COT Positioning
Heating Oil
HO · report date 2026-08-18
Latest report
2026-08-18 · OI 271,139| Category | Long | Short | Net | 1-wk Δ | % of OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managed Money | 39,534 | 23,651 | +15,883 | +2,309 | 18.9% |
| Producer/Merchant | 50,190 | 134,067 | -83,877 | -2,296 | 55.1% |
| Swap Dealer | 56,615 | 7,791 | +48,824 | +4,645 | 19.3% |
| Other Reportables | 10,278 | 12,282 | -2,004 | -1,619 | 6.7% |
Trader group split
19%
55%
19%
- Mgd money18.9%
- Producer55.1%
- Swap19.3%
- Other6.7%
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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 | +15,883 | -83,877 | +48,824 | -2,004 | +2,309 | 5.9% | 71 | 0.36 | 4.45 | — |
| 2026-08-11 | +13,574 | -81,581 | +44,179 | -385 | +2,477 | 5.1% | 68 | 0.24 | 4.25 | — |
| 2026-08-04 | +11,097 | -78,397 | +44,245 | -202 | -149 | 4.4% | 65 | 0.11 | 3.77 | — |
| 2026-07-28 | +11,246 | -78,597 | +45,093 | -726 | -2,135 | 4.5% | 65 | 0.11 | 4.15 | — |
| 2026-07-21 | +13,381 | -76,578 | +42,682 | -3,667 | +2,676 | 5.2% | 68 | 0.21 | 4.13 | — |
| 2026-07-14 | +10,705 | -74,824 | +42,429 | -2,229 | +5,919 | 4.1% | 65 | 0.07 | 4.01 | — |
| 2026-07-07 | +4,786 | -67,055 | +43,459 | +476 | -3,695 | 1.7% | 58 | -0.21 | 3.30 | — |
| 2026-06-30 | +8,481 | -66,830 | +43,503 | -4,813 | +2,073 | 3.2% | 62 | -0.04 | 3.32 | — |
| 2026-06-23 | +6,408 | -60,005 | +39,221 | -7,344 | -3,111 | 2.4% | 60 | -0.14 | 3.15 | — |
| 2026-06-16 | +9,519 | -63,414 | +37,997 | -5,603 | +12 | 3.5% | 64 | 0.00 | 3.17 | — |
| 2026-06-09 | +9,507 | -63,726 | +37,385 | -7,683 | -2,490 | 3.7% | 64 | 0.00 | 3.54 | — |
| 2026-06-02 | +11,997 | -67,843 | +36,657 | -7,906 | +4,308 | 4.8% | 66 | 0.12 | 3.70 | — |
| 2026-05-26 | +7,689 | -66,712 | +36,860 | -5,082 | -3,334 | 3.1% | 61 | -0.09 | 3.71 | — |
| 2026-05-19 | +11,023 | -66,676 | +34,900 | -5,380 | +1,253 | 4.3% | 65 | 0.07 | 4.16 | — |
| 2026-05-12 | +9,770 | -66,892 | +35,708 | -6,762 | -2,009 | 3.7% | 64 | 0.01 | 4.16 | — |
| 2026-05-05 | +11,779 | -65,930 | +36,393 | -6,090 | -720 | 4.9% | 66 | 0.11 | 4.03 | — |
| 2026-04-28 | +12,499 | -67,104 | +36,957 | -8,832 | -1,367 | 5.2% | 67 | 0.15 | 3.97 | — |
| 2026-04-21 | +13,866 | -66,269 | +38,169 | -8,412 | -2,716 | 5.6% | 68 | 0.22 | 3.73 | — |
| 2026-04-14 | +16,582 | -66,569 | +37,276 | -8,976 | -1,184 | 6.8% | 72 | 0.35 | 3.62 | — |
| 2026-04-07 | +17,766 | -72,268 | +42,037 | -8,879 | -1,659 | 7.8% | 73 | 0.41 | 4.48 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | +19,425 | -71,195 | +41,435 | -9,333 | -146 | 8.3% | 75 | 0.49 | 4.16 | — |
| 2026-03-24 | +19,571 | -74,315 | +44,719 | -10,004 | -4,748 | 7.7% | 75 | 0.50 | 4.29 | — |
| 2026-03-17 | +24,319 | -81,405 | +43,083 | -8,888 | +3,880 | 9.1% | 80 | 0.72 | 4.02 | — |
| 2026-03-10 | +20,439 | -83,177 | +46,149 | -7,369 | -2,913 | 7.1% | 76 | 0.54 | 3.35 | — |
| 2026-03-03 | +23,352 | -95,151 | +52,549 | -5,697 | +476 | 7.5% | 79 | 0.69 | 3.19 | — |
| 2026-02-24 | +22,876 | -100,125 | +60,342 | -6,045 | +9,996 | 6.3% | 79 | 0.67 | 2.69 | — |