Crude Diff-Tmx Wcs 1A Index COT Report
CFTC Commitments of Traders · positions as of Tuesday 2026-10-20, released Oct 23, 2026 (the CFTC reports each Tuesday's close three days later) · next release Oct 30, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)
Crude Diff-Tmx Wcs 1A Index positioning leans bullish - commercials buying (26w index 70), speculators crowded short (3y index 19).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net long and sit near the top of their 26-week range (COT index 70) - a bullish tilt in the traditional read.
- Large speculators are net short near the bottom of their 3-year range (index 19) - a crowded short, which historically leans bullish for the setup.
A description of how traders are positioned versus their own history - the standard Commitments of Traders interpretation, computed identically for every market. It is not a price forecast, a trading signal, or advice. How traders use positioning · how the read is computed.
As of the COT report, large speculators are net short 16,075 Crude Diff-Tmx Wcs 1A Index futures contracts (up 2,945 week-over-week), commercials are net long 16,100, and open interest is 64,215 contracts. Managed money was net short 15,165 contracts as of (up 4,250 week-over-week), holding 0 long and 15,165 short.
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Crude Diff-Tmx Wcs 1A Index COT Report," data as of 2026-10-20. https://futuresbench.com/cot/crude-diff-tmx-wcs-1a-index/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/crude-diff-tmx-wcs-1a-index.csv
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Positioning - as of Tuesday 2026-10-20
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | -16,075 | +2,945 | -25.0% | 28.4 | 20.4 | 19.0 |
| Commercials | 16,100 | -2,920 | 25.1% | 70.2 | 78.7 | 80.1 |
| Small traders | -25 | -25 | -0.0% | 20.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
This week in numbers
- Large speculators net position rose by 2,945 contracts to -16,075 (15.5% w/w) - the largest weekly change since 2026-01-13.
- Commercials net position fell by 2,920 contracts to 16,100 (15.4% w/w) - the largest weekly change since 2026-09-29.
- Open interest fell 17.4% week-over-week to 64,215 contracts.
Every sentence above is computed from the stored series - no commentary, no forecasts.
Disaggregated report - positions as of Tue 2026-10-20
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer/merchant | 24,203 | -7,000 | 37.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.5 |
| Swap dealers | -8,103 | +4,080 | -12.6% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Managed money | -15,165 | +4,250 | -23.6% | 34.1 | 24.9 | 23.2 |
| Other reportables | -910 | -1,305 | -1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 85.2 |
| Small traders | -25 | -25 | -0.0% | 20.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
Full Disaggregated report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
Crude Diff-Tmx Wcs 1A Index managed money positions, week by week
Managed money long, short and net position in Crude Diff-Tmx Wcs 1A Index futures for the last 26 weekly COT reports (positions as of each Tuesday), from the CFTC Disaggregated futures-only report. Short = long minus net; spread positions are excluded from both.
| Report date | Managed money long | Managed money short | Managed money net | Weekly change | Producer/merchant net | Swap dealers net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 15,165 | -15,165 | +4,250 | 24,203 | -8,103 | |
| 0 | 19,415 | -19,415 | -995 | 31,203 | -12,183 | |
| 0 | 18,420 | -18,420 | -1,590 | 30,353 | -12,233 | |
| 0 | 16,830 | -16,830 | +2,905 | 31,423 | -14,903 | |
| 0 | 19,735 | -19,735 | +2,475 | 34,238 | -14,793 | |
| 0 | 22,210 | -22,210 | -825 | 40,112 | -17,969 | |
| 0 | 21,385 | -21,385 | -770 | 38,687 | -17,672 | |
