Below is the Commitments of Traders (COT) report for CRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI - ICE FUTURES EUROPE (futures only) with COT charts. This COT report for CRUDE OIL, LIGHT SWEET-WTI is as of 2026-08-18. COT reports are released each Friday (except for U.S. holidays) by the CFTC. Each COT report release includes data from the previous Tuesday.
| Long | Short | Spread | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positions | Open Int | # Traders | Positions | Open Int | # Traders | Positions | Open Int | # Traders | |
| Producer/Merchant/ Processor/User |
441,861 +18,077 |
54.2% | 39 | 346,393 +4,540 |
42.5% | 35 | |||
| Swap Dealers | 7,199 -660 |
0.9% | 4 | 87,980 +2,453 |
10.8% | 12 | 59,819 +792 |
7.3% | 14 |
| Managed Money | 12,816 -2,711 |
1.6% | 5 | 23,512 -451 |
2.9% | 12 | 33,800 +4,768 |
4.1% | 13 |
| Other Reportables | 59,414 -1,181 |
7.3% | 13 | 66,169 +7,677 |
8.1% | 24 | 185,312 +1,682 |
22.7% | 35 |
| Nonreportable Positions |
15,130 -2,574 |
1.9% | 12,366 -3,268 |
1.5% | |||||