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COT report 25 Aug 2026

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
WTI Crude — weekly positioning history, most recent report first
ReportLarge specsCommercialsSmall specs
TiltPctTiltPctTiltPct
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