CFTC: WTI Bullish Bets Fall as Shorts Surge


   
Miguel E. Andujar
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   DAVENPORT, FL (DTN) -- Money managers reduced their bullish bets in NYMEX 
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude during the week ended August 11 as a sharp 
increase in short positions outweighed a modest increase in long positions, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data showed Friday (8/14).

   Noncommercial long positions in WTI held by money managers increased by 
6,005 contracts to 314,846 during the reference week, according to weekly 
Commitment of Traders data released by the CFTC.

   Noncommercial short positions jumped by 19,252 contracts to 215,650 during 
the same week, the CFTC data showed.

   This caused the net noncommercial long position in WTI to decline by 13,247 
contracts to 99,196. Open interest, meanwhile, increased by 5,613 contracts to 
1,892,429.

   Noncommercial spread positions in WTI fell by 5,249 contracts to 604,890 
during the same week.

   Total long positions in WTI futures increased by 10,575 contracts to 
1,817,080, while total short positions edged down by 316 contracts to 1,847,521.

    




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