WTI MIDLAND ARGUS VS WTI TRADE · NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE · CFTC code 067A71 · week ending 2026-10-06
Managed Money holds a net position of −5,260 contracts, or 1.2% of the 430,701 contracts of open interest, leaving the category net short. That is within the normal range of the last three years (z = +0.68 and sits at 77 on a 0–100 scale of its three-year range). In contracts, the net position moved +200 while open interest moved −17,609 — short covering, with the move coming from shorts closing out rather than new buyers arriving. As a share of open interest it still fell 0.00pp, because open interest grew faster than the position did.
Managed Money · blue above the line is net long, red below is net short
The denominator. Positioning shares mean little without knowing whether the market itself is growing or shrinking.
Shaded beyond ±2σ. Measures how unusual today's share is for this market.
Rank within the 3-year range. Shaded below 10 and above 90.
Change in the net share week over week, in percentage points of open interest.
Net share of open interest by trader group. The groups net to zero — every long is someone's short.
| Week | Open interest | Net | Net % OI | Δ pp | Z | COT Idx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | 430,701 | −5,260 | -1.22% | -0.00 | 0.68 | 77 |
| 2026-09-29 | 448,310 | −5,460 | -1.22% | 0.08 | 0.68 | 77 |
| 2026-09-22 | 422,178 | −5,460 | -1.29% | 0.25 | 0.64 | 75 |
| 2026-09-15 | 354,223 | −5,460 | -1.54% | 0.12 | 0.50 | 71 |
| 2026-09-08 | 329,028 | −5,460 | -1.66% | 0.09 | 0.43 | 69 |
| 2026-09-01 | 311,666 | −5,460 | -1.75% | -0.06 | 0.37 | 68 |
| 2026-08-25 | 322,519 | −5,460 | -1.69% | 0.00 | 0.40 | 69 |
| 2026-08-18 | 322,004 | −5,460 | -1.70% | 0.04 | 0.40 | 69 |
| 2026-08-11 | 315,471 | −5,460 | -1.73% | 0.07 | 0.38 | 68 |
| 2026-08-04 | 303,878 | −5,460 | -1.80% | -0.11 | 0.34 | 67 |
| 2026-07-28 | 324,333 | −5,460 | -1.68% | 0.09 | 0.41 | 69 |
| 2026-07-21 | 308,411 | −5,460 | -1.77% | 0.03 | 0.36 | 67 |