants, processors and users +257,285 Swap dealers −431,74910 June 2025 Managed money +161,577 Producers, merchants, processors and users +245,475 Swap dealers −446,14617 June 2025 Managed money +170,605 Producers, merchants, processors and users +257,783 Swap dealers −516,83424 June 2025 Managed money +161,487 Producers, merchants, processors and users +258,118 Swap dealers −528,6601 July 2025 Managed money +174,633 Producers, merchants, processors and users +258,199 Swap dealers −522,0948 July 2025 Managed money +145,697 Producers, merchants, processors and users +272,897 Swap dealers −509,51715 July 2025 Managed money +91,769 Producers, merchants, processors and users +303,419 Swap dealers −491,81522 July 2025 Managed money +98,237 Producers, merchants, processors and users +286,090 Swap dealers −467,94629 July 2025 Managed money +97,387 Producers, merchants, processors and users +291,111 Swap dealers −470,7035 August 2025 Managed money +81,337 Producers, merchants, processors and users +288,472 Swap dealers −459,03012 August 2025 Managed money +48,865 Producers, merchants, processors and users +299,912 Swap dealers −442,20219 August 2025 Managed money +27,445 Producers, merchants, processors and users +297,794 Swap dealers −438,34826 August 2025 Managed money +24,621 Producers, merchants, processors and users +298,128 Swap dealers −428,9992 September 2025 Managed money +27,323 Producers, merchants, processors and users +299,736 Swap dealers −421,1319 September 2025 Managed money +10,002 Producers, merchants, processors and users +301,400 Swap dealers −403,55516 September 2025 Managed money +36,799 Producers, merchants, processors and users +292,741 Swap dealers −407,49023 September 2025 Managed money +26,483 Producers, merchants, processors and users +283,712 Swap dealers −402,31230 September 2025 Managed money +14,053 Producers, merchants, processors and users +273,661 Swap dealers −406,7577 October 2025 Managed money −17,481 Producers, merchants, processors and users +294,284 Swap dealers −392,34014 October 2025 Managed money −18,766 Producers, merchants, processors and users +295,445 Swap dealers −376,82521 October 2025 Managed money −38,154 Producers, merchants, processors and users +309,536 Swap dealers −364,59228 October 2025 Managed money −8,600 Producers, merchants, processors and users +297,846 Swap dealers −375,5634 November 2025 Managed money +7,737 Producers, merchants, processors and users +277,216 Swap dealers −361,64210 November 2025 Managed money −11,646 Producers, merchants, processors and users +271,318 Swap dealers −343,20218 November 2025 Managed money −12,671 Producers, merchants, processors and users +276,037 Swap dealers −356,33825 November 2025 Managed money −37,010 Producers, merchants, processors and users +273,875 Swap dealers −339,0632 December 2025 Managed money −34,768 Producers, merchants, processors and users +273,252 Swap dealers −334,5129 December 2025 Managed money +6,878 Producers, merchants, processors and users +252,183 Swap dealers −330,68016 December 2025 Managed money +74 Producers, merchants, processors and users +247,515 Swap dealers −320,08723 December 2025 Managed money +11,360 Producers, merchants, processors and users +245,148 Swap dealers −313,33230 December 2025 Managed money +15,743 Producers, merchants, processors and users +235,605 Swap dealers −305,8586 January 2026 Managed money +24,528 Producers, merchants, processors and users +223,120 Swap dealers −293,88613 January 2026 Managed money +47,570 Producers, merchants, processors and users +229,841 Swap dealers −295,29120 January 2026 Managed money +47,500 Producers, merchants, processors and users +204,437 Swap dealers −301,48427 January 2026 Managed money +59,047 Producers, merchants, processors and users +192,338 Swap dealers −307,3863 February 2026 Managed money +76,760 Producers, merchants, processors and users +170,640 Swap dealers −323,13910 February 2026 Managed money +79,146 Producers, merchants, processors