Positions as of Tue 6 Oct 2026 - report month 2026-10
| Market | NYME WTI-PHYSICAL |
| Months in dataset | 56 |
| Coverage | 2022-03 to 2026-10 |
| Months with a suppressed bank count | 0 |
| Latest US bank net, contracts | -249,790 |
| Latest non-US bank net, contracts | -137,274 |
| Latest all-bank net, contracts | -387,064 |
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 | 48,516 | 298,306 | -249,790 | 13 | 52,285 | 189,559 | -137,274 | 18 | -387,064 |
| 2026-09 | 5 | 30,532 | 279,399 | -248,867 | 13 | 45,177 | 191,888 | -146,711 | 18 | -395,578 |
| 2026-08 | 6 | 38,096 | 284,444 | -246,348 | 13 | 50,951 | 204,868 | -153,917 | 19 | -400,265 |
| 2026-07 | 6 | 32,422 | 276,643 | -244,221 | 14 | 49,320 | 204,066 | -154,746 | 20 | -398,967 |
| 2026-06 | 6 | 32,252 | 295,492 | -263,240 | 14 | 45,027 | 217,930 | -172,903 | 20 | -436,143 |
| 2026-05 | 6 | 23,164 | 293,786 | -270,622 | 14 | 44,465 | 218,620 | -174,155 | 20 | -444,777 |
| 2026-04 | 6 | 36,279 | 307,615 | -271,336 | 15 | 53,856 | 231,157 | -177,301 | 21 | -448,637 |
| 2026-03 | 5 | 23,381 | 271,146 | -247,765 | 15 | 55,536 | 195,769 | -140,233 | 20 | -387,998 |
| 2026-02 | 5 | 40,836 | 248,335 | -207,499 | 15 | 62,073 | 169,970 | -107,897 | 20 | -315,396 |
| 2026-01 | 6 | 21,697 | 219,208 | -197,511 | 12 | 54,328 | 143,915 | -89,587 | 18 | -287,098 |
| 2025-12 | 5 | 24,149 | 229,643 | -205,494 | 12 | 47,348 | 147,717 | -100,369 | 17 | -305,863 |
| 2025-11 | 5 | 20,643 | 229,543 | -208,900 | 12 | 52,725 | 158,648 | -105,923 | 17 | -314,823 |
| 2025-10 | 5 | 22,649 | 239,186 | -216,537 | 12 | 46,459 | 164,229 | -117,770 | 17 | -334,307 |
| 2025-09 | 5 | 9,026 | 238,856 | -229,830 | 13 | 45,919 | 168,191 | -122,272 | 18 | -352,102 |
| 2025-08 | 5 | 17,130 | 257,247 | -240,117 | 15 | 51,196 | 180,217 | -129,021 | 20 | -369,138 |
| 2025-07 | 5 | 5,590 | 267,935 | -262,345 | 15 | 43,513 | 179,428 | -135,915 | 20 | -398,260 |
| 2025-06 | 5 | 14,930 | 230,300 | -215,370 | 14 | 41,634 | 158,869 | -117,235 | 19 | -332,605 |
| 2025-05 | 6 | 11,314 | 223,613 | -212,299 | 14 | 35,097 | 156,525 | -121,428 | 20 | -333,727 |
| 2025-04 | 5 | 7,462 | 233,692 | -226,230 | 13 | 34,925 | 167,452 | -132,527 | 18 | -358,757 |
| 2025-03 | 4 | 6,141 | 215,796 | -209,655 | 13 | 35,776 | 166,116 | -130,340 | 17 | -339,995 |
| 2025-02 | 4 | 16,125 | 238,166 | -222,041 | 14 | 36,470 | 179,733 | -143,263 | 18 | -365,304 |
| 2025-01 | 4 | 10,669 | 234,554 | -223,885 | 13 | 33,566 | 171,412 | -137,846 | 17 | -361,731 |
| 2024-12 | 4 | 22,535 | 237,218 | -214,683 | 13 | 38,155 | 162,370 | -124,215 | 17 | -338,898 |
| 2024-11 | 5 | 15,675 | 208,685 | -193,010 | 13 | 35,148 | 157,306 | -122,158 | 18 | -315,168 |
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.