According to the CFTC Commitments of Traders report for the week ended July 17, NET LENGTH for crude oil futures jumped +33 613 contracts to 423 762 for the week. Speculative long positions surged +39 788 contracts and shorts were up +6 175 contracts. For refined oil products, NET LENGTH for gasoline gained +3 633 contracts to 79 975, while NET SHORT for heating oil dropped -2 589 contracts to 5 745 for the week. NET SHORT for natural gas futures dropped -1892 contracts to 155 615 contracts for the week.