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CRUDE OIL AVG PRICE OPTIONS

CRUDE OIL AVG PRICE OPTIONS - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE · NATURAL RESOURCES · CFTC Code 06765C

Latest week — 2026-05-12

Open interest178,707 contracts
Speculator (non-commercial) long68,029 (38.1% of OI)
Speculator short34 (0.0% of OI)
Speculator NET+67,995
Commercial (hedger) long79,815 (44.7% of OI)
Commercial short139,432 (78.0% of OI)
Commercial NET-59,617
Total traders33

Week-over-week change

Open interest+3,544
Speculator long+2,699
Speculator short+12
Commercial long+1,036
Commercial short+3,554

52-week history

WeekOpen InterestSpec LongSpec ShortComm LongComm Short
2026-05-12178,70768,0293479,815139,432
2026-05-05175,16265,3312278,780135,878
2026-04-28189,63267,26114286,035145,899
2026-04-21181,42155,780085,885138,127
2026-04-14171,35356,169079,321132,406
2026-04-07178,38258,092081,827136,363
2026-03-31173,57854,687080,687131,968
2026-03-24187,46562,460086,140144,566
2026-03-17182,75459,086084,793140,676
2026-03-10173,45451,4971,29582,744130,765
2026-03-03154,80643,4426,78979,010113,677
2026-02-24147,46539,16410,85377,475104,051
2026-02-17134,74737,04015,06972,44592,752
2026-02-10130,56936,28914,39370,15290,374
2026-02-03123,47335,87816,27866,65284,350
2026-01-27115,47433,61216,88062,97575,106
2026-01-20107,67530,70117,42559,78369,791
2026-01-1399,83526,38117,17556,55062,881
2026-01-0696,13525,52918,05254,79758,845
2025-12-30117,24833,36819,49965,05675,926
2025-12-23117,32333,55519,40764,83176,074
2025-12-16121,64930,47020,83369,65375,990
2025-12-09111,57430,38119,50862,82670,792
2025-12-02110,79330,15019,44362,10069,965
2025-11-25135,52736,70620,96674,05286,783
2025-11-18122,01337,86120,67364,66679,087
2025-11-10122,21237,83120,53664,80479,280
2025-11-04118,75039,77520,42761,74378,460
2025-10-28139,57846,66622,05270,82492,555
2025-10-21150,30144,61422,20679,20798,487
2025-10-14142,37744,77422,15174,19693,824
2025-10-07127,56944,09621,79664,49884,168
2025-09-30124,78243,05120,79963,73382,924
2025-09-23121,15449,56119,53157,49386,360
2025-09-16119,70448,55918,96856,83885,309
2025-09-09124,29247,68719,37960,13687,419
2025-09-02115,72943,34318,62656,34080,353
2025-08-26133,76152,39519,12162,83095,425
2025-08-19138,67351,73719,35866,66898,318
2025-08-12135,87450,60919,24365,31596,074
2025-08-05130,52448,39919,00762,99591,586
2025-07-29127,66748,23717,65960,04090,011
2025-07-22132,61248,12118,64963,89692,630
2025-07-15131,49248,25415,73962,38294,124
2025-07-08128,17247,57715,34860,36491,834
2025-07-01136,92150,16015,88264,85298,227
2025-06-24144,58853,42316,40467,365103,775
2025-06-17138,00354,30413,86360,79399,325
2025-06-10136,01947,50112,17660,72594,817
2025-06-03140,47046,57612,10664,02797,506
2025-05-27162,32151,3798,88271,843113,171
2025-05-20152,12647,8056,50065,150108,127

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