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COT report 25 Aug 2026

Brent Crude

Positioning history from the CFTC Commitments of Traders report, Legacy futures-only. Up to the last 52 weekly reports, most recent first. Tilt is net position as a share of open interest; Pct is that reading’s percentile against the market’s own history.

+80.0%-80.0%
Large specsCommercialsSmall specs
Brent Crude — weekly positioning history, most recent report first
ReportLarge specsCommercialsSmall specs
TiltPctTiltPctTiltPct
25 Aug 2026-27.0%64+18.2%27+7.1%38
18 Aug 2026-28.0%61+21.9%37+3.3%27
11 Aug 2026-23.7%75+17.0%25+7.4%39
04 Aug 2026-24.2%74+18.0%26+14.9%61
28 Jul 2026-11.2%95+6.0%5+24.2%86
21 Jul 2026-19.8%84+14.9%21+23.8%85
14 Jul 2026-17.0%89+11.9%13+20.0%77
07 Jul 2026-19.4%85+14.8%21+15.0%62
30 Jun 2026-25.3%71+18.1%27+25.6%88
23 Jun 2026-18.2%88+12.4%15+23.8%85
16 Jun 2026-10.1%96+4.8%4+27.6%90
09 Jun 2026-7.3%97+1.6%2+32.1%95
02 Jun 2026-14.1%92+9.1%7+32.5%95
26 May 2026-22.0%81+17.5%24+35.9%96
19 May 2026-17.3%89+14.3%19+26.4%89
12 May 2026-12.0%95+9.5%7+28.9%93
05 May 2026-6.1%98+4.4%3+19.2%74
28 Apr 2026-16.8%90+13.5%16+10.6%50
21 Apr 2026-15.6%91+12.7%14+12.4%55
14 Apr 2026-15.3%92+11.5%11+17.2%70
07 Apr 2026-18.7%88+14.7%19+18.2%73
31 Mar 2026-20.4%86+15.1%20+15.3%65
24 Mar 2026-9.3%96+6.1%4+10.8%50
17 Mar 2026-12.8%94+10.1%8+11.1%51
10 Mar 2026-7.8%97+6.0%4+9.4%46
03 Mar 2026-17.7%90+14.7%18+13.9%60
24 Feb 2026-29.9%60+26.3%50+4.8%33
17 Feb 2026-23.5%78+18.6%25+4.5%32
10 Feb 2026-24.0%77+18.9%26+9.3%45
03 Feb 2026-22.8%80+22.7%37+6.3%38
27 Jan 2026-26.7%69+24.8%45+12.2%54
20 Jan 2026-30.4%59+28.0%55+23.0%84
13 Jan 2026-24.5%76+23.8%41+23.8%86
06 Jan 2026-22.8%80+20.2%30+20.1%78
30 Dec 2025-23.6%78+18.5%25+19.6%76
23 Dec 2025-25.1%75+20.2%30+20.7%79
16 Dec 2025-25.8%73+22.1%35+16.9%70
09 Dec 2025-26.5%70+22.4%36+14.9%63
02 Dec 2025-18.6%89+16.2%22+4.0%32
25 Nov 2025-19.3%88+14.1%18+9.4%46
18 Nov 2025-21.3%84+18.4%25+2.3%26
10 Nov 2025-19.0%88+16.0%22-0.0%20
04 Nov 2025-13.1%94+11.8%12+4.9%34
28 Oct 2025-17.3%90+11.1%10+19.8%76
21 Oct 2025-14.5%93+8.9%7+15.6%65
14 Oct 2025-13.3%94+8.4%6+18.3%73
07 Oct 2025-7.5%97+3.8%2+27.0%90
30 Sept 2025-28.8%65+16.2%21+16.0%67
23 Sept 2025-24.9%76+14.8%18+10.3%49
16 Sept 2025-23.3%80+14.9%18+11.2%51
09 Sept 2025-25.8%74+15.8%20+6.3%38
02 Sept 2025-27.1%69+18.1%23+2.6%27