WTI Houston Argus/WTI Tr Mo 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)
WTI Houston Argus/WTI Tr Mo positioning is mixed - commercials selling (26w index 41).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net long and sit in the middle of their 26-week range (COT index 41) - a bearish 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 61,874 WTI Houston Argus/WTI Tr Mo futures contracts (down 530 week-over-week), commercials are net long 71,699, and open interest is 559,112 contracts. Managed money was net short 31,239 contracts as of (down 1,265 week-over-week), holding 885 long and 32,124 short.
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "WTI Houston Argus/WTI Tr Mo COT Report," data as of 2026-10-20. https://futuresbench.com/cot/wti-houston-argus-wti-tr-mo/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/wti-houston-argus-wti-tr-mo.csv
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Reporting gap: the CFTC published no data for this contract code between and (about 17 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 | -61,874 | -530 | -11.1% | 57.7 | 22.7 | 22.1 |
| Commercials | 71,699 | +1,235 | 12.8% | 40.9 | 75.5 | 75.5 |
| Small traders | -9,825 | -705 | -1.8% | 59.9 | 50.0 | 48.4 |
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 | 123,629 | +1,605 | 22.1% | 68.9 | 88.6 | 90.0 |
| Swap dealers | -51,930 | -370 | -9.3% | 10.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| Managed money | -31,239 | -1,265 | -5.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Other reportables | -30,635 | +735 | -5.5% | 100.0 | 49.8 | 49.8 |
| Small traders | -9,825 | -705 | -1.8% | 59.9 | 50.0 | 48.4 |
Full Disaggregated report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
WTI Houston Argus/WTI Tr Mo managed money positions, week by week
Managed money long, short and net position in WTI Houston Argus/WTI Tr Mo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 885 | 32,124 | -31,239 | -1,265 | 123,629 | -51,930 | |
| 885 | 30,859 | -29,974 | -200 | 122,024 | -51,560 | |
| 985 | 30,759 | -29,774 | -3,766 | 119,319 | -48,550 | |
| 1,810 | 27,818 | -26,008 | +112 | 127,766 | -50,957 | |
| 1,650 | 27,770 | -26,120 | -745 | 125,475 | -48,573 | |
| 1,650 | 27,025 | -25,375 | +1,600 | 127,391 | -54,283 | |
| 1,600 | 28,575 | -26,975 | -610 | 128,947 | -52,744 | |
| 1,350 | 27,715 | -26,365 | -720 | 130,341 | -52,964 | |
| 1,125 | 26,770 | -25,645 | -50 | 133,427 | -53,542 | |
| 1,125 | 26,720 | -25,595 | -1,230 | 128,607 | -52,772 | |
| 1,125 | 25,490 | -24,365 | +0 | 127,462 | -51,932 | |
| 700 | 25,065 | -24,365 | +1,805 | 128,799 | -45,831 | |
| 450 | 26,620 | -26,170 | +3,695 | 128,215 | -41,823 | |
| 6,160 | 36,025 | -29,865 | -335 | 136,845 | -52,278 | |
| 8,320 | 37,850 | -29,530 | -1,905 | 135,776 | -49,688 | |
| 9,340 | 36,965 | -27,625 | -150 | 129,795 | -35,898 | |
| 9,340 | 36,815 | -27,475 | +1,305 | 135,201 | -38,298 | |
| 8,120 | 36,900 | -28,780 | -9,155 | 135,004 | -42,699 | |
| 5,760 | 25,385 | -19,625 | +2,995 | 124,254 | -41,814 | |
| 0 | 22,620 | -22,620 | -1,450 | 122,325 | -31,810 | |
| 0 | 21,170 | -21,170 | -6,165 | 114,605 | -34,085 | |
