Crude Oil, Light Sweet-WTI 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 Oil, Light Sweet-WTI positioning leans bullish - commercials buying (26w index 75), speculators crowded short (3y index 16).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net long and sit near the top of their 26-week range (COT index 75) - a bullish tilt in the traditional read.
- Large speculators are net short near the bottom of their 3-year range (index 16) - 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 23,995 Crude Oil, Light Sweet-WTI futures contracts (down 1,092 week-over-week), commercials are net long 23,780, and open interest is 755,018 contracts. Managed money was net short 4,713 contracts as of (up 353 week-over-week), holding 16,334 long and 21,047 short.
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Crude Oil, Light Sweet-WTI COT Report," data as of 2026-10-20. https://futuresbench.com/cot/crude-oil-light-sweet-wti/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/crude-oil-light-sweet-wti.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 | -23,995 | -1,092 | -3.2% | 27.6 | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| Commercials | 23,780 | +89 | 3.1% | 75.2 | 82.2 | 82.2 |
| Small traders | 215 | +1,003 | 0.0% | 35.1 | 46.6 | 47.5 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
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 | 113,469 | +10,926 | 15.0% | 72.5 | 75.4 | 81.2 |
| Swap dealers | -89,689 | -10,837 | -11.9% | 30.2 | 34.2 | 13.6 |
| Managed money | -4,713 | +353 | -0.6% | 95.1 | 95.3 | 96.8 |
| Other reportables | -19,282 | -1,445 | -2.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Small traders | 215 | +1,003 | 0.0% | 35.1 | 46.6 | 47.5 |
Full Disaggregated report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
Crude Oil, Light Sweet-WTI managed money positions, week by week
Managed money long, short and net position in Crude Oil, Light Sweet-WTI 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16,334 | 21,047 | -4,713 | +353 | 113,469 | -89,689 | |
| 15,990 | 21,056 | -5,066 | -532 | 102,543 | -78,852 | |
| 18,871 | 23,405 | -4,534 | -1,836 | 85,490 | -75,727 | |
| 19,556 | 22,254 | -2,698 | +2,136 | 74,931 | -73,263 | |
| 20,197 | 25,031 | -4,834 | +5,188 | 78,357 | -73,819 | |
| 20,195 | 30,217 | -10,022 | -335 | 95,807 | -81,101 | |
| 14,482 | 24,169 | -9,687 | +1,060 | 95,736 | -74,223 | |
| 13,651 | 24,398 | -10,747 | -388 | 94,047 | -73,982 | |
| 14,224 | 24,583 | -10,359 | +337 | 88,782 | -76,442 | |
| 12,816 | 23,512 | -10,696 | -2,260 | 95,468 | -80,781 | |
| 15,527 | 23,963 | -8,436 | -1,346 | 81,931 | -77,668 | |
| 15,256 | 22,346 | -7,090 | +2,869 | 69,531 | -75,286 | |
| 11,360 | 21,319 | -9,959 | +7,249 | 64,024 | -72,521 | |
| 9,126 | 26,334 | -17,208 | +7,012 | 58,888 | -74,744 | |
| 4,808 | 29,028 | -24,220 | -8,803 | 60,007 | -78,709 | |
| 5,080 | 20,497 | -15,417 | -760 | 70,281 | -78,605 | |
| 3,826 | 18,483 | -14,657 | +3,730 | 73,097 | -77,753 | |
| 3,786 | 22,173 | -18,387 | +5,279 | 66,519 | -82,766 | |
| 3,458 | 27,124 | -23,666 | +3,902 | 71,023 | -97,125 | |
| 5,871 | 33,439 | -27,568 | -874 | 88,963 | -93,609 | |
