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Gulf # 6 Fuel Oil Crack - New York Mercantile Exchange

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Signal state

Bearish-31

Generated market from CFTC archives.

Signal layer

Score breakdown

How the +100 to -100 conviction score is calculated

Macro Score

+8 pts

Target Exposure

-31%

Market History

Net Positioning History

Historical net positioning (Longs minus Shorts) for the reference trader group.

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Gulf # 6 Fuel Oil Crack - New York Mercantile ExchangeManaged Money — 6 Month Positioning Report
Report DateLong PositionsShort PositionsChange in LongsChange in ShortsNet PositionsNet Change% OI Long% OI ShortOpen Interest
Max5252,556+300+1,755525+1,6653.4%21.9%16,986
Min00-300-1,365-2,556-1,7550.0%0.0%10,573
13 Per. Avg1211,076+0+50-955-500.8%8.6%13,514
Mar 24, 202602,556+0+450-2,556-4500.0%21.9%11,698
Mar 17, 202602,106+0-45-2,106+450.0%19.9%10,612
Mar 10, 202602,151+0+540-2,151-5400.0%20.3%10,573
Mar 3, 202601,611+0+255-1,611-2550.0%13.4%12,020
Feb 24, 202601,356+0+420-1,356-4200.0%9.8%13,802
Feb 17, 20260936-75+936-936-1,0110.0%7.0%13,412
Feb 10, 2026750-300+075-3000.6%0.0%12,511
Feb 3, 20263750+75+0375+753.0%0.0%12,668
Jan 27, 20263000-225+0300-2251.9%0.0%15,843
Jan 20, 20265250+225+0525+2253.4%0.0%15,348
Jan 13, 20263000+300-1,365300+1,6652.1%0.0%14,459
Jan 6, 202601,365+0-540-1,365+5400.0%8.7%15,751
Dec 30, 202501,905+0+0-1,905+00.0%11.2%16,986
Dec 23, 202501,905+0+75-1,905-750.0%11.2%16,986
Dec 16, 202501,830+0+1,755-1,830-1,7550.0%11.6%15,781
Dec 9, 2025075-285+75-75-3600.0%0.6%12,166
Dec 2, 20252850+75+0285+751.9%0.0%15,236
Nov 25, 20252100+0+0210+01.4%0.0%15,128
Nov 18, 20252100+0+0210+01.4%0.0%15,168
Nov 10, 20252100+210-525210+7351.6%0.0%13,178
Nov 4, 20250525+0-175-525+1750.0%3.9%13,448
Oct 28, 20250700+0+0-700+00.0%4.7%15,033
Oct 21, 20250700+0-405-700+4050.0%4.5%15,563
Oct 14, 202501,105+0+0-1,105+00.0%7.9%14,048
Oct 7, 202501,105+0-300-1,105+3000.0%8.6%12,808
Sep 30, 202501,405+0+0-1,405+00.0%10.2%13,817

COT report

Longs vs shorts by trader category — week by week

Browse the official CFTC report week by week to see how each trader group's positioning has shifted. The WoW Δ column shows the net contract change from the prior week.

Mar 24, 2026(Latest)
Open interest: 11,698 contractsWeek 1 of 26
Trader typeLongShortNetLong % OIShort % OINet % OIWoW Δ Net

Managed Money

Reference group used for the main bias model

02,556-2,556+0.0%+21.9%-21.9%-450

Swap Dealers

2,33502,335+20.0%+0.0%+20.0%+0

Producer Merchant

7,1436,913230+61.1%+59.1%+2.0%+344

Other Reportables

599608-9+5.1%+5.2%-0.1%+106

Nonreportable

15150+0.1%+0.1%+0.0%+0

Interpretation layer

Why the terminal reads this market the way it does

The platform turns the underlying scores into a readable narrative: pressure, confirmation, macro support, and crowding.

Positioning pressure

Bearish positioning is building. This week's COT print is more bearish than the prior week.

Trend check

Price trend is flat, so momentum is not adding much confirmation yet.

Macro check

Macro conditions are mostly neutral right now.

Crowding

Traders are heavily crowded short.

Current positioning

Bearish positioning is building. Traders are heavily crowded short. Managed Money is currently net short by 2,556 contracts.

Macro regime

Macro conditions are mostly neutral for Gulf # 6 Fuel Oil Crack - New York Mercantile Exchange.

Replay summary

Constructive bearish regime. Bearish positioning is building. Price trend is flat, so momentum is not adding much confirmation yet. Macro conditions are mostly neutral right now.

Risk layer

Veto reasons and caution flags

These are the conditions that reduce conviction even when the raw positioning signal looks strong.

Extreme crowding — squeeze risk elevated.
Price trend does not confirm positioning.
Macro environment is not supportive.