According to the CFTC Commitments of Traders report for the week ended January 21. NET LENGTH for crude oil futures decreased -9 744 contracts to 520 568 for the week. Speculative long positions fell -11 216 contracts while shorts dropped -1 472 contracts. For refined oil products, NET LENGTH for gasoline rose +2 995 contracts to 127 733, while heating oil‘s NET SHORT fell -4 464 contracts to 8 417. NET SHORT for natural gas futures rose +10 223 contracts to 249 405 contracts for the week.