| 6,038 | 32,732 | -26,694 | +4,164 | 100,592 | -93,595 | |
| 5,081 | 35,939 | -30,858 | +4,019 | 107,004 | -83,042 | |
| 4,519 | 39,396 | -34,877 | +8,914 | 111,539 | -84,489 | |
| 4,410 | 48,201 | -43,791 | -6,470 | 134,142 | -94,047 | |
| 9,415 | 46,736 | -37,321 | +512 | 126,030 | -92,716 | |
| 10,674 | 48,507 | -37,833 | +3,138 | 127,749 | -87,538 |
Every week back to 2009: Crude Oil, Light Sweet-WTI disaggregated CSV.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 755,018 | -23,995 | -1,092 | 23,780 | +89 | 215 |
| 2026-10-13 | 754,570 | -22,903 | -10,457 | 23,691 | +13,928 | -788 |
| 2026-10-06 | 752,148 | -12,446 | -6,706 | 9,763 | +8,095 | 2,683 |
| 2026-09-29 | 742,626 | -5,740 | +808 | 1,668 | -2,870 | 4,072 |
| 2026-09-22 | 734,302 | -6,548 | +11,297 | 4,538 | -10,168 | 2,010 |
| 2026-09-15 | 753,881 | -17,845 | +6,939 | 14,706 | -6,807 | 3,139 |
| 2026-09-08 | 753,433 | -24,784 | -133 | 21,513 | +1,448 | 3,271 |
| 2026-09-01 | 767,357 | -24,651 | -9,509 | 20,065 | +7,725 | 4,586 |
| 2026-08-25 | 778,174 | -15,142 | +2,309 | 12,340 | -2,347 | 2,802 |
| 2026-08-18 | 815,351 | -17,451 | -11,118 | 14,687 | +10,424 | 2,764 |
| 2026-08-11 | 797,158 | -6,333 | -8,817 | 4,263 | +10,018 | 2,070 |
| 2026-08-04 | 782,189 | 2,484 | -1,489 | -5,755 | +2,742 | 3,271 |
| 2026-07-28 | 781,193 | 3,973 | -8,541 | -8,497 | +7,359 | 4,524 |
| 2026-07-21 | 770,415 | 12,514 | -4,340 | -15,856 | +2,846 | 3,342 |
| 2026-07-14 | 791,680 | 16,854 | +7,651 | -18,702 | -10,378 | 1,848 |
| 2026-07-07 | 801,410 | 9,203 | +2,398 | -8,324 | -3,668 | -879 |
| 2026-06-30 | 806,905 | 6,805 | -10,619 | -4,656 | +11,591 | -2,149 |
| 2026-06-23 | 803,067 | 17,424 | -4,507 | -16,247 | +9,855 | -1,177 |
| 2026-06-16 | 822,990 | 21,931 | +18,552 | -26,102 | -21,456 | 4,171 |
| 2026-06-09 | 818,492 | 3,379 | +11,230 | -4,646 | -11,643 | 1,267 |
| 2026-06-02 | 816,733 | -7,851 | +19,381 | 6,997 | -16,965 | 854 |
| 2026-05-26 | 830,992 | -27,232 | +1,024 | 23,962 | -3,088 | 3,270 |
| 2026-05-19 | 836,880 | -28,256 | +13,243 | 27,050 | -13,045 | 1,206 |
| 2026-05-12 | 875,230 | -41,499 | -7,438 | 40,095 | +6,781 | 1,404 |
| 2026-05-05 | 866,504 | -34,061 | +5,671 | 33,314 | -6,897 | 747 |
| 2026-04-28 | 855,542 | -39,732 | +1,243 | 40,211 | -2,613 | -479 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2009-07-28 → 2026-10-20) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Crude Oil, Light Sweet-WTI futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 23,995 contracts in Crude Oil, Light Sweet-WTI futures.
- What is the managed money position in Crude Oil, Light Sweet-WTI futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, managed money traders are net short 4,713 contracts (16,334 long, 21,047 short) in Crude Oil, Light Sweet-WTI futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.
- How current is this Crude Oil, Light Sweet-WTI 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 Oil, Light Sweet-WTI COT history?
- The full weekly series (2009-07-28 to 2026-10-20) is free at /data/cot/crude-oil-light-sweet-wti.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 067411. Dataset coverage 2009-07-28 → 2026-10-20. Methodology.