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Heating oil

NY HARBOR ULSD - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
CFTC Commitment of Traders  *Combined Futures and Options*
05/12/2026
Reportable Positions as of 05/12/2026 Non- Reportable Positions
Speculators Commercial Total
Long Short Spreading Long Short Long Short Long Short
39604 37028 52486 130211 160915 222301 250429 53452 25324
Changes from last report - Change in Open Interest: 18179
-2298 1773 5856 7619 7818 11177 15448 7002 2731
Percent of Open Interest for each category of traders
14.4 13.4 19.0 47.2 58.4 80.6 90.8 19.4 9.2
Number of traders in each category; Total Traders: 43
43 30 46 72 76 143 126    
(CONTRACTS OF 42,000 U.S. GALLONS) Open Interest: 275753


Natural Gas

NAT GAS NYME - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
CFTC Commitment of Traders  *Combined Futures and Options*
05/12/2026
Reportable Positions as of 05/12/2026 Non- Reportable Positions
Speculators Commercial Total
Long Short Spreading Long Short Long Short Long Short
241776 419046 749770 591349 431958 1582896 1600774 58208 40330
Changes from last report - Change in Open Interest: 1048
4404 13832 -15496 10736 4898 -356 3235 1405 -2187
Percent of Open Interest for each category of traders
14.7 25.5 45.7 36.0 26.3 96.5 97.5 3.5 2.5
Number of traders in each category; Total Traders: 121
121 99 155 83 70 289 248    
(Contracts of 10,000 MMBTU'S) Open Interest: 1641104


Crude Oil

WTI-PHYSICAL - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
CFTC Commitment of Traders  *Combined Futures and Options*
05/12/2026
Reportable Positions as of 05/12/2026 Non- Reportable Positions
Speculators Commercial Total
Long Short Spreading Long Short Long Short Long Short
407823 146173 1299214 1225158 1518650 2932195 2964037 100293 68451
Changes from last report - Change in Open Interest: 22983
-12953 3406 2183 31907 14059 21137 19648 1846 3335
Percent of Open Interest for each category of traders
13.4 4.8 42.8 40.4 50.1 96.7 97.7 3.3 2.3
Number of traders in each category; Total Traders: 167
167 80 180 113 104 352 299    
(CONTRACTS OF 1,000 BARRELS) Open Interest: 3032488


Palladium

PALLADIUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
CFTC Commitment of Traders  *Combined Futures and Options*
05/12/2026
Reportable Positions as of 05/12/2026 Non- Reportable Positions
Speculators Commercial Total
Long Short Spreading Long Short Long Short Long Short
6231 8308 2300 7198 6356 15728 16964 2685 1449
Changes from last report - Change in Open Interest: 1462
-81 437 745 436 447 1100 1630 362 -167
Percent of Open Interest for each category of traders
33.8 45.1 12.5 39.1 34.5 85.4 92.1 14.6 7.9
Number of traders in each category; Total Traders: 53
53 49 32 33 31 108 92    
(CONTRACTS OF 100 TROY OUNCES) Open Interest: 18413


Platinum

PLATINUM - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
CFTC Commitment of Traders  *Combined Futures and Options*
05/12/2026
Reportable Positions as of 05/12/2026 Non- Reportable Positions
Speculators Commercial Total
Long Short Spreading Long Short Long Short Long Short
27851 7832 11733 19350 44254 58934 63819 8437 3552
Changes from last report - Change in Open Interest: 3615
1884 -1156 1383 109 3158 3375 3384 239 230
Percent of Open Interest for each category of traders
41.3 11.6 17.4 28.7 65.7 87.5 94.7 12.5 5.3
Number of traders in each category; Total Traders: 112
112 40 48 35 50 167 120    
(CONTRACTS OF 50 TROY OUNCES) Open Interest: 67371



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