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Crude Oil Avg Price Options - New York Mercantile Exchange

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EnergyDisaggregated

Signal state

Neutral+24

Generated market from CFTC archives.

Signal layer

Score breakdown

How the +100 to -100 conviction score is calculated

Macro Score

+46 pts

Target Exposure

+24%

Market History

Net Positioning History

Historical net positioning (Longs minus Shorts) for the reference trader group.

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Crude Oil Avg Price Options - New York Mercantile ExchangeManaged Money — 6 Month Positioning Report
Report DateLong PositionsShort PositionsChange in LongsChange in ShortsNet PositionsNet Change% OI Long% OI ShortOpen Interest
Max11,7800+4,440+011,780+4,4406.5%0.0%189,632
Min4,5850-763+04,585-7633.6%0.0%96,135
13 Per. Avg8,4200+412+08,420+4124.7%0.0%177,156
May 26, 202611,2710-509+011,271-5096.4%0.0%175,674
May 19, 202611,7800+91+011,780+916.5%0.0%180,637
May 12, 202611,6890+794+011,689+7946.5%0.0%178,707
May 5, 202610,8950-134+010,895-1346.2%0.0%175,162
Apr 28, 202611,0290+4,440+011,029+4,4405.8%0.0%189,632
Apr 21, 20266,5890+47+06,589+473.6%0.0%181,421
Apr 14, 20266,5420-381+06,542-3813.8%0.0%171,353
Apr 7, 20266,9230+193+06,923+1933.9%0.0%178,382
Mar 31, 20266,7300-349+06,730-3493.9%0.0%173,578
Mar 24, 20267,0790+300+07,079+3003.8%0.0%187,465
Mar 17, 20266,7790+351+06,779+3513.7%0.0%182,754
Mar 10, 20266,4280+704+06,428+7043.7%0.0%173,454
Mar 3, 20265,7240-197+05,724-1973.7%0.0%154,806
Feb 24, 20265,9210+274+05,921+2744.0%0.0%147,465
Feb 17, 20265,6470+218+05,647+2184.2%0.0%134,747
Feb 10, 20265,4290-116+05,429-1164.2%0.0%130,569
Feb 3, 20265,5450-213+05,545-2134.5%0.0%123,473
Jan 27, 20265,7580+137+05,758+1375.0%0.0%115,474
Jan 20, 20265,6210+1,036+05,621+1,0365.2%0.0%107,675
Jan 13, 20264,5850-55+04,585-554.6%0.0%99,835
Jan 6, 20264,6400-763+04,640-7634.8%0.0%96,135
Dec 30, 20255,4030+33+05,403+334.6%0.0%117,248
Dec 23, 20255,3700+90+05,370+904.6%0.0%117,323
Dec 16, 20255,2800+53+05,280+534.3%0.0%121,649
Dec 9, 20255,2270-294+05,227-2944.7%0.0%111,574
Dec 2, 20255,5210+0+05,521+05.0%0.0%110,793

COT report

Longs vs shorts by trader category — week by week

Browse the official CFTC report week by week to see how each trader group's positioning has shifted. The WoW Δ column shows the net contract change from the prior week.

May 26, 2026(Latest)
Open interest: 175,674 contractsWeek 1 of 26
Trader typeLongShortNetLong % OIShort % OINet % OIWoW Δ Net

Managed Money

Reference group used for the main bias model

11,271011,271+6.4%+0.0%+6.4%-509

Other Reportables

52,6301452,616+30.0%+0.0%+29.9%-4,242

Swap Dealers

47,73596,567-48,832+27.2%+55.0%-27.8%+2,730

Nonreportable

3,86312,161-8,298+2.2%+6.9%-4.7%+257

Producer Merchant

11,73218,488-6,756+6.7%+10.5%-3.9%+1,765

Interpretation layer

Why the terminal reads this market the way it does

The platform turns the underlying scores into a readable narrative: pressure, confirmation, macro support, and crowding.

Positioning pressure

Positioning is neutral this week. This week looks steady versus the recent range.

Trend check

Price trend is flat, so momentum is not adding much confirmation yet.

Macro check

Macro conditions are supporting the current positioning.

Crowding

Positioning looks balanced rather than crowded.

Current positioning

Positioning is neutral this week. Positioning looks balanced rather than crowded. Managed Money is currently net long by 11,271 contracts.

Macro regime

Macro currents are clearly supportive for Crude Oil Avg Price Options - New York Mercantile Exchange, with the broader regime reinforcing the current bias.

Replay summary

Mixed regime. Positioning is neutral this week. Price trend is flat, so momentum is not adding much confirmation yet. Macro conditions are supporting the current positioning.