WTI Crude Oil Futures (NYMEX CL)

New York Mercantile Exchange · January 2028 contract · Priced in U.S. dollars per barrel

Contract Overview

$74.33 / bbl +0.31% (+0.23) Today
Sep 29, 10:47 AM UTC-5
Price performance
Open 73.83
Day's range 73.78 – 74.33
Volume 245
Prev. settlement 74.10
30-day range 69.81 – 74.07
Open interest 33.04K
Bid 74.62
Ask 74.68
Expires Dec 20, 2027

NYMEX · Delayed 10 min · Updated 1 hr ago · Market open · closes 16:00 CT

Price Performance

January 2028 · CLF28

Returns

1 week +1.8% +1.8% 1 week +1.31 from 73.02 on Sep 22
1 month +5.8% +5.8% 1 month +4.09 from 70.24 on Aug 28
3 months +13.3% +13.3% 3 months +8.70 from 65.63 on Jun 30
  • High since Jun 2 74.10 Sep 28 · price 0.3% above
  • Low since Jun 2 65.62 Jun 26 · price 13.3% above
  • 20-session high 74.10 Sep 28 · price 0.3% above
  • 20-session low 69.79 Sep 3 · price 6.5% above
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Commitments of Traders

Tuesday, Sep 22

Net positions

FundsManaged money +143K +143K net long Managed money · Bought 5.8K on the week · most net long since Apr 21, 2026
CommercialsProducers and merchants +316K +316K net long Producers and merchants · Long 641K · short 325K · net −4.8K on the week
  • Funds on the week Bought 5.8K Most net long since Apr 21, 2026
  • Open interest 2.43M Down 292K on the week · 355 traders

Funds are hedge funds and other money managers (managed money). Commercials are the hedgers: farmers, elevators, processors and exporters (producers and merchants). Net is longs less shorts, in contracts of 1,000 barrels, as of Tuesday’s close.

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Futures chain

CLX26 Nov 2026 $90.52 / bbl -2.08 -2.25%
CLZ26 Dec 2026 $88.03 / bbl -0.98 -1.10%
CLF27 Jan 2027 $86.23 / bbl -0.31 -0.36%
CLG27 Feb 2027 $84.70 / bbl +0.01 +0.01%
CLH27 Mar 2027 $83.35 / bbl +0.14 +0.17%
CLJ27 Apr 2027 $82.11 / bbl +0.23 +0.28%
CLK27 May 2027 $80.94 / bbl +0.24 +0.30%
CLM27 Jun 2027 $79.94 / bbl +0.33 +0.41%
CLN27 Jul 2027 $79.01 / bbl +0.40 +0.51%
CLQ27 Aug 2027 $77.64 / bbl -0.03 -0.04%
CLU27 Sep 2027 $77.17 / bbl +0.36 +0.47%
CLV27 Oct 2027 $76.40 / bbl +0.37 +0.49%
CLX27 Nov 2027 $75.80 / bbl +0.46 +0.61%
CLZ27 Dec 2027 $75.22 / bbl +0.54 +0.72%
CLF28 Jan 2028 $74.33 / bbl +0.23 +0.31%
CLG28 Feb 2028 $73.27 / bbl -0.29 -0.39%
CLH28 Mar 2028 $73.12 / bbl +0.03 +0.04%
CLJ28 Apr 2028 $72.66 / bbl +0.59 +0.82%
CLK28 May 2028 $72.26 / bbl +0.55 +0.77%
CLM28 Jun 2028 $72.37 / bbl +0.49 +0.68%

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Contract Specifications

Contract January 2028 · CLF28
Exchange New York Mercantile Exchange · CL
Contract size 1,000 barrels
Tick size $0.01 per barrel · $10.00 per contract
Value of a $1 move $1,000 per contract
Contract months Every month (F–Z)
Trading hours 5:00 pm – 4:00 pm CT, Sun–Fri, with a daily 1-hour break
Settlement Physical delivery
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