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
Current positioning
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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
08/02/2022
616,741
(+21,709)
889,607
(+11,086)
361,810
(-6,643)
108,058
(-1,135)
74,356
(-5,539)
55,242
(-424)
1,606,910
(+9,527, +0.91%)
-272,866 (+10,623, +3.75%)
100.0%
07/26/2022
595,032
(+14,702)
878,521
(+4,502)
368,453
(-6,224)
109,193
(+5,607)
79,895
(+6,413)
55,666
(+4,782)
1,597,451
(+14,891, +1.45%)
-283,489 (+10,200, +3.47%)
100.0%
07/19/2022
580,330
(-10,108)
874,019
(-10,945)
374,677
(-478)
103,586
(-3,241)
73,482
(-9,041)
50,884
(-5,441)
1,577,616
(-19,627, -1.87%)
-293,689 (+837, +0.28%)
100.0%
07/12/2022
590,438
(-11,558)
884,964
(-21,249)
375,155
(-19,788)
106,827
(-7,593)
82,523
(+965)
56,325
(-1,539)
1,612,803
(-30,381, -2.82%)
-294,526 (+9,691, +3.19%)
100.0%
07/05/2022
601,996
(+2,039)
906,213
(-21,682)
394,943
(-1,103)
114,420
(+18,066)
81,558
(+678)
57,864
(+5,230)
1,637,862
(+1,614, +0.15%)
-304,217 (+23,721, +7.23%)
100.0%
06/28/2022
599,957
(+5,097)
927,895
(+9,120)
396,046
(+7,550)
96,354
(-2,640)
80,880
(-5,788)
52,634
(+379)
1,651,566
(+6,859, +0.64%)
-327,938 (-4,023, -1.24%)
95.44%
06/21/2022
594,860
(-10,084)
918,775
(-27,823)
388,496
(-20,931)
98,994
(-7,487)
86,668
(-3,808)
52,255
(+487)
1,658,636
(-34,823, -3.15%)
-323,915 (+17,739, +5.19%)
100.0%
06/14/2022
604,944
(-17,376)
946,598
(-44,755)
409,427
(-14,455)
106,481
(+10,855)
90,476
(-2,025)
51,768
(+44)
1,715,674
(-33,856, -2.97%)
-341,654 (+27,379, +7.42%)
100.0%
06/07/2022
622,320
(-547)
991,353
(-5,275)
423,882
(+2,199)
95,626
(+6,919)
92,501
(+3,301)
51,724
(+3,309)
1,790,618
(+4,953, +0.44%)
-369,033 (+4,728, +1.26%)
70.05%
05/31/2022
622,867
(+38,371)
996,628
(+37,505)
421,683
(-858)
88,707
(+927)
89,200
(+3,109)
48,415
(+2,190)
1,787,928
(+40,622, +3.72%)
-373,761 (+866, +0.23%)
62.37%
05/24/2022
584,496
(-26,768)
959,123
(-16,010)
422,541
(+6,351)
87,780
(-2,773)
86,091
(-2,315)
46,225
(-3,949)
1,711,863
(-22,732, -2.04%)
-374,627 (-10,758, -2.96%)
60.96%
05/17/2022
611,264
(-3,452)
975,133
(+5,938)
416,190
(+1,020)
90,553
(-13,814)
88,406
(-2,283)
50,174
(+3,161)
1,730,665
(-4,715, -0.42%)
-363,869 (-9,390, -2.65%)
78.44%
05/10/2022
614,716
(-5,611)
969,195
(-17,345)
415,170
(-4,522)
104,367
(+6,376)
90,689
(+318)
47,013
(+1,154)
1,736,594
(-9,815, -0.87%)
-354,479 (+11,734, +3.2%)
93.7%
05/03/2022
620,327
(-15,221)
986,540
(-7,329)
419,692
(+6,054)
97,991
(+416)
90,371
(+3,790)
45,859
(+1,536)
1,751,564
(-5,377, -0.47%)
-366,213 (-7,892, -2.2%)
74.63%
04/26/2022
635,548
(-26,240)
993,869
(-19,171)
413,638
(+2,016)
97,575
(-6,350)
86,581
(-5,109)
44,323
(-3,812)
1,733,586
(-29,333, -2.52%)
-358,321 (-7,069, -2.01%)
87.46%
04/19/2022
661,788
(-27,064)
1,013,040
(-26,415)
411,622
(-356)
103,925
(-3,275)
91,690
(-1,906)
48,135
(+364)
1,740,300
(-29,326, -2.46%)
-351,252 (-649, -0.19%)
98.95%
04/12/2022
688,852
(+7,050)
1,039,455
(+2,218)
411,978
(-1,154)
107,200
(+2,662)
93,596
(+1,806)
47,771
(+2,822)
1,783,725
(+7,702, +0.65%)
-350,603 (+4,832, +1.36%)
100.0%
04/05/2022
681,802
(+26,837)
1,037,237
(+22,110)
413,132
(-6,965)
104,538
(+3,172)
91,790
(+6,023)
44,949
(+613)
1,823,366
(+25,895, +2.23%)
-355,435 (+4,727, +1.31%)
100.0%
03/29/2022
654,965
(+656)
1,015,127
(-19,262)
420,097
(-16,463)
101,366
(+4,775)
85,767
(+3,261)
44,336
(+1,941)
1,795,929
(-12,546, -1.07%)
-360,162 (+19,918, +5.24%)
100.0%
03/22/2022
654,309
(-46,101)
1,034,389
(-48,623)
436,560
(-8,041)
96,591
(-6,195)
82,506
(-1,324)
42,395
(-648)
1,788,211
(-55,466, -4.51%)
-380,080 (+2,522, +0.66%)
100.0%
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