and users +168,124 Swap dealers −323,99017 February 2026 Managed money +63,785 Producers, merchants, processors and users +156,331 Swap dealers −337,96024 February 2026 Managed money +67,700 Producers, merchants, processors and users +130,763 Swap dealers −347,5463 March 2026 Managed money +68,385 Producers, merchants, processors and users +178,669 Swap dealers −400,99610 March 2026 Managed money +92,122 Producers, merchants, processors and users +212,558 Swap dealers −489,00517 March 2026 Managed money +96,371 Producers, merchants, processors and users +249,396 Swap dealers −512,02524 March 2026 Managed money +94,336 Producers, merchants, processors and users +267,288 Swap dealers −534,29831 March 2026 Managed money +73,347 Producers, merchants, processors and users +287,728 Swap dealers −532,8197 April 2026 Managed money +78,700 Producers, merchants, processors and users +293,113 Swap dealers −523,57914 April 2026 Managed money +98,368 Producers, merchants, processors and users +293,996 Swap dealers −540,93121 April 2026 Managed money +99,887 Producers, merchants, processors and users +314,305 Swap dealers −541,01628 April 2026 Managed money +80,331 Producers, merchants, processors and users +320,120 Swap dealers −539,7745 May 2026 Managed money +70,791 Producers, merchants, processors and users +337,501 Swap dealers −543,65112 May 2026 Managed money +72,801 Producers, merchants, processors and users +357,407 Swap dealers −553,54119 May 2026 Managed money +98,219 Producers, merchants, processors and users +372,149 Swap dealers −572,55826 May 2026 Managed money +79,924 Producers, merchants, processors and users +366,141 Swap dealers −561,6142 June 2026 Managed money +90,765 Producers, merchants, processors and users +358,016 Swap dealers −546,1259 June 2026 Managed money +94,725 Producers, merchants, processors and users +365,942 Swap dealers −536,66816 June 2026 Managed money +96,228 Producers, merchants, processors and users +378,716 Swap dealers −544,05523 June 2026 Managed money +82,872 Producers, merchants, processors and users +378,876 Swap dealers −531,48230 June 2026 Managed money +81,282 Producers, merchants, processors and users +371,227 Swap dealers −511,3757 July 2026 Managed money +64,041 Producers, merchants, processors and users +390,293 Swap dealers −494,91514 July 2026 Managed money +61,974 Producers, merchants, processors and users +399,298 Swap dealers −484,38621 July 2026 Managed money +63,979 Producers, merchants, processors and users +383,350 Swap dealers −491,95128 July 2026 Managed money +92,943 Producers, merchants, processors and users +351,790 Swap dealers −510,6124 August 2026 Managed money +86,958 Producers, merchants, processors and users +334,920 Swap dealers −488,69511 August 2026 Managed money +79,916 Producers, merchants, processors and users +339,197 Swap dealers −468,83418 August 2026 Managed money +87,479 Producers, merchants, processors and users +315,517 Swap dealers −468,60425 August 2026 Managed money +84,020 Producers, merchants, processors and users +305,254 Swap dealers −461,5001 September 2026 Managed money +94,281 Producers, merchants, processors and users +309,402 Swap dealers −465,4078 September 2026 Managed money +111,731 Producers, merchants, processors and users +308,916 Swap dealers −475,10115 September 2026 Managed money +106,279 Producers, merchants, processors and users +307,409 Swap dealers −472,26722 September 2026 Managed money +101,828 Producers, merchants, processors and users +302,900 Swap dealers −472,78929 September 2026 Managed money +79,592 Producers, merchants, processors and users +319,539 Swap dealers −462,1576 October 2026 Managed money +53,598 Producers, merchants, processors and users +335,010 Swap dealers −461,46813 October 2026 Managed money +40,574 Producers, merchants, processors and users +353,143 Swap dealers −478,47820 October 2026 Managed money +36,187 Producers, merchants, processors and users +359,568 Swap dealers −475,726

