OPEN INTEREST

1,912,554

(-22,530, -1.93%)
COMMERCIAL NET

-130,871

(+9,683, +6.89%)
LARGE SPEC NET

109,472

(-10,737)
SMALL TRADERS NET

21,399

(+1,054)
COT INDEX

100.0%

As of 08/26/2025
LAST UPDATE

08/26

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Crude Oil COT Index
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Complete positioning history with weekly changes
Showing 20 records
All data includes weekly changes
Market Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercials COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
05/09/2023
753,894
(+16,356)
993,350
(+2,907)
338,155
(+14,418)
121,527
(+12,635)
84,721
(-7,460)
61,893
(+7,772)
1,885,886
(+23,314, +2.02%)
-239,456 (+13,449, +5.32%)
74.04%
05/02/2023
737,538
(+63,329)
990,443
(+45,037)
323,737
(-94)
108,892
(+21,499)
92,181
(+5,362)
54,121
(+2,061)
1,908,299
(+68,597, +6.32%)
-252,905 (+18,292, +6.74%)
68.27%
04/25/2023
674,209
(-25,055)
945,406
(-27,105)
323,831
(+1,698)
87,393
(+9,835)
86,819
(+2,333)
52,060
(-3,754)
1,826,195
(-21,024, -1.9%)
-271,197 (+2,050, +0.75%)
60.43%
04/18/2023
699,264
(-1,327)
972,511
(+16,509)
322,133
(+12,136)
77,558
(+3,193)
84,486
(+2,105)
55,814
(-6,788)
1,913,192
(+12,914, +1.18%)
-273,247 (-17,836, -6.98%)
59.55%
04/11/2023
700,591
(-292)
956,002
(+15,149)
309,997
(+2,482)
74,365
(-7,023)
82,381
(+7,477)
62,602
(+1,541)
1,875,140
(+9,667, +0.89%)
-255,411 (-15,441, -6.43%)
67.2%
04/04/2023
700,883
(+20,675)
940,853
(+69,029)
307,515
(+17,862)
81,388
(-27,196)
74,904
(-5,386)
61,061
(-8,682)
1,858,446
(+33,151, +3.16%)
-239,970 (-48,354, -25.23%)
73.82%
03/28/2023
680,208
(-38,852)
871,824
(-26,140)
289,653
(-13,687)
108,584
(-40,415)
80,290
(-6,900)
69,743
(+7,116)
1,785,807
(-59,439, -5.36%)
-191,616 (-12,712, -7.11%)
94.55%
03/21/2023
719,060
(+23,762)
897,964
(-9,967)
303,340
(+813)
148,999
(+22,691)
87,190
(-11,228)
62,627
(+623)
1,791,902
(+13,347, +1.22%)
-178,904 (+33,729, +15.86%)
100.0%
03/14/2023
695,298
(+17,631)
907,931
(-4,225)
302,527
(-16,612)
126,308
(+14,070)
98,418
(+13,421)
62,004
(+4,595)
1,767,660
(+14,440, +1.33%)
-212,633 (+21,856, +9.32%)
100.0%
03/07/2023
677,667
(-10,556)
912,156
(-7,365)
319,139
(-8,016)
112,238
(+397)
84,997
(+5,360)
57,409
(-6,244)
1,755,027
(-13,212, -1.21%)
-234,489 (-3,191, -1.38%)
95.18%
02/28/2023
688,223
(-4,411)
919,521
(-14,410)
327,155
(+4,533)
111,841
(+8,890)
79,637
(-468)
63,653
(+5,174)
1,750,212
(-346, -0.03%)
-231,298 (+9,999, +4.14%)
96.89%
02/21/2023
692,634
(-19,965)
933,931
(-26,038)
322,622
(-12,619)
102,951
(-4,749)
80,105
(-2,939)
58,479
(-4,736)
1,756,029
(-35,523, -3.14%)
-241,297 (+6,073, +2.46%)
91.54%
02/14/2023
712,599
(+38,339)
959,969
(+41,161)
335,241
(+3,279)
107,700
(-111)
83,044
(-7,105)
63,215
(-6,537)
1,821,601
(+34,513, +3.15%)
-247,370 (-2,822, -1.15%)
88.28%
02/07/2023
674,260
(+45,056)
918,808
(+22,982)
331,962
(-3,112)
107,811
(+16,557)
90,149
(+3,278)
69,752
(+5,683)
1,791,955
(+45,222, +4.3%)
-244,548 (+22,074, +8.28%)
89.8%
01/31/2023
629,204
(+14,303)
895,826
(+7,679)
335,074
(+6,594)
91,254
(+12,573)
86,871
(+6,864)
64,069
(+7,509)
1,726,378
(+27,761, +2.71%)
-266,622 (+6,624, +2.42%)
77.97%
01/24/2023
614,901
(+15,429)
888,147
(+33,076)
328,480
(+8,939)
78,681
(-1,642)
80,007
(+6,298)
56,560
(-768)
1,660,450
(+30,666, +3.09%)
-273,246 (-17,647, -6.9%)
74.42%
01/17/2023
599,472
(+15,992)
855,071
(+46,089)
319,541
(+12,371)
80,323
(-21,611)
73,709
(+1,014)
57,328
(+4,899)
1,613,466
(+29,377, +3.05%)
-255,599 (-30,097, -13.35%)
83.87%
01/10/2023
583,480
(+55,707)
808,982
(+32,169)
307,170
(-16,376)
101,934
(+5,995)
72,695
(-2,405)
52,429
(-1,238)
1,557,092
(+36,926, +3.99%)
-225,502 (+23,538, +9.45%)
100.0%
01/03/2023
527,773
(+30,522)
776,813
(+13,008)
323,546
(-1,471)
95,939
(+18,540)
75,100
(+1,415)
53,667
(-1,082)
1,459,936
(+30,466, +3.4%)
-249,040 (+17,514, +6.57%)
93.7%
12/27/2022
497,251
(+1,090)
763,805
(+11,086)
325,017
(-1,178)
77,399
(-10,605)
73,685
(+345)
54,749
(-224)
1,413,545
(+257, +0.03%)
-266,554 (-9,996, -3.9%)
83.64%
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