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
20 records with weekly changes
Date Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercial COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
11/19/2024
734,005
(+6,979)
936,176
(+1,573)
310,655
(-2,849)
116,790
(-9,808)
59,418
(-15,338)
51,112
(-2,973)
1,768,651
(-11,208, -1.0%)
-202,171 (+5,406, +2.6%) 84.56%
11/12/2024
727,026
(+20,104)
934,603
(+16,455)
313,504
(-410)
126,598
(+8,772)
74,756
(+8,890)
54,085
(+3,357)
1,792,299
(+28,584, +2.63%)
-207,577 (+3,649, +1.73%) 82.38%
11/05/2024
706,922
(-32,798)
918,148
(+2,741)
313,914
(+28,918)
117,826
(-15,293)
65,866
(-7,460)
50,728
(+1,212)
1,746,717
(-11,340, -1.03%)
-211,226 (-35,539, -20.23%) 80.91%
10/29/2024
739,720
(+53,603)
915,407
(+33,121)
284,996
(+8,276)
133,119
(+30,130)
73,326
(+4,251)
49,516
(+2,879)
1,751,736
(+66,130, +6.41%)
-175,687 (+20,482, +10.44%) 95.23%
10/22/2024
686,117
(-1,565)
882,286
(-17,809)
276,720
(-7,303)
102,989
(+3,369)
69,075
(-8,051)
46,637
(-2,479)
1,648,928
(-16,919, -1.61%)
-196,169 (+16,244, +7.65%) 86.98%
10/15/2024
687,682
(-13,117)
900,095
(-14,523)
284,023
(-19,800)
99,620
(-13,566)
77,126
(+2,971)
49,116
(-1,857)
1,689,760
(-29,946, -2.78%)
-212,413 (+1,406, +0.66%) 80.44%
10/08/2024
700,799
(-22,164)
914,618
(+17,051)
303,823
(+8,929)
113,186
(-22,100)
74,155
(+2,376)
50,973
(-5,810)
1,707,072
(-10,859, -1.0%)
-213,819 (-39,215, -22.46%) 79.87%
10/01/2024
722,963
(-20,486)
897,567
(-20,277)
294,894
(+3,465)
135,286
(+2,454)
71,779
(+3,375)
56,783
(+4,177)
1,771,336
(-13,646, -1.24%)
-174,604 (-209, -0.12%) 95.66%
09/24/2024
743,449
(-6,913)
917,844
(+1,372)
291,429
(+20,877)
132,832
(+7,608)
68,404
(-7,898)
52,606
(-2,914)
1,780,393
(+6,066, +0.55%)
-174,395 (-8,285, -4.99%) 95.75%
09/17/2024
750,362
(+36,739)
916,472
(+39,015)
270,552
(-21,040)
125,224
(-26,354)
76,302
(-8,016)
55,520
(-4,978)
1,812,275
(+7,683, +0.71%)
-166,110 (-2,276, -1.39%) 99.08%
09/10/2024
713,623
(+30,792)
877,457
(-9,880)
291,592
(-796)
151,578
(+36,225)
84,318
(+5,770)
60,498
(+9,421)
1,802,465
(+35,766, +3.39%)
-163,834 (+40,672, +19.89%) 100.0%
09/03/2024
682,831
(+21,959)
887,337
(-24,208)
292,388
(-11,086)
115,353
(+38,578)
78,548
(+7,162)
51,077
(+3,665)
1,727,524
(+18,035, +1.74%)
-204,506 (+46,167, +18.42%) 84.58%
08/27/2024
660,872
(-3,487)
911,545
(-6,887)
303,474
(+8,578)
76,775
(+4,167)
71,386
(-1,949)
47,412
(+5,862)
1,742,613
(+3,142, +0.3%)
-250,673 (+3,400, +1.34%) 65.78%
08/20/2024
664,359
(-20,149)
918,432
(-25,662)
294,896
(-3,302)
72,608
(+5,953)
73,335
(+1,782)
41,550
(-1,960)
1,742,632
(-21,669, -2.06%)
-254,073 (+5,513, +2.12%) 64.39%
08/13/2024
684,508
(-26,633)
944,094
(-14,461)
298,198
(-7,544)
66,655
(-16,745)
71,553
(-5,550)
43,510
(-8,521)
1,790,876
(-39,727, -3.63%)
-259,586 (-12,172, -4.92%) 62.15%
08/06/2024
711,141
(+38,121)
958,555
(+7,331)
305,742
(-9,871)
83,400
(+13,280)
77,103
(-8,166)
52,031
(-527)
1,828,846
(+20,084, +1.87%)
-247,414 (+30,790, +11.07%) 67.1%
07/30/2024
673,020
(+18,710)
951,224
(-14,536)
315,613
(-39,998)
70,120
(-9,493)
85,269
(+613)
52,558
(+3,354)
1,787,630
(-20,675, -1.89%)
-278,204 (+33,246, +10.67%) 54.56%
07/23/2024
654,310
(+18,410)
965,760
(+4,796)
355,611
(-20,816)
79,613
(-9,213)
84,656
(+1,441)
49,204
(+3,452)
1,809,094
(-965, -0.09%)
-311,450 (+13,614, +4.19%) 41.02%
07/16/2024
635,900
(+22,059)
960,964
(+21,686)
376,427
(+7,198)
88,826
(+3,491)
83,215
(-8,249)
45,752
(-4,169)
1,831,212
(+21,008, +1.96%)
-325,064 (+373, +0.11%) 35.47%
07/09/2024
613,841
(+9,255)
939,278
(+23,610)
369,229
(+744)
85,335
(-3,204)
91,464
(+10,614)
49,921
(+207)
1,767,729
(+20,613, +1.96%)
-325,437 (-14,355, -4.61%) 35.32%
Price data: Database (1,019 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays