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Wti 1St Line-Brent 1St Line - Ice Futures Energy Div

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Signal state

Bullish+37

Generated market from CFTC archives.

Signal layer

Score breakdown

How the +100 to -100 conviction score is calculated

Macro Score

+9 pts

Target Exposure

+37%

Market History

Net Positioning History

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

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Wti 1St Line-Brent 1St Line - Ice Futures Energy DivReference Group — 6 Month Positioning Report
Report DateLong PositionsShort PositionsChange in LongsChange in ShortsNet PositionsNet Change% OI Long% OI ShortOpen Interest
Max251,394112,441+249,059+110,393249,346+250,53596.5%93.2%274,280
Min152,048-251,379-1,476-112,426-361,7720.0%0.8%120,672
13 Per. Avg21,28012,176-172+8,3199,103-8,4918.2%8.5%254,057
Jun 24, 202515112,441-251,379+110,393-112,426-361,7720.0%93.2%120,672
Mar 31, 2020251,3942,048+249,059-1,476249,346+250,53596.5%0.8%260,404
Jan 7, 20202,3353,524-50-315-1,189+2650.9%1.4%259,303
Dec 31, 20192,3853,839+0+0-1,454+00.9%1.4%274,280
Dec 24, 20192,3853,839+0+0-1,454+00.9%1.4%271,730
Dec 17, 20192,3853,839+0+0-1,454+00.9%1.4%270,650
Dec 10, 20192,3853,839+0+0-1,454+00.9%1.5%264,019
Dec 3, 20192,3853,839+0-315-1,454+3150.9%1.5%260,879
Nov 26, 20192,3854,154+90+0-1,769+900.9%1.5%273,545
Nov 19, 20192,2954,154+300+0-1,859+3000.9%1.6%264,435
Nov 12, 20191,9954,154+0+0-2,159+00.8%1.6%259,547
Nov 5, 20191,9954,154-300-315-2,159+150.8%1.6%254,737
Oct 29, 20192,2954,469+50+180-2,174-1300.9%1.7%268,538
Oct 22, 20192,2454,289+0+0-2,044+00.9%1.7%259,908
Oct 15, 20192,2454,289-100+0-2,044-1000.9%1.7%254,039
Oct 8, 20192,3454,289-395+0-1,944-3950.9%1.7%247,783
Oct 1, 20192,7404,289+0+0-1,549+01.1%1.8%242,358

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.

Jun 24, 2025(Latest)
Open interest: 120,672 contractsWeek 1 of 17
Trader typeLongShortNetLong % OIShort % OINet % OIWoW Δ Net

Other Reportables

15112,441-112,426+0.0%+93.2%-93.2%+91,209

Producer Merchant

110,1441,350108,794+91.3%+1.1%+90.2%-140,552

Nonreportable

6,3072,1904,117+5.2%+1.8%+3.4%+17,329

Swap Dealers

1,3251,810-485+1.1%+1.5%-0.4%+32,014

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

Bullish positioning is building. This week's COT print is more bullish 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 long.

Current positioning

Bullish positioning is building. Traders are heavily crowded long. Other Reportables is currently net short by 112,426 contracts.

Macro regime

Macro conditions are mostly neutral for Wti 1St Line-Brent 1St Line - Ice Futures Energy Div.

Replay summary

Constructive bullish regime. Bullish 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.