BRENT LAST DAY · NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE · CFTC code 06765T · week ending 2026-08-11
Managed Money holds a net position of 7,084 contracts, or 3.0% of the 233,972 contracts of open interest, leaving the category net long. That is within the normal range of the last three years (z = −0.30 and sits at 37 on a 0–100 scale of its three-year range). In contracts, the net position moved +393 while open interest moved +15,078 — new longs entering, with fresh money taking the long side as open interest grew alongside the position. As a share of open interest it still fell 0.03pp, because open interest grew faster than the position did.
Managed Money · blue above the line is net long, red below is net short
The denominator. Positioning shares mean little without knowing whether the market itself is growing or shrinking.
Shaded beyond ±2σ. Measures how unusual today's share is for this market.
Rank within the 3-year range. Shaded below 10 and above 90.
Change in the net share week over week, in percentage points of open interest.
Net share of open interest by trader group. The groups net to zero — every long is someone's short.
| Week | Open interest | Net | Net % OI | Δ pp | Z | COT Idx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | 233,972 | 7,084 | 3.03% | -0.03 | -0.30 | 37 |
| 2026-08-04 | 218,894 | 6,691 | 3.06% | -3.03 | -0.29 | 37 |
| 2026-07-28 | 258,755 | 15,740 | 6.08% | 0.33 | 0.19 | 46 |
| 2026-07-21 | 247,812 | 14,255 | 5.75% | 0.68 | 0.14 | 45 |
| 2026-07-14 | 247,129 | 12,537 | 5.07% | -0.05 | 0.04 | 43 |
| 2026-07-07 | 241,351 | 12,356 | 5.12% | 2.66 | 0.05 | 43 |
| 2026-06-30 | 264,225 | 6,498 | 2.46% | -0.18 | -0.37 | 35 |
| 2026-06-23 | 258,223 | 6,823 | 2.64% | -0.59 | -0.33 | 35 |
| 2026-06-16 | 251,903 | 8,130 | 3.23% | 0.14 | -0.23 | 37 |
| 2026-06-09 | 251,441 | 7,755 | 3.08% | 0.08 | -0.24 | 37 |
| 2026-06-02 | 226,538 | 6,799 | 3.00% | -0.83 | -0.24 | 36 |
| 2026-05-26 | 249,447 | 9,568 | 3.84% | -1.47 | -0.10 | 39 |