Wti-Physical COT Report

Latest data as of 2026-10-06. Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only.

Large speculators were net long 99,060 contracts in Wti-Physical futures as of 2026-10-06, down 10,403 from the prior week. Commercial hedgers were net short 126,458 contracts, with total open interest of 1,889,422 contracts. The COT index stands at 22.2.

Open interest1,889,422
Non-commercial long336,706
Non-commercial short237,646
Non-commercial net99,060
Commercial long894,330
Commercial short1,020,788
Commercial net-126,458
WoW change in non-commercial net-10,403
COT index22.2

Last 52 weeks

DateOpen interestNon-commercial netCommercial net
2026-10-06099,060-126,458
2026-09-290109,463-142,618
2026-09-220141,106-169,889
2026-09-150135,905-164,858
2026-09-080136,579-166,185
2026-09-010129,911-156,005
2026-08-250123,449-156,246
2026-08-180122,090-153,087
2026-08-11099,196-129,637
2026-08-040112,443-153,775
2026-07-280120,108-158,822
2026-07-21081,689-108,601
2026-07-14062,683-85,088
2026-07-07075,749-104,622
2026-06-300110,531-140,148
2026-06-230114,633-152,606
2026-06-160124,483-165,339
2026-06-090130,301-170,726
2026-06-020155,874-188,109
2026-05-260160,998-195,473
2026-05-190172,580-200,409
2026-05-120169,877-196,134
2026-05-050178,786-206,150
2026-04-280191,911-219,654
2026-04-210192,302-226,711
2026-04-140206,541-246,935
2026-04-070202,153-230,466
2026-03-310213,488-245,091
2026-03-240233,620-267,010
2026-03-170218,688-262,629
2026-03-100228,015-276,447
2026-03-030172,150-222,327
2026-02-240172,712-216,783
2026-02-170141,343-181,629
2026-02-100117,814-155,866
2026-02-030124,565-152,499
2026-01-27096,982-115,048
2026-01-20078,792-97,047
2026-01-13058,128-65,450
2026-01-06057,352-70,766
2025-12-30064,591-70,253
2025-12-23064,898-68,184
2025-12-16054,896-72,572
2025-12-09058,433-78,497
2025-12-02051,037-61,260
2025-11-25055,017-65,188
2025-11-18069,176-80,301
2025-11-10060,384-71,884
2025-11-04074,907-84,426
2025-10-28065,601-77,717
2025-10-21039,800-55,056
2025-10-14060,991-81,380

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Frequently asked questions

What is the COT report?
The Commitments of Traders (COT) report is a weekly publication by the CFTC that breaks down open interest in futures markets by trader category, including non-commercial (speculator) and commercial (hedger) positions.
When is the COT report released?
The COT report is released every Friday at 3:30 pm ET, with positions measured as of the prior Tuesday.
What does non-commercial net mean?
Non-commercial net is the number of long contracts held by large speculators minus their short contracts. A positive value means speculators are net long; a negative value means they are net short.