Usgc Hsfo-Platts/Brent 1St Ln 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)
Usgc Hsfo-Platts/Brent 1St Ln positioning leans bullish - commercials buying (26w index 74).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net long and sit near the top of their 26-week range (COT index 74) - a bullish tilt in the traditional read.
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 4,117 Usgc Hsfo-Platts/Brent 1St Ln futures contracts (up 387 week-over-week), commercials are net long 4,211, and open interest is 12,131 contracts. Managed money was net long 0 contracts as of (up 50 week-over-week), holding 0 long and 0 short.
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Usgc Hsfo-Platts/Brent 1St Ln COT Report," data as of 2026-10-20. https://futuresbench.com/cot/usgc-hsfo-platts-brent-1st-ln/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/usgc-hsfo-platts-brent-1st-ln.csv
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Reporting gap: the CFTC published no data for this contract code between and (about 21 weeks) - typically an exchange migration or relisting, when the contract traded under a different code. The chart breaks across the gap rather than drawing a line through it, and the series resumes afterward. Why this happens.
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 | -4,117 | +387 | -33.9% | 27.8 | 25.4 | 24.8 |
| Commercials | 4,211 | -387 | 34.7% | 74.3 | 76.6 | 76.6 |
| Small traders | -94 | +0 | -0.8% | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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 | 5,089 | -422 | 42.0% | 65.3 | 72.2 | 72.2 |
| Swap dealers | -878 | +35 | -7.2% | 69.7 | 45.7 | 36.4 |
| Managed money | 0 | +50 | 0.0% | 57.1 | 57.1 | 57.1 |
| Other reportables | -4,117 | +337 | -33.9% | 28.2 | 25.4 | 24.8 |
| Small traders | -94 | +0 | -0.8% | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Full Disaggregated report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
Usgc Hsfo-Platts/Brent 1St Ln managed money positions, week by week
Managed money long, short and net position in Usgc Hsfo-Platts/Brent 1St Ln 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 | 0 | 0 | +50 | 5,089 | -878 | |
| 0 | 50 | -50 | +0 | 5,511 | -913 | |
| 0 | 50 | -50 | -50 | 5,442 | -798 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 7,252 | -1,749 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 6,583 | -1,597 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 7,091 | -1,506 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 5,808 | -1,246 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 6,259 | -1,837 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 4,567 | -1,575 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 2,747 | -1,062 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 2,303 | -987 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +100 | 2,223 | -847 | |
| 0 | 100 | -100 | -60 | 3,985 | -1,117 | |
| 0 | 40 | -40 | +0 | 3,971 | -708 | |
| 0 | 40 | -40 | +60 | 3,679 | -648 | |
| 0 | 100 | -100 | -74 | 3,853 | -713 | |
| 0 | 26 | -26 | +0 | 2,867 | -998 | |
| 0 | 26 | -26 | -101 | 2,194 | -1,073 | |
| 75 | 0 | 75 | +0 | 1,330 | -920 | |
| 75 | 0 | 75 | +0 | 1,035 | -791 | |
| 75 | 0 | 75 | +0 | 1,010 | -753 | |
| 75 | 0 | 75 | +0 | 2,669 | -1,254 | |
| 75 | 0 | 75 | +75 | 2,480 | -1,039 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1,887 | -682 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1,466 | -462 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 2,692 | -582 |
Every week back to 2019: Usgc Hsfo-Platts/Brent 1St Ln disaggregated CSV.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 12,131 | -4,117 | +387 | 4,211 | -387 | -94 |
| 2026-10-13 | 11,176 | -4,504 | +80 | 4,598 | -46 | -94 |
| 2026-10-06 | 9,752 | -4,584 | +890 | 4,644 | -859 | -60 |
| 2026-09-29 | 14,505 | -5,474 | -492 | 5,503 | +517 | -29 |
| 2026-09-22 | 13,442 | -4,982 | +599 | 4,986 | -599 | -4 |
| 2026-09-15 | 13,473 | -5,581 | -1,023 | 5,585 | +1,023 | -4 |
| 2026-09-08 | 12,038 | -4,558 | -106 | 4,562 | +140 | -4 |
| 2026-09-01 | 17,043 | -4,452 | -1,521 | 4,422 | +1,430 | 30 |
| 2026-08-25 | 16,179 | -2,931 | -1,342 | 2,992 | +1,307 | -61 |
| 2026-08-18 | 13,911 | -1,589 | -369 | 1,685 | +369 | -96 |
| 2026-08-11 | 12,838 | -1,220 | +60 | 1,316 | -60 | -96 |
| 2026-08-04 | 10,901 | -1,280 | +1,617 | 1,376 | -1,492 | -96 |
| 2026-07-28 | 14,429 | -2,897 | +405 | 2,868 | -395 | 29 |
| 2026-07-21 | 12,460 | -3,302 | -236 | 3,263 | +232 | 39 |
| 2026-07-14 | 11,924 | -3,066 | +109 | 3,031 | -109 | 35 |
| 2026-07-07 | 11,625 | -3,175 | -1,287 | 3,140 | +1,271 | 35 |
| 2026-06-30 | 16,137 | -1,888 | -748 | 1,869 | +748 | 19 |
| 2026-06-23 | 15,215 | -1,140 | -707 | 1,121 | +711 | 19 |
| 2026-06-16 | 13,772 | -433 | -99 | 410 | +166 | 23 |
| 2026-06-09 | 11,048 | -334 | -27 | 244 | -13 | 90 |
| 2026-06-02 | 10,352 | -307 | +1,180 | 257 | -1,158 | 50 |
| 2026-05-26 | 13,240 | -1,487 | +26 | 1,415 | -26 | 72 |
| 2026-05-19 | 12,450 | -1,513 | -236 | 1,441 | +236 | 72 |
| 2026-05-12 | 10,827 | -1,277 | -200 | 1,205 | +201 | 72 |
| 2026-05-05 | 8,595 | -1,077 | +1,112 | 1,004 | -1,106 | 73 |
| 2026-04-28 | 12,063 | -2,189 | -469 | 2,110 | +449 | 79 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2019-02-26 → 2026-10-20) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Usgc Hsfo-Platts/Brent 1St Ln futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 4,117 contracts in Usgc Hsfo-Platts/Brent 1St Ln futures.
- What is the managed money position in Usgc Hsfo-Platts/Brent 1St Ln futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, managed money traders are net long 0 contracts (0 long, 0 short) in Usgc Hsfo-Platts/Brent 1St Ln futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.
- How current is this Usgc Hsfo-Platts/Brent 1St Ln 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 Usgc Hsfo-Platts/Brent 1St Ln COT history?
- The full weekly series (2019-02-26 to 2026-10-20) is free at /data/cot/usgc-hsfo-platts-brent-1st-ln.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 02141R. Dataset coverage 2019-02-26 → 2026-10-20. Methodology.