The lines

Managed money+36,187
Producers, merchants, processors and users+359,568
Swap dealers−475,726

Each point is one week of WTI-PHYSICAL 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+36,187
Producers, merchants, processors and users, net+359,568
Swap dealers, net−475,726

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The latest week of WTI-PHYSICAL 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 WTI-PHYSICAL 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	1,835,144	1,900,179	2,066,590	2,205,089
Managed money, net	+36,187	+40,574	−18,766	+301,474
Producers, merchants, processors and users, net	+359,568	+353,143	+295,445	+5,462
Swap dealers, net	−475,726	−478,478	−376,825	−478,643

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

Observed 20 Oct 2026.

Right now

Managed money held a net long position of 36,187 contracts in WTI-PHYSICAL futures in the week to 20 October 2026, the largest net long since the week of 13 October 2026.

The producers, merchants, processors and users were net long 359,568 contracts that week, and swap dealers net short 475,726 contracts.

See every week of the last two years

Open interestWTI-PHYSICAL, week of 20 October 2026

Open interest was 1,835,144 contracts in the week to 20 October 2026, the most since the week of 13 October 2026.

−65,035 contracts from the week before, held by 304 reporting traders.

See the long and short of each group

RecordsOurs, since the week of 13 June 2006

Open interest was highest at 2,706,454 contracts in the week of 15 May 2018.

Managed money held their largest net long, 483,829 contracts, in the week of 16 January 2018, and their largest net short, 42,735 contracts, in the week of 11 November 2008.

See each group's positions

The other groupsNet, and the last week larger

Producers, merchants, processors and users: net long 359,568 contracts, the largest net long since the week of 21 July 2026.

Swap dealers: net short 475,726 contracts, the largest net short since the week of 13 October 2026.

Other reportable traders: net long 53,138 contracts, the largest net long since the week of 13 October 2026.

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Understanding the futures positions report

Where it stands today

Managed money were net long 36,187 contracts in WTI-PHYSICAL 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 WTI-PHYSICAL futures as (CONTRACTS OF 1,000 BARRELS), and the market as WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE.

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 13 June 2006, and the last week a group's net position was larger on the same side.

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How were the WTI-PHYSICAL positions split between long and short?Week of 20 October 2026, contracts

Long, short and spread positions of each group in WTI-PHYSICAL futures (WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE), week of 20 October 2026 (contracts; net is ours)
Group	Long	Short	Spread	Net
Managed money	163,413	127,226	272,416	+36,187
Producers, merchants, processors and users	625,697	266,129	n/a	+359,568
Swap dealers	130,922	606,648	134,294	−475,726
Other reportable traders	171,699	118,561	260,667	+53,138
Nonreportable (below the reporting level)	76,036	49,203	n/a	+26,833

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

Open interest and net positions in WTI-PHYSICAL 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	1,835,144	+36,187	+359,568	−475,726	+53,138
13 October 2026	1,900,179	+40,574	+353,143	−478,478	+59,769
6 October 2026	1,889,422	+53,598	+335,010	−461,468	+45,462
29 September 2026	1,878,576	+79,592	+319,539	−462,157	+29,871
22 September 2026	1,841,811	+101,828	+302,900	−472,789	+39,278
15 September 2026	1,955,764	+106,279	+307,409	−472,267	+29,626
8 September 2026	1,939,911	+111,731	+308,916	−475,101	+24,848
1 September 2026	1,921,085	+94,281	+309,402	−465,407	+35,630
25 August 2026	1,906,740	+84,020	+305,254	−461,500	+39,429
18 August 2026	1,888,960	+87,479	+315,517	−468,604	+34,611
11 August 2026	1,892,429	+79,916	+339,197	−468,834	+19,280
4 August 2026	1,886,816	+86,958	+334,920	−488,695	+25,485
28 July 2026	1,859,795	+92,943	+351,790	−510,612	+27,165
21 July 2026	1,864,487	+63,979	+383,350	−491,951	+17,710
14 July 2026	1,875,496	+61,974	+399,298	−484,386	+709
7 July 2026	1,905,761	+64,041	+390,293	−494,915	+11,708
30 June 2026	1,914,443	+81,282	+371,227	−511,375	+29,249
23 June 2026	1,911,877	+82,872	+378,876	−531,482	+31,761
16 June 2026	2,007,709	+96,228	+378,716	−544,055	+28,255
9 June 2026	2,006,635	+94,725	+365,942	−536,668	+35,576
2 June 2026	2,025,180	+90,765	+358,016	−546,125	+65,109
26 May 2026	2,003,795	+79,924	+366,141	−561,614	+81,074
19 May 2026	2,002,950	+98,219	+372,149	−572,558	+74,361
12 May 2026	2,081,927	+72,801	+357,407	−553,541	+97,076
5 May 2026	2,067,827	+70,791	+337,501	−543,651	+107,995
28 April 2026	2,017,038	+80,331	+320,120	−539,774	+111,580

