Energy Futures COT Positioning
Compare outright positioning across WTI, refined products and natural gas while retaining physical-market and seasonal context.
Latest report: 8 September 2026 · Default comparison: Managed Money · Disaggregated Futures Only
Latest group comparison
Ranked by signed weekly change. Use each market page to switch official categories and explore history.
| Report date | Market | Participant | Long | Short | Spread | Net | Weekly change | Net / OI | 4-report change | 52-report context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | WTI Crude Oil | Managed Money | 218,960 | 107,229 | 284,214 | +111,731 | +17,450 | 5.75% | +31,815 | 100th percentile |
| 2026-09-08 | RBOB Gasoline | Managed Money | 106,371 | 13,523 | 35,635 | +92,848 | +3,633 | 25.43% | +22,997 | 96th percentile |
| 2026-09-08 | NY Harbor ULSD | Managed Money | 36,642 | 21,283 | 18,567 | +15,359 | -4,985 | 5.79% | +1,785 | 54th percentile |
| 2026-09-08 | Natural Gas | Managed Money | 262,109 | 358,851 | 647,426 | -96,742 | -7,261 | -5.30% | +13,888 | 35th percentile |
WTI Crude Oil
WTI-PHYSICAL · NYMEX
RBOB Gasoline
GASOLINE RBOB · NYMEX
NY Harbor ULSD
NY HARBOR ULSD · NYMEX
Natural Gas
NAT GAS NYME · NYMEX
COT research guides
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