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Crude oil futures COT reports (CFTC)

Weekly data on positions held by different trader categories in crude oil futures

Derivatives: COT Reports on derivatives positioning (energy commodities)

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Worksheet 1: Brent

Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
COT reports: Total open positions (open interest) in crude oil futures: BRENT LAST DAY - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 735 2011-10-18 2026-01-27
COT reports: Long positions held by producers and merchants in crude oil futures: BRENT LAST DAY - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 735 2011-10-18 2026-01-27
COT reports: Short positions held by producers and merchants in crude oil futures: BRENT LAST DAY - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 735 2011-10-18 2026-01-27
COT reports: Net long positions held by producers and merchants in crude oil futures: BRENT LAST DAY - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 735 2011-10-18 2026-01-27
COT reports: Long positions held by swap dealers in crude oil futures: BRENT LAST DAY - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 735 2011-10-18 2026-01-27
COT reports: Short positions held by swap dealers in crude oil futures: BRENT LAST DAY - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 735 2011-10-18 2026-01-27
COT reports: Net long positions held by swap dealers in crude oil futures: BRENT LAST DAY - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 735 2011-10-18 2026-01-27
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by swap dealers in crude oil futures: BRENT LAST DAY - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 735 2011-10-18 2026-01-27
COT reports: Long positions held by money managers in crude oil futures: BRENT LAST DAY - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 735 2011-10-18 2026-01-27
COT reports: Short positions held by money managers in crude oil futures: BRENT LAST DAY - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 735 2011-10-18 2026-01-27
COT reports: Net long positions held by money managers in crude oil futures: BRENT LAST DAY - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 735 2011-10-18 2026-01-27
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by money managers in crude oil futures: BRENT LAST DAY - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 735 2011-10-18 2026-01-27
COT reports: Long positions held by other reporting traders in crude oil futures: BRENT LAST DAY - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 735 2011-10-18 2026-01-27
COT reports: Short positions held by other reporting traders in crude oil futures: BRENT LAST DAY - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 735 2011-10-18 2026-01-27
COT reports: Net long positions held by other reporting traders in crude oil futures: BRENT LAST DAY - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 735 2011-10-18 2026-01-27
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by other reporting traders in crude oil futures: BRENT LAST DAY - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 735 2011-10-18 2026-01-27
COT reports: Long positions held by all reporting traders in crude oil futures: BRENT LAST DAY - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 735 2011-10-18 2026-01-27
COT reports: Short positions held by all reporting traders in crude oil futures: BRENT LAST DAY - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 735 2011-10-18 2026-01-27
COT reports: Long positions held by non-reporting traders in crude oil futures: BRENT LAST DAY - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 735 2011-10-18 2026-01-27
COT reports: Short positions held by non-reporting traders in crude oil futures: BRENT LAST DAY - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 735 2011-10-18 2026-01-27
COT reports: Net long positions held by non-reporting traders in crude oil futures: BRENT LAST DAY - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 735 2011-10-18 2026-01-27

Worksheet 2: WTI

Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
COT reports: Total open positions (open interest) in crude oil futures: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1025 2006-06-13 2026-01-27
COT reports: Long positions held by producers and merchants in crude oil futures: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1025 2006-06-13 2026-01-27
COT reports: Short positions held by producers and merchants in crude oil futures: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1025 2006-06-13 2026-01-27
COT reports: Net long positions held by producers and merchants in crude oil futures: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1025 2006-06-13 2026-01-27
COT reports: Long positions held by swap dealers in crude oil futures: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1025 2006-06-13 2026-01-27
COT reports: Short positions held by swap dealers in crude oil futures: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1025 2006-06-13 2026-01-27
COT reports: Net long positions held by swap dealers in crude oil futures: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1025 2006-06-13 2026-01-27
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by swap dealers in crude oil futures: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1025 2006-06-13 2026-01-27
COT reports: Long positions held by money managers in crude oil futures: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1025 2006-06-13 2026-01-27
COT reports: Short positions held by money managers in crude oil futures: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1025 2006-06-13 2026-01-27
COT reports: Net long positions held by money managers in crude oil futures: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1025 2006-06-13 2026-01-27
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by money managers in crude oil futures: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1025 2006-06-13 2026-01-27
COT reports: Long positions held by other reporting traders in crude oil futures: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1025 2006-06-13 2026-01-27
COT reports: Short positions held by other reporting traders in crude oil futures: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1025 2006-06-13 2026-01-27
COT reports: Net long positions held by other reporting traders in crude oil futures: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1025 2006-06-13 2026-01-27
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by other reporting traders in crude oil futures: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1025 2006-06-13 2026-01-27
COT reports: Long positions held by all reporting traders in crude oil futures: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1025 2006-06-13 2026-01-27
COT reports: Short positions held by all reporting traders in crude oil futures: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1025 2006-06-13 2026-01-27
COT reports: Long positions held by non-reporting traders in crude oil futures: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1025 2006-06-13 2026-01-27
COT reports: Short positions held by non-reporting traders in crude oil futures: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1025 2006-06-13 2026-01-27
COT reports: Net long positions held by non-reporting traders in crude oil futures: WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 1025 2006-06-13 2026-01-27