Positions as of Tue 6 Oct 2026 - report month 2026-10
| Market | NYME WTI MIDLAND ARGUS VS WTI TRADE |
| Months in dataset | 92 |
| Coverage | 2018-07 to 2026-10 |
| Months with a suppressed bank count | 83 |
| Latest US bank net, contracts | -72,446 |
| Latest non-US bank net, contracts | -26,045 |
| Latest all-bank net, contracts | -98,491 |
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 | suppressed | 0 | 72,446 | -72,446 | suppressed | 0 | 26,045 | -26,045 | 6 | -98,491 |
| 2026-09 | suppressed | 0 | 63,542 | -63,542 | suppressed | 0 | 23,897 | -23,897 | 6 | -87,439 |
| 2026-08 | suppressed | 0 | 70,462 | -70,462 | suppressed | 0 | 22,897 | -22,897 | 6 | -93,359 |
| 2026-07 | suppressed | 0 | 67,315 | -67,315 | suppressed | 0 | 22,935 | -22,935 | 6 | -90,250 |
| 2026-06 | suppressed | 0 | 71,230 | -71,230 | suppressed | 0 | 24,795 | -24,795 | 6 | -96,025 |
| 2026-05 | suppressed | 0 | 75,561 | -75,561 | suppressed | 34 | 26,219 | -26,185 | 6 | -101,746 |
| 2026-04 | suppressed | 0 | 72,323 | -72,323 | suppressed | 63 | 26,671 | -26,608 | 6 | -98,931 |
| 2026-03 | suppressed | 0 | 55,844 | -55,844 | suppressed | 243 | 26,137 | -25,894 | 6 | -81,738 |
| 2026-02 | suppressed | 0 | 57,839 | -57,839 | suppressed | 81 | 24,809 | -24,728 | 6 | -82,567 |
| 2026-01 | suppressed | 0 | 53,369 | -53,369 | suppressed | 600 | 21,035 | -20,435 | 5 | -73,804 |
| 2025-12 | suppressed | 0 | 52,336 | -52,336 | suppressed | 0 | 21,633 | -21,633 | 5 | -73,969 |
| 2025-11 | suppressed | 0 | 54,157 | -54,157 | suppressed | 0 | 21,755 | -21,755 | 6 | -75,912 |
| 2025-10 | suppressed | 0 | 53,603 | -53,603 | suppressed | 0 | 21,690 | -21,690 | 6 | -75,293 |
| 2025-09 | suppressed | 0 | 49,516 | -49,516 | suppressed | 0 | 21,459 | -21,459 | 6 | -70,975 |
| 2025-08 | suppressed | 0 | 50,855 | -50,855 | suppressed | 0 | 21,877 | -21,877 | 6 | -72,732 |
| 2025-07 | suppressed | 0 | 54,666 | -54,666 | suppressed | 0 | 23,075 | -23,075 | 6 | -77,741 |
| 2025-06 | suppressed | 0 | 59,053 | -59,053 | suppressed | 0 | 22,788 | -22,788 | 6 | -81,841 |
| 2025-05 | suppressed | 0 | 64,045 | -64,045 | suppressed | 0 | 24,180 | -24,180 | 6 | -88,225 |
| 2025-04 | suppressed | 0 | 66,862 | -66,862 | suppressed | 0 | 22,879 | -22,879 | 6 | -89,741 |
| 2025-03 | suppressed | 0 | 70,922 | -70,922 | suppressed | 0 | 24,269 | -24,269 | 7 | -95,191 |
| 2025-02 | suppressed | 0 | 74,549 | -74,549 | suppressed | 0 | 19,749 | -19,749 | 6 | -94,298 |
| 2025-01 | suppressed | 0 | 76,468 | -76,468 | suppressed | 0 | 20,978 | -20,978 | 6 | -97,446 |
| 2024-12 | suppressed | 0 | 78,365 | -78,365 | suppressed | 0 | 22,742 | -22,742 | 6 | -101,107 |
| 2024-11 | suppressed | 0 | 78,534 | -78,534 | suppressed | 0 | 24,349 | -24,349 | 6 | -102,883 |
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.