The nearest expiration date for Crude Oil Mini Futures is Jul 21, 2025.
Traders prefer to sell futures contracts when they've already made money on the investment, but still have plenty of time left before the expiration date. Thus, many consider it a good option to sell Crude Oil Mini Futures before Jul 21, 2025.
Open interest is the number of contracts held by traders in active positions — they're not closed or expired. For Crude Oil Mini Futures this number is 0.00. You can use it to track a prevailing market trend and adjust your own strategy: declining open interest for Crude Oil Mini Futures shows that traders are closing their positions, which means a weakening trend.