Commodities Buzz: WTI Crude oil net speculative longs edge up to three-week high

Energy speculators yet again sharply increased their net long positions in the crude oil futures market after recent spree of declines, 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 102958 contracts in the data reported through week ended September 23, 2025. This was a weekly spike of 21114 net contracts and pushed up net longs to three-week top.

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