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WTI Futures Open Interest in 2014

WTI Futures Open Interest opened 2014 at 539,488 and closed at 421,510, a -21.87% move for the year. The high of 577,087 was reached on March 4, and the low of 385,614 on November 25.

Open
539,488
2014-01
Close
421,510
52 data points
High
577,087
Mar 4
Low
385,614
Nov 25
Full Year Change
-21.87%
2013 Change
+5.36%

Monthly Breakdown

MonthOpenCloseHighLowChange
Jan539,488553,023553,023528,032+2.51%
Feb544,689554,733570,613544,689+1.84%
Mar577,087537,561577,087537,561-6.85%
Apr543,068509,038549,504509,038-6.27%
May511,969497,822511,969480,308-2.76%
Jun514,491497,866529,183497,866-3.23%
Jul516,998490,037516,998487,414-5.21%
Aug474,288453,578491,814453,578-4.37%
Sep459,909466,475466,475453,155+1.43%
Oct483,303470,725496,366468,448-2.60%
Nov469,201385,614473,957385,614-17.81%
Dec413,586421,510448,640413,586+1.92%

Events During 2014

2014-2016 Oil Price Collapse
Deflation
June 2014 – February 2016

Brent crude fell from $115 in June 2014 to $27 in January 2016, a 77% collapse. Shale oversupply and OPEC's refusal to cut production broke the commodity supercycle that had dominated markets since 2003.

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