WTI Midland Argus Vs WTI Trade 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 Midland Argus Vs WTI Trade positioning leans bullish - commercials buying (26w index 68).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit near the top of their 26-week range (COT index 68) - 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 long 8,599 WTI Midland Argus Vs WTI Trade futures contracts (down 3,857 week-over-week), commercials are net short 1,584, and open interest is 468,134 contracts. Managed money was net short 5,260 contracts as of (up 0 week-over-week), holding 0 long and 5,260 short.
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "WTI Midland Argus Vs WTI Trade COT Report," data as of 2026-10-20. https://futuresbench.com/cot/wti-midland-argus-vs-wti-trade/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/wti-midland-argus-vs-wti-trade.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 | 8,599 | -3,857 | 1.8% | 0.0 | 51.1 | 29.1 |
| Commercials | -1,584 | +4,591 | -0.3% | 67.7 | 33.5 | 52.8 |
| Small traders | -7,015 | -734 | -1.5% | 92.1 | 92.1 | 73.1 |
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 | 146,504 | +7,020 | 31.3% | 55.0 | 56.9 | 78.3 |
| Swap dealers | -148,088 | -2,429 | -31.6% | 40.4 | 27.2 | 24.7 |
| Managed money | -5,260 | +0 | -1.1% | 100.0 | 3.4 | 67.1 |
| Other reportables | 13,859 | -3,857 | 3.0% | 0.0 | 58.0 | 37.7 |
| Small traders | -7,015 | -734 | -1.5% | 92.1 | 92.1 | 73.1 |
Full Disaggregated report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
WTI Midland Argus Vs WTI Trade managed money positions, week by week
Managed money long, short and net position in WTI Midland Argus Vs WTI Trade 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 | 5,260 | -5,260 | +0 | 146,504 | -148,088 | |
| 0 | 5,260 | -5,260 | +0 | 139,484 | -145,659 | |
| 0 | 5,260 | -5,260 | +200 | 132,214 | -136,029 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 136,667 | -144,819 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 130,120 | -139,286 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 128,294 | -135,489 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 120,030 | -127,538 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 118,737 | -124,388 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 129,355 | -135,885 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 129,655 | -135,990 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 129,725 | -134,458 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 124,505 | -131,959 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 138,406 | -147,345 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 131,076 | -140,415 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 134,717 | -140,501 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 120,209 | -135,396 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 119,234 | -134,741 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 143,549 | -148,893 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 141,389 | -147,868 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 149,605 | -148,533 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 148,900 | -148,938 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 162,705 | -159,826 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 162,470 | -159,776 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 158,510 | -160,203 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 162,295 | -158,145 | |
| 0 | 5,460 | -5,460 | +0 | 169,185 | -164,136 |
Every week back to 2018: WTI Midland Argus Vs WTI Trade disaggregated CSV.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 468,134 | 8,599 | -3,857 | -1,584 | +4,591 | -7,015 |
| 2026-10-13 | 462,920 | 12,456 | -268 | -6,175 | -2,360 | -6,281 |
| 2026-10-06 | 430,701 | 12,724 | -3,941 | -3,815 | +4,337 | -8,909 |
| 2026-09-29 | 448,310 | 16,665 | +0 | -8,152 | +1,014 | -8,513 |
| 2026-09-22 | 422,178 | 16,665 | +21 | -9,166 | -1,971 | -7,499 |
| 2026-09-15 | 354,223 | 16,644 | +279 | -7,195 | +313 | -9,449 |
| 2026-09-08 | 329,028 | 16,365 | +0 | -7,508 | -1,857 | -8,857 |
| 2026-09-01 | 311,666 | 16,365 | -4,736 | -5,651 | +879 | -10,714 |
| 2026-08-25 | 322,519 | 21,101 | +1,706 | -6,530 | -195 | -14,571 |
| 2026-08-18 | 322,004 | 19,395 | -1,574 | -6,335 | -1,602 | -13,060 |
| 2026-08-11 | 315,471 | 20,969 | +0 | -4,733 | +2,721 | -16,236 |
| 2026-08-04 | 303,878 | 20,969 | +44 | -7,454 | +1,485 | -13,515 |
| 2026-07-28 | 324,333 | 20,925 | +0 | -8,939 | +400 | -11,986 |
| 2026-07-21 | 308,411 | 20,925 | +0 | -9,339 | -3,555 | -11,586 |
| 2026-07-14 | 302,608 | 20,925 | +0 | -5,784 | +9,403 | -15,141 |
| 2026-07-07 | 296,674 | 20,925 | +0 | -15,187 | +320 | -5,738 |
| 2026-06-30 | 287,096 | 20,925 | -2,462 | -15,507 | -10,163 | -5,418 |
| 2026-06-23 | 301,027 | 23,387 | +1,069 | -5,344 | +1,135 | -18,043 |
| 2026-06-16 | 286,729 | 22,318 | +1,155 | -6,479 | -7,551 | -15,839 |
| 2026-06-09 | 279,271 | 21,163 | -550 | 1,072 | +1,110 | -22,235 |
| 2026-06-02 | 279,282 | 21,713 | +2,083 | -38 | -2,917 | -21,675 |
| 2026-05-26 | 293,937 | 19,630 | +0 | 2,879 | +185 | -22,509 |
| 2026-05-19 | 293,697 | 19,630 | -30 | 2,694 | +4,387 | -22,324 |
| 2026-05-12 | 289,094 | 19,660 | +1,650 | -1,693 | -5,843 | -17,967 |
| 2026-05-05 | 287,550 | 18,010 | -2,555 | 4,150 | -899 | -22,160 |
| 2026-04-28 | 302,127 | 20,565 | +275 | 5,049 | +2,347 | -25,614 |
Full history, no login: CSV (2018-03-27 → 2026-10-20) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short WTI Midland Argus Vs WTI Trade futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 8,599 contracts in WTI Midland Argus Vs WTI Trade futures.
- What is the managed money position in WTI Midland Argus Vs WTI Trade futures?
- As of the 2026-10-20 COT report, managed money traders are net short 5,260 contracts (0 long, 5,260 short) in WTI Midland Argus Vs WTI Trade futures. The week-by-week table on this page lists the last 26 reports.
- How current is this WTI Midland Argus Vs WTI Trade 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 Midland Argus Vs WTI Trade COT history?
- The full weekly series (2018-03-27 to 2026-10-20) is free at /data/cot/wti-midland-argus-vs-wti-trade.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 067A71. Dataset coverage 2018-03-27 → 2026-10-20. Methodology.