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Crude Net Long Positions Fall to Lowest in Two Years

OIL POSITIONING

Managed money net long positions in Brent and WTI crude declined further according to the commitment of traders data released on Friday.

  • The combined net long positions on Brent and WTI fell by -39K to 275k and the lowest in more than two years. Concern for global oil demand, uncertainty over Chinese consumption due to the recent rise in covid cases and the expectation of unchanged OPEC+ policy all limited upside crude price moves last week.
    • Nymex WTI net longs fell by -6k to 166k.
    • ICE Brent net longs fell by -39k to 99k.
    • ICE Gasoil fell by -1k to 45k.
    • Nymex diesel increased by +1k to 31k.
    • Nymex gasoline fell by -3k to 57k.

Source: Bloomberg

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