Energy speculators marginally raised their net long positions in the crude oil futures market yet again, 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 186420 contracts in the data reported through week ended May 20, 2025. This was a weekly rise of 1119 net contracts and the net position is holding at two-month high.