COT Report: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
Futures Only Positions as of 2026-08-18
Below is the Commitments of Traders (COT) report for WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (futures only) with COT charts. This COT report for WTI-PHYSICAL 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.
WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (CONTRACTS OF 1,000 BARRELS)
CFTC Code: #067651
Open Interest: 1,888,960 Total Changes: -3,469 Total Traders: 283
CFTC Code: #067651
Open Interest: 1,888,960 Total Changes: -3,469 Total Traders: 283
AS OF: 2026-08-18
| Long | Short | Spread | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positions | Open Int | # Traders | Positions | Open Int | # Traders | Positions | Open Int | # Traders | |
| Producer/Merchant/ Processor/User |
653,948 -4,546 |
34.6% | 58 | 338,431 +19,134 |
17.9% | 54 | |||
| Swap Dealers | 107,452 -1,856 |
5.7% | 15 | 576,056 -2,086 |
30.5% | 26 | 133,421 +3,879 |
7.1% | 30 |
| Managed Money | 195,538 +4,984 |
10.4% | 54 | 108,059 -2,579 |
5.7% | 28 | 267,661 -10,618 |
14.2% | 55 |
| Other Reportables | 124,621 +329 |
6.6% | 55 | 90,010 -15,002 |
4.8% | 31 | 331,211 +4,600 |
17.5% | 56 |
| Nonreportable Positions |
75,108 -241 |
4.0% | 44,111 -797 |
2.3% | |||||
