WTI 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
| Report | Large specs | Commercials | Small specs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilt | Pct | Tilt | Pct | Tilt | Pct | |
| 25 Aug 2026 | +23.6% | 6 6th percentile — elevated short | -8.1% | 95 95th percentile — extreme long | +28.1% | 87 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | +23.6% | 6 | -7.9% | 95 | +26.0% | 81 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | +18.7% | 4 | -6.7% | 96 | +25.3% | 80 |
| 04 Aug 2026 | +22.3% | 5 | -8.0% | 95 | +34.6% | 98 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | +23.6% | 6 | -8.3% | 95 | +33.1% | 96 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | +15.2% | 3 | -5.7% | 97 | +21.1% | 71 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | +11.6% | 1 | -4.4% | 98 | +18.2% | 62 |
| 07 Jul 2026 | +13.5% | 2 | -5.4% | 98 | +22.4% | 74 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | +19.4% | 3 | -7.2% | 96 | +23.9% | 77 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | +19.6% | 3 | -8.0% | 96 | +30.4% | 92 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | +20.8% | 4 | -8.3% | 96 | +30.1% | 91 |
| 09 Jun 2026 | +22.1% | 4 | -8.5% | 95 | +29.1% | 89 |
| 02 Jun 2026 | +25.5% | 6 | -9.3% | 95 | +23.0% | 76 |
| 26 May 2026 | +27.1% | 7 | -9.8% | 94 | +26.3% | 82 |
| 19 May 2026 | +29.0% | 9 | -10.0% | 94 | +21.4% | 73 |
| 12 May 2026 | +29.6% | 9 | -9.3% | 95 | +19.0% | 66 |
| 05 May 2026 | +30.6% | 10 | -9.9% | 94 | +20.9% | 71 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | +32.6% | 13 | -11.0% | 92 | +22.6% | 75 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | +33.9% | 14 | -11.5% | 90 | +29.2% | 89 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | +36.0% | 18 | -12.2% | 89 | +32.6% | 96 |
| 07 Apr 2026 | +36.0% | 19 | -11.5% | 90 | +21.0% | 72 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | +39.3% | 24 | -12.3% | 88 | +26.4% | 83 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | +45.0% | 34 | -13.7% | 85 | +27.9% | 87 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | +39.6% | 25 | -13.3% | 85 | +29.4% | 90 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | +40.6% | 26 | -14.3% | 83 | +37.5% | 99 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | +32.0% | 12 | -11.7% | 90 | +39.1% | 100 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | +32.4% | 12 | -11.6% | 90 | +28.0% | 87 |
| 17 Feb 2026 | +28.2% | 8 | -9.6% | 95 | +33.0% | 97 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | +22.5% | 4 | -8.4% | 95 | +29.3% | 90 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | +24.6% | 6 | -8.0% | 96 | +24.6% | 81 |
| 27 Jan 2026 | +19.7% | 3 | -6.4% | 97 | +15.3% | 54 |
| 20 Jan 2026 | +16.1% | 3 | -5.6% | 97 | +15.8% | 55 |
| 13 Jan 2026 | +11.3% | 1 | -3.7% | 99 | +6.0% | 30 |
| 06 Jan 2026 | +12.4% | 1 | -4.1% | 99 | +10.9% | 43 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | +14.1% | 2 | -4.2% | 99 | +4.9% | 25 |
| 23 Dec 2025 | +14.1% | 2 | -4.1% | 99 | +2.8% | 20 |
| 16 Dec 2025 | +11.3% | 1 | -4.3% | 99 | +13.2% | 48 |
| 09 Dec 2025 | +13.0% | 1 | -4.6% | 99 | +15.9% | 56 |
| 02 Dec 2025 | +10.4% | 0 | -3.4% | 100 | +9.3% | 40 |
| 25 Nov 2025 | +11.1% | 0 | -3.7% | 100 | +9.3% | 39 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | +14.6% | 1 | -4.5% | 99 | +9.8% | 41 |
| 10 Nov 2025 | +13.1% | 1 | -4.1% | 100 | +9.3% | 40 |
| 04 Nov 2025 | +16.5% | 1 | -4.8% | 99 | +8.2% | 37 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | +13.7% | 1 | -4.5% | 100 | +10.4% | 41 |
| 21 Oct 2025 | +7.9% | 0 | -3.1% | 100 | +12.1% | 45 |
| 14 Oct 2025 | +12.5% | 0 | -4.3% | 100 | +16.4% | 58 |
| 07 Oct 2025 | +15.9% | 0 | -5.3% | 100 | +19.1% | 66 |
| 30 Sept 2025 | +23.9% | 2 | -7.1% | 99 | +25.4% | 82 |
| 23 Sept 2025 | +24.1% | 2 | -6.6% | 100 | +14.0% | 49 |
| 16 Sept 2025 | +21.6% | 1 | -6.5% | 100 | +14.1% | 50 |
| 09 Sept 2025 | +17.5% | 0 | -5.9% | 100 | +17.2% | 60 |
| 02 Sept 2025 | +21.2% | 1 | -6.9% | 100 | +16.3% | 57 |