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Open interest and net positions in WTI-PHYSICAL 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	1,984,747	+99,887	+314,305	−541,016	+92,415
14 April 2026	2,094,492	+98,368	+293,996	−540,931	+108,173
7 April 2026	2,037,857	+78,700	+293,113	−523,579	+123,453
31 March 2026	2,030,970	+73,347	+287,728	−532,819	+140,141
24 March 2026	2,002,065	+94,336	+267,288	−534,298	+139,284
17 March 2026	2,081,576	+96,371	+249,396	−512,025	+122,317
10 March 2026	2,051,321	+92,122	+212,558	−489,005	+135,893
3 March 2026	2,073,033	+68,385	+178,669	−400,996	+103,765
24 February 2026	2,102,705	+67,700	+130,763	−347,546	+105,012
17 February 2026	2,087,493	+63,785	+156,331	−337,960	+77,558
10 February 2026	2,070,538	+79,146	+168,124	−323,990	+38,668
3 February 2026	2,091,314	+76,760	+170,640	−323,139	+47,805
27 January 2026	2,035,649	+59,047	+192,338	−307,386	+37,935
20 January 2026	1,964,359	+47,500	+204,437	−301,484	+31,292
13 January 2026	2,018,789	+47,570	+229,841	−295,291	+10,558
6 January 2026	1,968,879	+24,528	+223,120	−293,886	+32,824
30 December 2025	1,898,257	+15,743	+235,605	−305,858	+48,848
23 December 2025	1,863,543	+11,360	+245,148	−313,332	+53,538
16 December 2025	1,916,438	+74	+247,515	−320,087	+54,822
9 December 2025	1,867,966	+6,878	+252,183	−330,680	+51,555
2 December 2025	1,914,667	−34,768	+273,252	−334,512	+85,805
25 November 2025	1,890,503	−37,010	+273,875	−339,063	+92,027
18 November 2025	1,868,023	−12,671	+276,037	−356,338	+81,847
10 November 2025	1,913,442	−11,646	+271,318	−343,202	+72,030
4 November 2025	1,924,327	+7,737	+277,216	−361,642	+67,170
28 October 2025	1,891,657	−8,600	+297,846	−375,563	+74,201
21 October 2025	1,997,649	−38,154	+309,536	−364,592	+77,954
14 October 2025	2,066,590	−18,766	+295,445	−376,825	+79,757
7 October 2025	2,036,074	−17,481	+294,284	−392,340	+91,790
30 September 2025	2,006,358	+14,053	+273,661	−406,757	+89,247
23 September 2025	1,936,690	+26,483	+283,712	−402,312	+76,475
16 September 2025	1,962,620	+36,799	+292,741	−407,490	+61,910
9 September 2025	1,957,115	+10,002	+301,400	−403,555	+71,842
2 September 2025	1,987,861	+27,323	+299,736	−421,131	+75,105
26 August 2025	1,912,554	+24,621	+298,128	−428,999	+84,851
19 August 2025	1,922,821	+27,445	+297,794	−438,348	+92,764
12 August 2025	2,010,959	+48,865	+299,912	−442,202	+67,877
5 August 2025	2,036,424	+81,337	+288,472	−459,030	+60,492
29 July 2025	2,028,873	+97,387	+291,111	−470,703	+58,636
22 July 2025	2,013,304	+98,237	+286,090	−467,946	+55,094
15 July 2025	2,069,099	+91,769	+303,419	−491,815	+70,658
8 July 2025	1,991,225	+145,697	+272,897	−509,517	+63,677
1 July 2025	1,989,440	+174,633	+258,199	−522,094	+60,060
24 June 2025	1,961,998	+161,487	+258,118	−528,660	+71,482
