Crude Diff-Wcs Houston/WTI 1St COT Report

CFTC Commitments of Traders · report date 2026-07-21 (released Jul 24, 2026) · next report expected Jul 31, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)

As of the Jul 21, 2026 COT report, large speculators are net long 9,439 Crude Diff-Wcs Houston/WTI 1St futures contracts (up 2,340 week-over-week), commercials are net short 9,419, and open interest is 46,989 contracts.

9,439
Large speculators net
-9,419
Commercials net
67.2
COT index (3-year)
46,989
Open interest

Positioning — week of 2026-07-21

Trader categoryNet positionWeekly change% of open interestCOT index 26wCOT index 52wCOT index 3y
Large speculators9,439+2,34020.1%46.846.867.2
Commercials-9,419-2,340-20.0%46.246.232.9
Small traders-20+0-0.0%96.596.568.8

Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.

Net positions since 2020

-18k-12k-6k06k12k18k2025-072025-092025-112025-122026-022026-032026-052026-07Large speculatorsCommercials
-18k-12k-6k06k12k18k2021-082022-042023-012023-092024-062025-022025-112026-07Large speculatorsCommercials
-18k-12k-6k06k12k18k2020-112021-082022-062023-042024-012024-112025-092026-06Large speculatorsCommercials

Disaggregated breakdown — week of 2026-07-21

CategoryNet positionWeekly change
Producer/merchant-13,864-2,410
Swap dealers4,445+70
Managed money9,639+2,340
Other reportables-200+0
Small traders-20+0

Recent history

Report dateOpen interestLarge spec netΔCommercial netΔSmall trader net
2026-07-2146,9899,439+2,340-9,419-2,340-20
2026-07-1447,2097,099-555-7,079+570-20
2026-07-0750,2447,654+774-7,649-769-5
2026-06-3049,2716,880-150-6,880+1300
2026-06-2356,7517,030+1,260-7,010-1,265-20
2026-06-1651,7705,770+1,490-5,745-1,475-25
2026-06-0948,1244,280+595-4,270-495-10
2026-06-0246,5343,685-2,355-3,775-2,01590
2026-05-2654,6396,040-35-1,760+4,320-4,280
2026-05-1954,5946,075-1,025-6,080+1,0105
2026-05-1254,5797,100-165-7,090+140-10
2026-05-0554,3497,265-410-7,230+420-35
2026-04-2852,5947,675-1,500-7,650+1,540-25
2026-04-2156,3299,175-675-9,190+73515
2026-04-1454,4699,850+1,171-9,925-1,18575
2026-04-0755,5848,679-2,886-8,740+2,79561
2026-03-3156,32011,565-2,635-11,535+2,605-30
2026-03-2476,88514,200-10-14,140+70-60
2026-03-1780,23514,210+1,935-14,210-1,9350
2026-03-1077,30012,275-1,195-12,275+1,2950
2026-03-0376,90513,470-2,520-13,570+2,420100
2026-02-2488,35015,990+940-15,990-9850
2026-02-1790,76015,050+1,635-15,005-1,635-45
2026-02-1090,46513,415+125-13,370+55-45
2026-02-0386,77013,290-710-13,425+530135
2026-01-2773,11014,000+2,665-13,955-2,620-45

Full history, no login: CSV (2020-11-03 → 2026-07-21) · JSON

Contract facts

(1000 Barrels)
Contract unit (CFTC)
06739C
CFTC contract code

FAQ

Are large speculators long or short Crude Diff-Wcs Houston/WTI 1St futures?
As of the 2026-07-21 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 9,439 contracts in Crude Diff-Wcs Houston/WTI 1St futures.
How current is this Crude Diff-Wcs Houston/WTI 1St COT data?
The latest report is dated 2026-07-21 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-07-24. This page updates within minutes of each weekly release.
Where can I download Crude Diff-Wcs Houston/WTI 1St COT history?
The full weekly series (2020-11-03 to 2026-07-21) is free at /data/cot/crude-diff-wcs-houston-wti-1st.csv — no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 06739C. Dataset coverage 2020-11-03 → 2026-07-21. Methodology.