BRENT LAST DAY · NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE · CFTC code 06765T · week ending 2026-10-06
Managed Money holds a net position of 3,357 contracts, or 1.5% of the 230,626 contracts of open interest, leaving the category net long. That is within the normal range of the last three years (z = −0.62 and sits at 30 on a 0–100 scale of its three-year range). In contracts, the net position moved −829 while open interest moved −12,698 — long liquidation, with longs closing out rather than new sellers arriving. That is −0.26pp as a share of open interest.
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 | 230,626 | 3,357 | 1.46% | -0.26 | -0.62 | 30 |
| 2026-09-29 | 243,324 | 4,186 | 1.72% | -0.27 | -0.57 | 31 |
| 2026-09-22 | 251,518 | 5,008 | 1.99% | -1.04 | -0.51 | 32 |
| 2026-09-15 | 260,719 | 7,896 | 3.03% | 0.78 | -0.33 | 35 |
| 2026-09-08 | 262,500 | 5,913 | 2.25% | 0.16 | -0.44 | 34 |
| 2026-09-01 | 253,258 | 5,307 | 2.10% | -0.54 | -0.46 | 34 |
| 2026-08-25 | 270,144 | 7,126 | 2.64% | -0.06 | -0.37 | 35 |
| 2026-08-18 | 253,532 | 6,836 | 2.70% | -0.33 | -0.36 | 35 |
| 2026-08-11 | 233,972 | 7,084 | 3.03% | -0.03 | -0.30 | 37 |
| 2026-08-04 | 218,894 | 6,691 | 3.06% | -3.03 | -0.29 | 37 |
| 2026-07-28 | 258,755 | 15,740 | 6.08% | 0.33 | 0.19 | 46 |
| 2026-07-21 | 247,812 | 14,255 | 5.75% | 0.68 | 0.14 | 45 |