Historical Year Data · 2009

WTI Net Speculative Positioning in 2009

WTI Net Speculative Positioning opened 2009 at 7,946 and closed at 31,103, a +291.43% move for the year. The high of 31,103 was reached on December 29, and the low of -6,278 on December 1.

Open

7,946

2009-01

31,103

23 data points

High

31,103

Dec 29

Low

-6,278

Dec 1

Full Year Change

+291.43%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jul	7,946	7,946	7,946	7,946	+0.00%
Aug	12,189	22,003	22,003	10,936	+80.52%
Sep	13,573	4,943	20,779	4,943	-63.58%
Oct	14,988	22,308	22,308	11,961	+48.84%
Nov	15,075	1,471	16,982	1,471	-90.24%
Dec	-6,278	31,103	31,103	-6,278	+595.43%

Events During 2009

2008 Financial Crisis

Deflation

September 2007 – March 2009

The 2008 Financial Crisis remains the deepest and most instructive market event of the 21st century. Subprime losses cascaded through leveraged balance sheets, froze interbank lending, and forced unprecedented central bank intervention.

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