COT Energy Charts: Brent Crude Oil speculator bets have reached best level in 54-weeks

October 30, 2021

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Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

The latest COT data is updated through Tuesday October 26th 2021 and shows a quick view of how large traders (for-profit speculators and commercial entities) were positioned in the futures markets.

Highlighting this week’s COT Energy data is the Brent Oil (Last Day) contracts which have hit their best speculator position in the past fifty-four weeks, dating back to October 20th of 2020. The speculative position for Brent has continually been in a bearish overall level since 2013 but has been trending closer to a neutral or perhaps even a bullish level soon. The Brent position has now risen for seven out of the past eight weeks and by a total of +25,751 contracts over that time-frame. The strength index score (the speculative level compared to the past 3-years) has shown an extreme level for Brent with a score of 97.6 percent.


Data Snapshot of Commodity Market Traders | Columns Legend
Oct-26-2021OIOI-IndexSpec-NetSpec-IndexCom-NetCOM-IndexSmalls-NetSmalls-Index
WTI Crude2,144,35933423,71847-472,4124148,69484
Gold509,79428214,56062-239,6543825,09441
Silver141,581837,53260-51,5044813,97221
Copper222,9274337,27969-45,870288,59175
Palladium10,20517-2,95422,96297-844
Platinum58,1611914,90224-21,280796,37851
Natural Gas1,295,27142-138,1883796,3616141,82785
Brent200,76840-17,8109812,64815,16281
Heating Oil423,1436325,79180-49,6351823,84481
Soybeans658,9601243,23041-10,17763-33,05317
Corn1,438,93011307,81069-252,05936-55,75111
Coffee307,1956467,59398-71,91634,32318
Sugar874,74221198,60777-244,3412245,73464
Wheat405,62533763488,75349-9,51656

 


WTI Crude Oil Futures:

WTI Crude Oil Futures COT ChartThe WTI Crude Oil Futures large speculator standing this week resulted in a net position of 423,718 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly decline of -5,876 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 429,594 net contracts.


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This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bearish with a score of 46.9 percent. The commercials are Bearish with a score of 40.9 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bullish-Extreme with a score of 83.6 percent.

WTI Crude Oil Futures StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:25.732.44.7
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:5.954.42.4
– Net Position:423,718-472,41248,694
– Gross Longs:550,171694,591100,959
– Gross Shorts:126,4531,167,00352,265
– Long to Short Ratio:4.4 to 10.6 to 11.9 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– COT Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):46.940.983.6
– COT Index Reading (3 Year Range):BearishBearishBullish-Extreme
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:22.0-22.69.3

 


Brent Crude Oil Futures:

Brent Last Day Crude Oil Futures COT ChartThe Brent Crude Oil Futures large speculator standing this week resulted in a net position of -17,810 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly gain of 10,208 contracts from the previous week which had a total of -28,018 net contracts.

This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bullish-Extreme with a score of 97.6 percent. The commercials are Bearish-Extreme with a score of 0.8 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bullish-Extreme with a score of 80.7 percent.

Brent Crude Oil Futures StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:20.941.85.9
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:29.835.53.3
– Net Position:-17,81012,6485,162
– Gross Longs:41,99783,84611,865
– Gross Shorts:59,80771,1986,703
– Long to Short Ratio:0.7 to 11.2 to 11.8 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– COT Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):97.60.880.7
– COT Index Reading (3 Year Range):Bullish-ExtremeBearish-ExtremeBullish-Extreme
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:30.5-32.716.8

 


Natural Gas Futures:

Natural Gas Futures COT ChartThe Natural Gas Futures large speculator standing this week resulted in a net position of -138,188 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly reduction of -7,118 contracts from the previous week which had a total of -131,070 net contracts.

This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bearish with a score of 37.1 percent. The commercials are Bullish with a score of 61.2 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bullish-Extreme with a score of 84.9 percent.

Natural Gas Futures StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:20.144.35.1
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:30.736.91.9
– Net Position:-138,18896,36141,827
– Gross Longs:259,785574,17765,966
– Gross Shorts:397,973477,81624,139
– Long to Short Ratio:0.7 to 11.2 to 12.7 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– COT Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):37.161.284.9
– COT Index Reading (3 Year Range):BearishBullishBullish-Extreme
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:3.1-3.95.2

 


Gasoline Blendstock Futures:

RBOB Gasoline Energy Futures COT ChartThe Gasoline Blendstock Futures large speculator standing this week resulted in a net position of 51,045 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly rise of 2,403 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 48,642 net contracts.

This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bearish with a score of 22.1 percent. The commercials are Bullish with a score of 75.8 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bullish with a score of 72.1 percent.

Nasdaq Mini Futures StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:34.441.97.6
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:18.461.24.4
– Net Position:51,045-61,16810,123
– Gross Longs:109,610133,47924,154
– Gross Shorts:58,565194,64714,031
– Long to Short Ratio:1.9 to 10.7 to 11.7 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– COT Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):22.175.872.1
– COT Index Reading (3 Year Range):BearishBullishBullish
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:9.2-9.0-0.3

 


#2 Heating Oil NY-Harbor Futures:

NY Harbor Heating Oil Energy Futures COT ChartThe #2 Heating Oil NY-Harbor Futures large speculator standing this week resulted in a net position of 25,791 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly reduction of -650 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 26,441 net contracts.

This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bullish-Extreme with a score of 80.4 percent. The commercials are Bearish-Extreme with a score of 18.4 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bullish-Extreme with a score of 81.0 percent.

Heating Oil Futures StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:16.351.611.1
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:10.263.45.5
– Net Position:25,791-49,63523,844
– Gross Longs:68,785218,43647,173
– Gross Shorts:42,994268,07123,329
– Long to Short Ratio:1.6 to 10.8 to 12.0 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– COT Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):80.418.481.0
– COT Index Reading (3 Year Range):Bullish-ExtremeBearish-ExtremeBullish-Extreme
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:-6.23.14.4

 


Bloomberg Commodity Index Futures:

Bloomberg Commodity Index Futures COT ChartThe Bloomberg Commodity Index Futures large speculator standing this week resulted in a net position of -15,174 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly boost of 1,353 contracts from the previous week which had a total of -16,527 net contracts.

This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bearish with a score of 27.1 percent. The commercials are Bullish with a score of 72.3 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bullish with a score of 51.3 percent.

Bloomberg Index Futures StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:51.941.91.7
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:90.25.10.1
– Net Position:-15,17414,559615
– Gross Longs:20,52216,575673
– Gross Shorts:35,6962,01658
– Long to Short Ratio:0.6 to 18.2 to 111.6 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– COT Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):27.172.351.3
– COT Index Reading (3 Year Range):BearishBullishBullish
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:-21.821.311.8

 


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