WTI Crude Oil Non-Commercial Speculator Positions:
Large energy speculators cut back on their bullish net positions in the Crude Oil WTI Futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.
The non-commercial futures contracts of WTI Crude Oil futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of 690,727 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday May 1st. This was a weekly decline of -21,696 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 712,423 net contracts.
The speculative position has declined for two straight weeks and has now fallen below the +700,000 net contract level for the first time in four weeks. Despite the two weekly decreases, the overall net position remains extremely bullish and not too far off the record high level of +739,097 contracts reached on February 6th.
WTI Crude Oil Commercial Positions:
The commercial traders position, hedgers or traders engaged in buying and selling for business purposes, totaled a net position of -719,906 contracts on the week. This was a weekly uptick of 18,437 contracts from the total net of -738,343 contracts reported the previous week.
USO (NYSE:USO):
Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the USO Crude Oil ETF, which tracks the price of WTI crude oil, closed at approximately $13.61 which was a loss of $-0.07 from the previous close of $13.68, according to unofficial market data.
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