| 0 | 20,615 | -20,615 | -1,920 | 37,707 | -17,577 | |
| 0 | 18,695 | -18,695 | -1,369 | 35,787 | -17,292 | |
| 0 | 17,326 | -17,326 | -1,775 | 37,682 | -21,439 | |
| 30 | 15,581 | -15,551 | -815 | 36,867 | -21,568 | |
| 40 | 14,776 | -14,736 | -965 | 35,862 | -21,348 | |
| 25 | 13,796 | -13,771 | +285 | 34,717 | -20,858 | |
| 0 | 14,056 | -14,056 | +11 | 35,147 | -21,023 | |
| 0 | 14,067 | -14,067 | -1,870 | 38,747 | -24,574 | |
| 0 | 12,197 | -12,197 | -1,299 | 35,142 | -22,774 | |
| 50 | 10,948 | -10,898 | -1,420 | 34,043 | -22,979 | |
| 100 | 9,578 | -9,478 | -164 | 32,753 | -23,039 | |
| 60 | 9,374 | -9,314 | -560 | 34,788 | -26,586 | |
| 0 | 8,754 | -8,754 | -1,935 | 36,008 | -26,940 | |
| 0 | 6,819 | -6,819 | -2,180 | 33,343 | -26,255 | |
| 0 | 4,639 | -4,639 | -200 | 31,523 | -26,585 | |
| 0 | 4,439 | -4,439 | -243 | 31,303 | -26,565 | |
| 0 | 4,196 | -4,196 | -812 | 34,184 | -29,651 | |
| 0 | 3,384 | -3,384 | -1,855 | 33,292 | -29,611 | |
| 726 | 2,255 | -1,529 | -20 | 31,292 | -29,436 |
Every week back to 2018: Crude Diff-Tmx Wcs 1A Index disaggregated CSV.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 64,215 | -16,075 | +2,945 | 16,100 | -2,920 | -25 |
| 2026-10-13 | 77,730 | -19,020 | -930 | 19,020 | +900 | 0 |
| 2026-10-06 | 72,375 | -18,090 | -1,590 | 18,120 | +1,600 | -30 |
| 2026-09-29 | 68,525 | -16,500 | +2,945 | 16,520 | -2,925 | -20 |
| 2026-09-22 | 69,279 | -19,445 | +2,335 | 19,445 | -2,698 | 0 |
| 2026-09-15 | 78,546 | -21,780 | -760 | 22,143 | +1,128 | -363 |
| 2026-09-08 | 70,746 | -21,020 | -810 | 21,015 | +885 | 5 |
| 2026-09-01 | 68,581 | -20,210 | -1,655 | 20,130 | +1,635 | 80 |
| 2026-08-25 | 64,113 | -18,555 | -1,494 | 18,495 | +2,252 | 60 |
| 2026-08-18 | 69,229 | -17,061 | -1,745 | 16,243 | +944 | 818 |
| 2026-08-11 | 65,149 | -15,316 | -790 | 15,299 | +785 | 17 |
| 2026-08-04 | 61,984 | -14,526 | -655 | 14,514 | +655 | 12 |
| 2026-07-28 | 59,059 | -13,871 | +235 | 13,859 | -265 | 12 |
| 2026-07-21 | 55,209 | -14,106 | +41 | 14,124 | -49 | -18 |
| 2026-07-14 | 63,994 | -14,147 | -1,870 | 14,173 | +1,805 | -26 |
| 2026-07-07 | 58,163 | -12,277 | -1,279 | 12,368 | +1,304 | -91 |
| 2026-06-30 | 60,595 | -10,998 | -1,395 | 11,064 | +1,350 | -66 |
| 2026-06-23 | 57,770 | -9,603 | -129 | 9,714 | +1,512 | -111 |
| 2026-06-16 | 67,321 | -9,474 | -505 | 8,202 | -866 | 1,272 |
| 2026-06-09 | 62,021 | -8,969 | -1,935 | 9,068 | +1,980 | -99 |
| 2026-06-02 | 55,761 | -7,034 | -2,180 | 7,088 | +2,150 | -54 |
| 2026-05-26 | 55,119 | -4,854 | -200 | 4,938 | +200 | -84 |
| 2026-05-19 | 55,043 | -4,654 | -243 | 4,738 | +205 | -84 |
| 2026-05-12 | 63,476 | -4,411 | -832 | 4,533 | +852 | -122 |
| 2026-05-05 | 59,452 | -3,579 | -1,910 | 3,681 | +1,825 | -102 |
| 2026-04-28 | 58,077 | -1,669 | -55 | 1,856 | +50 | -187 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2018-02-20 → 2026-10-20) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Crude Diff-Tmx Wcs 1A Index futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 16,075 contracts in Crude Diff-Tmx Wcs 1A Index futures.
- What is the managed money position in Crude Diff-Tmx Wcs 1A Index futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, managed money traders are net short 15,165 contracts (0 long, 15,165 short) in Crude Diff-Tmx Wcs 1A Index futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.
- How current is this Crude Diff-Tmx Wcs 1A Index COT data?
- The latest report is dated 2026-10-20 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-10-23. This page updates within minutes of each weekly release.
- Where can I download Crude Diff-Tmx Wcs 1A Index COT history?
- The full weekly series (2018-02-20 to 2026-10-20) is free at /data/cot/crude-diff-tmx-wcs-1a-index.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 06742G. Dataset coverage 2018-02-20 → 2026-10-20. Methodology.