| 0 | 15,005 | -15,005 | -4,030 | 110,139 | -34,532 | |
| 0 | 10,975 | -10,975 | -4,080 | 101,172 | -35,814 | |
| 0 | 6,895 | -6,895 | -2,040 | 98,681 | -38,259 | |
| 0 | 4,855 | -4,855 | +7,290 | 94,358 | -40,085 | |
| 0 | 12,145 | -12,145 | +5,980 | 109,655 | -32,860 |
Every week back to 2018: WTI Houston Argus/WTI Tr Mo disaggregated CSV.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 559,112 | -61,874 | -530 | 71,699 | +1,235 | -9,825 |
| 2026-10-13 | 527,523 | -61,344 | +661 | 70,464 | -305 | -9,120 |
| 2026-10-06 | 495,766 | -62,005 | +3,027 | 70,769 | -6,040 | -8,764 |
| 2026-09-29 | 520,237 | -65,032 | +1,900 | 76,809 | -93 | -11,777 |
| 2026-09-22 | 504,840 | -66,932 | -1,823 | 76,902 | +3,794 | -9,970 |
| 2026-09-15 | 459,825 | -65,109 | +3,306 | 73,108 | -3,095 | -7,999 |
| 2026-09-08 | 442,660 | -68,415 | +2,888 | 76,203 | -1,174 | -7,788 |
| 2026-09-01 | 437,140 | -71,303 | +1,994 | 77,377 | -2,508 | -6,074 |
| 2026-08-25 | 461,211 | -73,297 | -2,680 | 79,885 | +4,050 | -6,588 |
| 2026-08-18 | 445,077 | -70,617 | +2,226 | 75,835 | +305 | -5,218 |
| 2026-08-11 | 442,126 | -72,843 | +1,816 | 75,530 | -7,438 | -2,687 |
| 2026-08-04 | 444,555 | -74,659 | -193 | 82,968 | -3,424 | -8,309 |
| 2026-07-28 | 477,234 | -74,466 | +4,117 | 86,392 | +1,825 | -11,926 |
| 2026-07-21 | 481,037 | -78,583 | +1,891 | 84,567 | -1,521 | -5,984 |
| 2026-07-14 | 477,850 | -80,474 | -572 | 86,088 | -7,809 | -5,614 |
| 2026-07-07 | 466,713 | -79,902 | +1,746 | 93,897 | -3,006 | -13,995 |
| 2026-06-30 | 439,255 | -81,648 | -220 | 96,903 | +4,598 | -15,255 |
| 2026-06-23 | 445,346 | -81,428 | -12,364 | 92,305 | +9,865 | -10,877 |
| 2026-06-16 | 413,918 | -69,064 | +981 | 82,440 | -8,075 | -13,376 |
| 2026-06-09 | 422,773 | -70,045 | -2,366 | 90,515 | +9,995 | -20,470 |
| 2026-06-02 | 425,447 | -67,679 | -5,651 | 80,520 | +4,913 | -12,841 |
| 2026-05-26 | 431,968 | -62,028 | -6,930 | 75,607 | +10,249 | -13,579 |
| 2026-05-19 | 423,950 | -55,098 | -5,201 | 65,358 | +4,936 | -10,260 |
| 2026-05-12 | 416,554 | -49,897 | -2,491 | 60,422 | +6,149 | -10,525 |
| 2026-05-05 | 416,668 | -47,406 | +13,922 | 54,273 | -22,522 | -6,867 |
| 2026-04-28 | 448,171 | -61,328 | +2,934 | 76,795 | -2,010 | -15,467 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2018-01-16 → 2026-10-20) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short WTI Houston Argus/WTI Tr Mo futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net short 61,874 contracts in WTI Houston Argus/WTI Tr Mo futures.
- What is the managed money position in WTI Houston Argus/WTI Tr Mo futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, managed money traders are net short 31,239 contracts (885 long, 32,124 short) in WTI Houston Argus/WTI Tr Mo futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.
- How current is this WTI Houston Argus/WTI Tr Mo 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 WTI Houston Argus/WTI Tr Mo COT history?
- The full weekly series (2018-01-16 to 2026-10-20) is free at /data/cot/wti-houston-argus-wti-tr-mo.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 0676A5. Dataset coverage 2018-01-16 → 2026-10-20. Methodology.