Crude Oil (WTI)

Disaggregated COT · CFTC 067651

Producer hedge ratio7.6%Under-hedged · Bullish
PhaseTrend
Producer net-320,000
Managed money net+180,000

Disaggregated positioning

Producers hedge by selling — heavy producer shorts at low prices are bullish.

CategoryLongShortNet
Producer / Merchant200,000520,000-320,000
Swap Dealers240,00090,000+150,000
Managed Money300,000120,000+180,000
Other Reportables70,00060,000+10,000
Non-Reportables40,00060,000-20,000
Open interest1,700,000 (+12,000)

Commercial vs speculator

When commercials (smart money) and speculators diverge, commercials usually win.

Divergent · Commercials bullish
Commercial net
-170,000
Speculator net
+180,000

Market reference

Contract spec and its currency linkage.

Contract size
1,000 barrels
Correlated currency
CAD
Correlation
-0.80
Report date
2026-05-26