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Wti Financial Crude Oil - New York Mercantile Exchange

06765A
EnergyDisaggregated

Signal state

Neutral+9

Generated market from CFTC archives.

Signal layer

Score breakdown

How the +100 to -100 conviction score is calculated

Macro Score

+8 pts

Target Exposure

+9%

Market History

Net Positioning History

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

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Wti Financial Crude Oil - New York Mercantile ExchangeReference Group — 6 Month Positioning Report
Report DateLong PositionsShort PositionsChange in LongsChange in ShortsNet PositionsNet Change% OI Long% OI ShortOpen Interest
Max58,39161,405+54,137+41,82847,131+64,44735.3%32.5%225,742
Min0950-28,134-35,693-34,083-69,9620.0%0.6%153,565
13 Per. Avg47,83819,625+4,475+2,44128,213+2,03326.3%10.3%183,532
Mar 24, 202658,16933,069-222+6,18025,100-6,40225.8%14.6%225,742
Mar 17, 202658,39126,889+2,315+1,17731,502+1,13827.4%12.6%213,364
Mar 10, 202656,07625,712+28,754-35,69330,364+64,44727.1%12.4%206,658
Mar 3, 202627,32261,405-28,134+41,828-34,083-69,96214.5%32.5%188,874
Feb 24, 202655,45619,577+1,504-1,51235,879+3,01629.2%10.3%189,804
Feb 17, 202653,95221,089-382+1,32432,863-1,70630.5%11.9%176,823
Feb 10, 202654,33419,765-1,379+8,17534,569-9,55431.5%11.5%172,532
Feb 3, 202655,71311,590+4,504+1,43944,123+3,06533.3%6.9%167,458
Jan 27, 202651,20910,151+2,463+9841,058+2,36528.8%5.7%177,483
Jan 20, 202648,74610,053+361+2,57438,693-2,21328.6%5.9%170,314
Jan 13, 202648,3857,479-5,752+47340,906-6,22529.6%4.6%163,182
Jan 6, 202654,1377,006+54,137+5,67247,131+48,46535.3%4.6%153,565
Dec 30, 202501,334+0+0-1,334+00.0%0.7%180,123
Dec 23, 202501,334+0+276-1,334-2760.0%0.8%174,882
Dec 16, 202501,058+0+0-1,058+00.0%0.6%166,861
Dec 9, 202501,058+0+108-1,058-1080.0%0.7%163,099
Dec 2, 20250950+0-308-950+3080.0%0.6%159,976
Nov 25, 202501,258+0+0-1,258+00.0%0.7%176,638
Nov 18, 202501,258+0-96-1,258+960.0%0.7%171,541
Nov 10, 202501,354+0-96-1,354+960.0%0.8%163,973
Nov 4, 202501,450+0-464-1,450+4640.0%0.9%162,671
Oct 28, 202501,914+0-156-1,914+1560.0%1.1%170,277
Oct 21, 202502,070+0+0-2,070+00.0%1.3%162,577
Oct 14, 202502,070+0+0-2,070+00.0%1.3%160,571
Oct 7, 202502,070+0-370-2,070+3700.0%1.3%159,722
Sep 30, 202502,440+0+0-2,440+00.0%1.4%173,720

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.

Mar 24, 2026(Latest)
Open interest: 225,742 contractsWeek 1 of 26
Trader typeLongShortNetLong % OIShort % OINet % OIWoW Δ Net

Other Reportables

58,16933,06925,100+25.8%+14.6%+11.1%-6,402

Producer Merchant

46,15269,471-23,319+20.4%+30.8%-10.3%+5,773

Swap Dealers

69,57570,752-1,177+30.8%+31.3%-0.5%-2,900

Nonreportable

33,19433,798-604+14.7%+15.0%-0.3%+3,529

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 mostly neutral right now.

Crowding

Positioning looks balanced rather than crowded.

Current positioning

Positioning is neutral this week. Positioning looks balanced rather than crowded. Other Reportables is currently net long by 25,100 contracts.

Macro regime

Macro conditions are mostly neutral for Wti Financial Crude Oil - New York Mercantile Exchange.

Replay summary

Mixed regime. Positioning is neutral this week. Price trend is flat, so momentum is not adding much confirmation yet. Macro conditions are mostly neutral right now.