Positions as of Tue 6 Oct 2026 - report month 2026-10
| Market | NYME WTI FINANCIAL CRUDE OIL |
| Months in dataset | 91 |
| Coverage | 2019-04 to 2026-10 |
| Months with a suppressed bank count | 12 |
| Latest US bank net, contracts | -15,546 |
| Latest non-US bank net, contracts | +3,234 |
| Latest all-bank net, contracts | -12,312 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 5 | 15,520 | 31,066 | -15,546 | 7 | 25,335 | 22,101 | +3,234 | 12 | -12,312 |
| 2026-09 | 5 | 15,555 | 30,494 | -14,939 | 7 | 25,886 | 21,037 | +4,849 | 12 | -10,090 |
| 2026-08 | 5 | 18,110 | 31,467 | -13,357 | 7 | 26,525 | 20,926 | +5,599 | 12 | -7,758 |
| 2026-07 | 5 | 18,486 | 28,102 | -9,616 | 7 | 27,708 | 20,825 | +6,883 | 12 | -2,733 |
| 2026-06 | 5 | 19,753 | 33,466 | -13,713 | 7 | 29,386 | 23,025 | +6,361 | 12 | -7,352 |
| 2026-05 | 5 | 21,511 | 37,820 | -16,309 | 8 | 29,583 | 24,499 | +5,084 | 13 | -11,225 |
| 2026-04 | 5 | 23,149 | 33,818 | -10,669 | 8 | 32,302 | 25,749 | +6,553 | 13 | -4,116 |
| 2026-03 | 6 | 24,345 | 29,629 | -5,284 | 8 | 31,224 | 22,265 | +8,959 | 14 | +3,675 |
| 2026-02 | 5 | 17,410 | 22,435 | -5,025 | 7 | 17,639 | 23,090 | -5,451 | 12 | -10,476 |
| 2026-01 | 5 | 12,268 | 24,295 | -12,027 | 7 | 15,202 | 24,705 | -9,503 | 12 | -21,530 |
| 2025-12 | 5 | 10,624 | 28,199 | -17,575 | 8 | 19,140 | 23,274 | -4,134 | 13 | -21,709 |
| 2025-11 | 6 | 12,771 | 28,058 | -15,287 | 8 | 20,956 | 23,165 | -2,209 | 14 | -17,496 |
| 2025-10 | 6 | 13,947 | 28,179 | -14,232 | 8 | 22,272 | 22,083 | +189 | 14 | -14,043 |
| 2025-09 | 5 | 13,931 | 6,449 | +7,482 | 8 | 21,678 | 21,252 | +426 | 13 | +7,908 |
| 2025-08 | 4 | 12,511 | 6,968 | +5,543 | 8 | 23,079 | 21,453 | +1,626 | 12 | +7,169 |
| 2025-07 | 5 | 14,833 | 6,052 | +8,781 | 8 | 22,270 | 18,992 | +3,278 | 13 | +12,059 |
| 2025-06 | 5 | 13,875 | 8,084 | +5,791 | 8 | 21,026 | 13,974 | +7,052 | 13 | +12,843 |
| 2025-05 | 5 | 13,731 | 10,035 | +3,696 | 8 | 20,340 | 3,632 | +16,708 | 13 | +20,404 |
| 2025-04 | 5 | 13,039 | 8,650 | +4,389 | 8 | 19,904 | 3,810 | +16,094 | 13 | +20,483 |
| 2025-03 | 4 | 9,265 | 17,203 | -7,938 | 8 | 20,097 | 3,315 | +16,782 | 12 | +8,844 |
| 2025-02 | 4 | 10,927 | 19,851 | -8,924 | 8 | 21,602 | 3,530 | +18,072 | 12 | +9,148 |
| 2025-01 | 4 | 8,653 | 21,704 | -13,051 | 7 | 22,843 | 2,760 | +20,083 | 11 | +7,032 |
| 2024-12 | 4 | 8,354 | 6,684 | +1,670 | 7 | 23,618 | 2,732 | +20,886 | 11 | +22,556 |
| 2024-11 | 5 | 10,604 | 5,880 | +4,724 | 7 | 25,425 | 2,812 | +22,613 | 12 | +27,337 |
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 Oct 2026.