據8月9日Investing.com報道，根據美國商品期貨交易委員會(CFTC)周五發布的最新交易員承諾(COT)數據顯示，大型能源投機者本周增加了他們在WTI原油期貨市場的看漲凈頭寸。

截至8月4日的數據顯示，大型投機者和對沖基金交易的WTI原油期貨的非商業合約凈持倉量為536266份。上周的凈合約為532569份，較上周增加3697份。本周的凈頭寸是由于總多頭頭寸增加了16930個合約，而總空頭頭寸本周增加了13233個合約。

原油投機者在上周交易量大幅下跌后，本周小幅增加了持倉數。在過去四周中，投機者有三周都在推高看漲頭寸。總體而言，投機性頭寸仍然強勁看漲，凈頭寸超過50萬份水平，可追溯至4月中旬。

商業交易者的頭寸，即對沖者或為商業目的而進行買賣的交易者，本周凈持倉量為-567061份。與前一周公布的凈-564457份合約相比，周跌幅為2604份。

根據非官方市場數據，在同一周報告時間段內，從周二到周二，WTI原油期貨（前一個月）收于約41.70美元，較之前收盤的41.04美元上漲0.66美元。

王佳晶 摘譯自 Investing.com

原文如下：

WTI Crude Oil Speculators Edge Bullish Bets Higher For 3rd Time In 4 Weeks

Large energy speculators increased their bullish net positions in the WTI Crude Oil futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.

The non-commercial futures contracts of WTI Crude Oil futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of 536,266 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday, August 4th. This was a weekly rise of 3,697 net contracts from the previous week which had a total of 532,569 net contracts.

The week’s net position was the result of the gross bullish position (longs) advancing by 16,930 contracts (to a weekly total of 693,752 contracts) while the gross bearish position (shorts) rose by a lesser amount of 13,233 contracts for the week (to a total of 157,486 contracts).

Crude oil speculators slightly boosted their bullish bets this week following a strong down week last week. Speculators have now pushed their bullish bets higher in three out of the past four weeks. Overall, the speculative position remains strongly bullish with the net positions above the +500,000 contract level for the 17th straight week, dating back to the middle of April.

The commercial traders' position, hedgers or traders engaged in buying and selling for business purposes, totaled a net position of -567,061 contracts on the week. This was a weekly decline of -2,604 contracts from the total net of -564,457 contracts reported the previous week.

Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the WTI Crude Oil Futures (Front Month) closed at approximately $41.70 which was a gain of $0.66 from the previous close of $41.04, according to unofficial market data.