CFTC: WTI Net Longs Rise as Shorts Retreat


   
Miguel E. Andujar
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   DAVENPORT, FL (DTN) -- Money managers increased their net bullish 
positioning in NYMEX West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude during the week ended 
September 22 as a sharp reduction in short positions outweighed a decline in 
outright longs.

   Noncommercial long positions in WTI held by money managers fell by 10,392 
contracts to 360,810 during the reference week, according to weekly Commitment 
of Traders data released Friday (9/25) by the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission (CFTC).

   Noncommercial short positions declined by 15,593 contracts to 219,704 during 
the same week, the CFTC data showed.

   This caused the net noncommercial long position in WTI to increase by 5,201 
contracts to 141,106. Open interest, meanwhile, fell by 113,953 contracts to 
1,841,811.

   Noncommercial spread positions in WTI dropped by 47,795 contracts to 557,266 
during the same week.

   Total long positions in WTI futures fell by 106,001 contracts to 1,765,465, 
while total short positions declined by 106,171 contracts to 1,794,248.

    




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