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type: "News"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/283176194.md"
description: "According to Bridgeton Research under Kpler, in the crude oil market, trend-following commodity trading advisors (CTAs) have significantly reduced their long positions, with Brent crude longs dropping to 27% on Friday from as high as 82% at the start of the trading day"
datetime: "2026-04-17T16:48:21.000Z"
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According to Bridgeton Research under Kpler, in the crude oil market, trend-following commodity trading advisors (CTAs) have significantly reduced their long positions, with Brent crude longs dropping to 27% on Friday from as high as 82% at the start of the trading day.

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