FIG 01 — ENERGY · CL
WTI Crude Oil Positioning
Managed Money net
111,731
WoW change
+17,450
Open interest
1,939,911
3Y index
52w: 100
FIG 02 — NET POSITIONING · 3 YEARS · SHADED = 52W SPEC RANGE
FIG 03 — WEEK-OVER-WEEK CHANGE · MANAGED MONEY · 26 WEEKS
FIG 04 — READ
What this week's report says
Managed money added 13,660 long contracts and cut 3,790 short contracts in WTI Crude Oil this week — a net bullish shift of +17,450 contracts. They remain net long overall.
Managed money and producers & merchants moved in opposite directions this week — speculative and institutional flows disagree on WTI Crude Oil.
Open interest rose alongside the positioning change — fresh money is entering, which typically strengthens the move rather than short-covering.
Data as of Tue 2026-09-08 · source CFTC Disaggregated report · next update 2026-09-18