Positions as of Tue 6 Feb 2018 - report month 2018-02
| Market | ICEU WTI CRUDE OIL 1ST LINE-LINKED |
| Months in dataset | 37 |
| Coverage | 2015-01 to 2018-02 |
| Months with a suppressed bank count | 37 |
| Latest US bank net, contracts | -496 |
| Latest non-US bank net, contracts | +1,640 |
| Latest all-bank net, contracts | +1,144 |
Bank positions, last 24 months
| Month | US banks | US long | US short | US net | Non-US banks | Non-US long | Non-US short | Non-US net | All banks | All net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02 | suppressed | 1,488 | 1,984 | -496 | suppressed | 1,963 | 323 | +1,640 | 8 | +1,144 |
| 2018-01 | suppressed | 1,611 | 1,998 | -387 | suppressed | 1,665 | 183 | +1,482 | 7 | +1,095 |
| 2017-12 | suppressed | 407 | 1,881 | -1,474 | suppressed | 1,739 | 339 | +1,400 | 8 | -74 |
| 2017-11 | suppressed | 660 | 1,332 | -672 | suppressed | 1,345 | 438 | +907 | 8 | +235 |
| 2017-10 | suppressed | 384 | 1,131 | -747 | suppressed | 957 | 651 | +306 | 8 | -441 |
| 2017-09 | suppressed | 529 | 1,122 | -593 | suppressed | 545 | 1,006 | -461 | 8 | -1,054 |
| 2017-08 | suppressed | 358 | 969 | -611 | suppressed | 253 | 1,016 | -763 | 7 | -1,374 |
| 2017-07 | suppressed | 411 | 672 | -261 | suppressed | 285 | 1,062 | -777 | 7 | -1,038 |
| 2017-06 | suppressed | 444 | 727 | -283 | suppressed | 285 | 1,270 | -985 | 7 | -1,268 |
| 2017-05 | suppressed | 369 | 932 | -563 | suppressed | 285 | 1,280 | -995 | 7 | -1,558 |
| 2017-04 | suppressed | 402 | 987 | -585 | suppressed | 93 | 1,290 | -1,197 | 7 | -1,782 |
| 2017-03 | suppressed | 435 | 742 | -307 | suppressed | 93 | 1,300 | -1,207 | 7 | -1,514 |
| 2017-02 | suppressed | 468 | 782 | -314 | suppressed | 93 | 110 | -17 | 6 | -331 |
| 2017-01 | suppressed | 501 | 837 | -336 | suppressed | 93 | 120 | -27 | 6 | -363 |
| 2016-12 | suppressed | 627 | 852 | -225 | suppressed | 104 | 125 | -21 | 9 | -246 |
| 2016-11 | suppressed | 753 | 852 | -99 | suppressed | 208 | 130 | +78 | 9 | -21 |
| 2016-10 | suppressed | 879 | 852 | +27 | suppressed | 273 | 135 | +138 | 8 | +165 |
| 2016-09 | suppressed | 991 | 852 | +139 | suppressed | 344 | 140 | +204 | 8 | +343 |
| 2016-08 | suppressed | 866 | 564 | +302 | suppressed | 415 | 145 | +270 | 8 | +572 |
| 2016-06 | suppressed | 1,114 | 559 | +555 | suppressed | 613 | 157 | +456 | 9 | +1,011 |
| 2016-05 | suppressed | 1,091 | 670 | +421 | suppressed | 896 | 200 | +696 | 10 | +1,117 |
| 2016-04 | suppressed | 1,244 | 670 | +574 | suppressed | 1,101 | 207 | +894 | 10 | +1,468 |
| 2016-03 | suppressed | 1,317 | 750 | +567 | suppressed | 1,346 | 214 | +1,132 | 10 | +1,699 |
| 2016-02 | suppressed | 1,247 | 1,120 | +127 | suppressed | 1,681 | 221 | +1,460 | 10 | +1,587 |
Net is gross long minus gross short; the report publishes gross positions and the net is computed here. A suppressed bank count means the group held fewer than four banks that month; the split was withheld, not zero. Months where the split was withheld are part of the record and stay in the table.
Source: CFTC Bank Participation Report, monthly, futures. Positions as of Tue 6 Feb 2018.