COT Report: WTI FINANCIAL CRUDE OIL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE

Futures Only Positions as of 2026-08-18

Below is the Commitments of Traders (COT) report for WTI FINANCIAL CRUDE OIL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (futures only) with COT charts. This COT report for WTI FINANCIAL CRUDE OIL 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 FINANCIAL CRUDE OIL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (CONTRACTS OF 1,000 BARRELS)
CFTC Code: #06765A
Open Interest: 202,276   Total Changes: +8,329   Total Traders: 45
AS OF: 2026-08-18

  Long Short Spread
Positions Open Int # Traders Positions Open Int # Traders Positions Open Int # Traders
Producer/Merchant/
Processor/User
37,672
+1,612
18.6% 14 50,588
+2,113
25.0% 13      
Swap Dealers 58,577
-3,266
29.0% 11 53,939
+1,223
26.7% 6 13,566
+3,173
6.7% 11
Managed Money 0
0
0.0% 0 0
0
0.0% 0 0
0
0.0%
Other Reportables 52,461
+6,706
25.9% 5 23,297
+768
11.5% 5 14,652
+55
7.2% 7
Nonreportable
Positions
25,348
+49
12.5%   46,234
+997
22.9%        

Long vs. Short

Net Positions


Positions: Long



Positions: Short