17 June 2025	1,938,664	+170,605	+257,783	−516,834	+60,443
10 June 2025	2,017,212	+161,577	+245,475	−446,146	+30,364
3 June 2025	2,010,313	+144,631	+257,285	−431,749	+23,326
27 May 2025	1,943,708	+103,947	+270,393	−439,500	+61,747
20 May 2025	1,873,273	+111,879	+256,419	−443,213	+74,541
13 May 2025	1,948,099	+118,096	+253,242	−438,080	+67,205
6 May 2025	1,982,266	+128,575	+247,819	−428,409	+46,853
29 April 2025	1,896,516	+140,031	+263,071	−446,563	+37,178
22 April 2025	1,860,519	+131,735	+282,430	−456,315	+39,220
15 April 2025	1,918,217	+79,913	+292,787	−446,502	+66,457
8 April 2025	1,991,545	+48,539	+298,125	−446,684	+91,056
1 April 2025	1,836,468	+101,417	+271,803	−448,513	+66,268
25 March 2025	1,783,978	+93,243	+244,181	−434,319	+87,315
18 March 2025	1,768,386	+92,263	+240,139	−422,367	+74,560
11 March 2025	1,793,310	+107,744	+240,122	−418,866	+56,382
4 March 2025	1,816,244	+98,649	+234,997	−412,977	+56,192
25 February 2025	1,768,799	+68,773	+236,840	−431,804	+102,425
18 February 2025	1,752,594	+105,892	+235,520	−452,946	+91,702
11 February 2025	1,788,275	+130,304	+231,169	−475,862	+89,700
4 February 2025	1,765,342	+144,136	+223,801	−483,377	+86,177
28 January 2025	1,782,462	+191,531	+207,661	−498,049	+72,595
21 January 2025	1,867,000	+247,445	+188,213	−504,809	+51,402
14 January 2025	1,896,350	+236,242	+190,288	−507,412	+70,049
7 January 2025	1,958,411	+253,879	+189,471	−475,601	+25,688
31 December 2024	1,872,970	+203,048	+189,045	−445,716	+51,276
24 December 2024	1,829,252	+186,914	+193,306	−444,692	+60,113
17 December 2024	1,827,905	+164,387	+204,788	−441,791	+65,603
10 December 2024	1,808,227	+104,968	+222,374	−423,884	+85,144
3 December 2024	1,780,843	+114,821	+220,155	−431,752	+86,643
26 November 2024	1,740,661	+106,409	+212,550	−419,158	+93,998
19 November 2024	1,768,651	+104,941	+220,707	−422,878	+88,924
12 November 2024	1,792,299	+133,663	+194,077	−401,654	+53,243
5 November 2024	1,746,717	+146,651	+194,740	−405,966	+49,437
29 October 2024	1,751,736	+91,633	+201,558	−377,245	+60,244

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What do these figures leave out, and how are they cited?Limits, dates and how to cite

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 13 June 2006, 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.

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U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Commitments of Traders, Disaggregated report (futures only), WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE, week of 20 October 2026, released 23 October 2026. Compiled by 500metrics, "What positions do traders hold in WTI-PHYSICAL futures?", https://500metrics.com/futures-positions/wti-physical.

Page updated 29 Oct 2026, 12:53 UTC

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