Commodities Buzz: WTI Crude oil net speculative longs ease marginally to seven-week low

Energy speculators added to 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 100343 contracts in the data reported through week ended October 13, 2026. This marked a rise of 1283 contracts and kept net longs near seven-week low.

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