Hedge Funds Rush Into Oil Long Bets as Mideast Conflict Grows
Money managers increased their net-long position on the global benchmark by 76,253 lots to 273,175 lots, the biggest gain in eight months, in the week ended June 17, according to figures from ICE Futures Europe. Short-only positions tumbled to the lowest in more than four months.
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