Commodities Buzz: WTI crude oil speculative longs fall to three month low

Energy speculators trimmed their net long positions further 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 89325 contracts in the data reported through week ended October 20, 2026. This marked a tumble of 11018 contracts and pulled net longs near three month low.

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