COT Positioning
WTI Crude Oil
CL · report date 2026-08-18
Latest report
2026-08-18 · OI 1,888,960| Category | Long | Short | Net | 1-wk Δ | % of OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managed Money | 195,538 | 108,059 | +87,479 | +7,563 | 13.8% |
| Producer/Merchant | 653,948 | 338,431 | +315,517 | -23,680 | 45.2% |
| Swap Dealer | 107,452 | 576,056 | -468,604 | +230 | 31.2% |
| Other Reportables | 124,621 | 90,010 | +34,611 | +15,331 | 9.8% |
Trader group split
14%
45%
31%
10%
- Mgd money13.8%
- Producer45.2%
- Swap31.2%
- Other9.8%
Charts
Positions by category
Price — weekly candles
Open interest
Mgd money net vs price
Z-score (±2 bands)
Mgd money — weekly change
Δ LongΔ ShortΔ Net
Last 26 weeks — all metrics
| Week | Mgd money net | Producer net | Swap net | Other net | 1-wk Δ | % OI | COT Idx | z | Price | Extreme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | +87,479 | +315,517 | -468,604 | +34,611 | +7,563 | 4.6% | 37 | -0.38 | 84.94 | — |
| 2026-08-11 | +79,916 | +339,197 | -468,834 | +19,280 | -7,042 | 4.2% | 35 | -0.49 | 83.20 | — |
| 2026-08-04 | +86,958 | +334,920 | -488,695 | +25,485 | -5,985 | 4.6% | 37 | -0.40 | 75.77 | — |
| 2026-07-28 | +92,943 | +351,790 | -510,612 | +27,165 | +28,964 | 5.0% | 39 | -0.33 | 79.26 | — |
| 2026-07-21 | +63,979 | +383,350 | -491,951 | +17,710 | +2,005 | 3.4% | 30 | -0.74 | 84.91 | — |
| 2026-07-14 | +61,974 | +399,298 | -484,386 | +709 | -2,067 | 3.3% | 30 | -0.77 | 79.34 | — |
| 2026-07-07 | +64,041 | +390,293 | -494,915 | +11,708 | -17,241 | 3.4% | 30 | -0.75 | 70.44 | — |
| 2026-06-30 | +81,282 | +371,227 | -511,375 | +29,249 | -1,590 | 4.3% | 35 | -0.52 | 69.50 | — |
| 2026-06-23 | +82,872 | +378,876 | -531,482 | +31,761 | -13,356 | 4.3% | 36 | -0.50 | 73.21 | — |
| 2026-06-16 | +96,228 | +378,716 | -544,055 | +28,255 | +1,503 | 4.8% | 40 | -0.31 | 76.05 | — |
| 2026-06-09 | +94,725 | +365,942 | -536,668 | +35,576 | +3,960 | 4.7% | 39 | -0.33 | 88.20 | — |
| 2026-06-02 | +90,765 | +358,016 | -546,125 | +65,109 | +10,841 | 4.5% | 38 | -0.38 | 93.76 | — |
| 2026-05-26 | +79,924 | +366,141 | -561,614 | +81,074 | -18,295 | 4.0% | 35 | -0.53 | 93.89 | — |
| 2026-05-19 | +98,219 | +372,149 | -572,558 | +74,361 | +25,418 | 4.9% | 40 | -0.28 | 107.77 | — |
| 2026-05-12 | +72,801 | +357,407 | -553,541 | +97,076 | +2,010 | 3.5% | 33 | -0.63 | 102.18 | — |
| 2026-05-05 | +70,791 | +337,501 | -543,651 | +107,995 | -9,540 | 3.4% | 32 | -0.67 | 102.27 | — |
| 2026-04-28 | +80,331 | +320,120 | -539,774 | +111,580 | -19,556 | 4.0% | 35 | -0.54 | 99.93 | — |
| 2026-04-21 | +99,887 | +314,305 | -541,016 | +92,415 | +1,519 | 5.0% | 41 | -0.28 | 92.13 | — |
| 2026-04-14 | +98,368 | +293,996 | -540,931 | +108,173 | +19,668 | 4.7% | 40 | -0.30 | 91.28 | — |
| 2026-04-07 | +78,700 | +293,113 | -523,579 | +123,453 | +5,353 | 3.9% | 34 | -0.58 | 112.95 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | +73,347 | +287,728 | -532,819 | +140,141 | -20,989 | 3.6% | 33 | -0.66 | 101.38 | — |
| 2026-03-24 | +94,336 | +267,288 | -534,298 | +139,284 | -2,035 | 4.7% | 39 | -0.38 | 92.35 | — |
| 2026-03-17 | +96,371 | +249,396 | -512,025 | +122,317 | +4,249 | 4.6% | 40 | -0.36 | 96.21 | — |
| 2026-03-10 | +92,122 | +212,558 | -489,005 | +135,893 | +23,737 | 4.5% | 38 | -0.41 | 83.45 | — |
| 2026-03-03 | +68,385 | +178,669 | -400,996 | +103,765 | +685 | 3.3% | 31 | -0.74 | 74.56 | — |
| 2026-02-24 | +67,700 | +130,763 | -347,546 | +105,012 | +3,915 | 3.2% | 31 | -0.75 | 65.63 | — |