Mumbai, Feb. 16 -- Energy speculators cut their net long positions 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 117814 contracts in the data reported through week ended February 9, 2026. This was a weekly slide of 6751 net contracts and pulled down net longs from highest in five and half months.
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