The mix of data this week isn't typical and somewhat explains the price movement during that week. Strangely, MM and Non-Reps (NR hereon) both had net Bullish moves. NR or 'dumb money' is usually wrong, and makes sense that WTI was down in that period. NR was bullish on both ends (increased longs and dumped shorts), and MM was just net bullish (dumped more shorts than long). MM was able to cover a LOT of shorts without too much of a rally, as they also dumped long positions. Well, at least the big turn is easier to understand, IMO.
The good news for Bulls is that there are still a lot of shorts to cover between MM and OR positions. Almost 80k contracts worth. If they cover in unison like they did in April/May it would easily propel WTI into the mid $60 range.
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