WTI-PHYSICAL · NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE · CFTC code 067651 · week ending 2026-08-11
Managed Money holds a net position of 79,916 contracts, or 4.2% of the 1,892,429 contracts of open interest, leaving the category net long. That is within the normal range of the last three years (z = −0.53 and sits at 32 on a 0–100 scale of its three-year range). In contracts, the net position moved −7,042 while open interest moved +5,613 — new shorts entering, with fresh money taking the short side as open interest grew. That is −0.39pp as a share of open interest.
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 | 1,892,429 | 79,916 | 4.22% | -0.39 | -0.53 | 32 |
| 2026-08-04 | 1,886,816 | 86,958 | 4.61% | -0.39 | -0.44 | 34 |
| 2026-07-28 | 1,859,795 | 92,943 | 5.00% | 1.57 | -0.35 | 36 |
| 2026-07-21 | 1,864,487 | 63,979 | 3.43% | 0.13 | -0.74 | 28 |
| 2026-07-14 | 1,875,496 | 61,974 | 3.30% | -0.06 | -0.78 | 27 |
| 2026-07-07 | 1,905,761 | 64,041 | 3.36% | -0.89 | -0.78 | 28 |
| 2026-06-30 | 1,914,443 | 81,282 | 4.25% | -0.09 | -0.57 | 32 |
| 2026-06-23 | 1,911,877 | 82,872 | 4.33% | -0.46 | -0.55 | 33 |
| 2026-06-16 | 2,007,709 | 96,228 | 4.79% | 0.07 | -0.44 | 35 |
| 2026-06-09 | 2,006,635 | 94,725 | 4.72% | 0.24 | -0.45 | 35 |
| 2026-06-02 | 2,025,180 | 90,765 | 4.48% | 0.49 | -0.51 | 34 |
| 2026-05-26 | 2,003,795 | 79,924 | 3.99% | -0.92 | -0.63 | 31 |