Hedge Funds Betting That OPEC-Led Oil Rout Is Near End

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Hedge funds are betting that the oil-price crash is close to ending.

Speculators boosted their net-long position in West Texas Intermediate crude by 14 percent in the week ended Dec. 2, the most in 20 months, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data show. Short bets contracted by 15 percent as long wagers expanded 4 percent.