Crude Oil

Futures Continuous cl.c
Open Interest 2,018,789 (+49,690, +4.3%)
Commercial Net -65,450 (+5,316, +7.51%)
Large Spec Net 58,128 (+776)
Small Traders Net 7,322 (-6,092)
COT Index 96.82% As of 01/13/2026
Last Update 01/13 Weekly Report
Crude Oil Price
Futures Continuous • D / W / M
COT Positioning Chart
Net positions over time
Crude Oil COT Index
Current positioning
0% = Lowest in 3 years | 50% = Middle | 100% = Highest
COT Positioning Trends
Line chart trends
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Historical COT Data
6 records with weekly changes
Date Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercial COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
03/15/2022
700,410
(+3,961)
1,083,012
(-22,246)
444,601
(-10,738)
102,786
(+9,112)
83,830
(-15,937)
43,043
(-9,580)
1,850,794
(-22,714, -1.81%)
-382,602 (+26,207, +6.41%) 100.0%
03/08/2022
696,449
(-33,136)
1,105,258
(-35,282)
455,339
(-10,026)
93,674
(-3,028)
99,767
(+199)
52,623
(-4,653)
1,896,974
(-42,963, -3.32%)
-408,809 (+2,146, +0.52%) 11.4%
03/01/2022
729,585
(-13,528)
1,140,540
(+14,536)
465,365
(+23,263)
96,702
(-6,359)
99,568
(-1,419)
57,276
(+139)
2,028,476
(+8,316, +0.65%)
-410,955 (-28,064, -7.33%) 4.06%
02/22/2022
743,113
(-24,225)
1,126,004
(-33,334)
442,102
(-16,717)
103,061
(-7,665)
100,987
(-1,749)
57,137
(-1,692)
2,058,132
(-42,691, -3.21%)
-382,891 (+9,109, +2.32%) 100.0%
02/15/2022
767,338
(+5,052)
1,159,338
(-15,092)
458,819
(-21,741)
110,726
(-6,451)
102,736
(-3,058)
58,829
(+1,796)
2,122,758
(-19,747, -1.46%)
-392,000 (+20,144, +4.89%) 100.0%
02/08/2022
762,286
(0)
1,174,430
(0)
480,560
(0)
117,177
(0)
105,794
(0)
57,033
(0)
2,170,681
(0, 0%)
-412,144 (0, 0%) 50%
Price data: Database (1,019 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays