Futures Flow — Open Interest & Curves
What changed in the futures market in the last session. Price change is set against the change in total open interest across listed months: rising price with rising open interest means new longs; falling price with rising open interest, new shorts; rising price with falling open interest, short covering; falling price with falling open interest, long liquidation. Volume is compared with its 20-day average.
Overview
| Market | Most active | Price d/d | Open interest | OI d/d | Volume vs 20d | Flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTI Crude Oil | CLX26 95.08 | +1.01% | 1,192,964 | — | 0.7x | |
| Brent (NYMEX) | BZZ26 106.09 | +0.36% | 124,838 | — | 0.7x | |
| Natural Gas | NGX26 3.198 | -2.56% | 1,510,415 | — | 1.0x | |
| Gold | GCZ26 4,116.7 | -1.45% | 393,971 | — | 1.1x | |
| Silver | SIZ26 55.855 | -6.17% | 107,803 | — | 1.5x | |
| Copper | HGZ26 6.6285 | -1.45% | 307,683 | — | 0.9x | |
| S&P 500 | ESZ26 7,755.75 | -1.29% | 1,931,438 | — | 1.0x | |
| Nasdaq 100 | NQZ26 30,170.25 | -2.03% | 279,513 | — | 1.1x |
Forward curves
WTI Crude Oil CLX26–CLJ27 +6.24 $/bbl · backwardation
Brent (NYMEX) BZZ26–BZK27 +9.79 $/bbl · backwardation
Natural Gas NGX26–NGJ27 +0.503 $/MMBtu · contango
Gold GCV26–GCH27 -76.4 $/oz · contango
Silver SIV26–SIH27 -0.975 $/oz · contango
Copper HGV26–HGH27 -0.1395 $/lb · contango
S&P 500 ESZ26–ESU27 -334.25 pts · contango
Nasdaq 100 NQZ26–NQM27 -699.75 pts · contango
Curves: blue = latest settlement by contract month, dashed = previous session; bars = open interest by month. Source: exchange futures quotes via Yahoo Finance; open-interest history stored by XenosFinance.