Commodities Buzz: WTI Crude oil net speculative longs fall to lowest in one and half decades

Energy speculators cut their net long positions in the crude oil futures market, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The non-commercial futures contracts of Crude oil futures, traded by large speculators, hedge funds and retailers, totaled a net long position of 109472 contracts in the data reported through week ended August 26, 2025. This was a weekly slide of 10737 net contracts and pulled net longs to lowest in 15-years.

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