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COT Metals Charts: Copper Speculator bullish bets jump by most in 97-weeks

October 22, 2021

By InvestMacro.com COT Home | Data Tables | Data Downloads | COT Newsletter

Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

The latest COT data is updated through Tuesday October 19th 2021 and shows a quick view of how large traders (for-profit speculators and commercial entities) were positioned in the futures markets.

Highlighting this week’s COT Metals data was a surge in speculator’s Copper bullish bets which jumped by over +18,000 net contracts. Copper speculative positions rose by the largest one-week amount in the past ninety-seven weeks, dating all the way back to December 10th of 2017 when bullish bets increased by +20,559 contracts. This week’s positive sentiment has pushed the current speculator bullish positioning to a total of +40,584 contracts and its highest standing since May 11th, a span of twenty-three weeks. Overall, Copper speculator bets have now remained in bullish territory for seventy-two straight weeks since turning bullish on June 9th of 2020.

Data Snapshot of Commodity Market Traders | Columns Legend
Oct-19-2021OIOI-IndexSpec-NetSpec-IndexCom-NetCOM-IndexSmalls-NetSmalls-Index
WTI Crude2,205,08944429,59449-473,1814143,58776
Gold485,97422193,34956-219,1904325,84143
Silver143,6641030,35653-44,5805514,22423
Copper225,2254440,58472-46,208285,62458
Palladium9,06112-2,41652,355936148
Platinum58,5701914,84424-21,176796,33250
Natural Gas1,318,49848-131,0703986,5745844,49692
Brent202,71441-28,0187323,413234,60576
Heating Oil415,5565626,44181-50,2501823,80981
Soybeans750,9393343,54141-9,57564-33,96615
Corn1,404,1265277,02965-218,17241-58,8579
Coffee304,8746268,88999-73,10034,21117
Sugar871,31621211,55080-243,5642232,01447
Wheat394,94927-8,5664018,18059-9,61456

 

Gold Comex Futures:

Federal Funds 30-Day Bonds Futures COT ChartThe Gold Comex Futures large speculator standing this week was a net position of 193,349 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly gain of 7,810 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 185,539 net contracts.

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This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bullish with a score of 55.8 percent. The commercials are Bearish with a score of 43.4 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish with a score of 43.0 percent.

Gold Futures StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:61.722.09.5
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:21.967.14.2
– Net Position:193,349-219,19025,841
– Gross Longs:299,882107,12846,194
– Gross Shorts:106,533326,31820,353
– Long to Short Ratio:2.8 to 10.3 to 12.3 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– COT Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):55.843.443.0
– COT Index Reading (3 Year Range):BullishBearishBearish
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:-3.54.3-10.2

 

Silver Comex Futures:

2-Year Treasury Bonds Futures COT ChartThe Silver Comex Futures large speculator standing this week was a net position of 30,356 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly rise of 12,369 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 17,987 net contracts.

This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bullish with a score of 52.6 percent. The commercials are Bullish with a score of 55.2 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish with a score of 23.0 percent.

Silver Futures StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:46.328.218.9
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:25.259.39.0
– Net Position:30,356-44,58014,224
– Gross Longs:66,57240,55627,203
– Gross Shorts:36,21685,13612,979
– Long to Short Ratio:1.8 to 10.5 to 12.1 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– COT Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):52.655.223.0
– COT Index Reading (3 Year Range):BullishBullishBearish
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:1.8-1.3-2.8

 

Copper Grade #1 Futures:

5-Year Treasury Bonds Futures COT ChartThe Copper Grade #1 Futures large speculator standing this week was a net position of 40,584 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly advance of 18,103 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 22,481 net contracts.

This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bullish with a score of 71.6 percent. The commercials are Bearish with a score of 27.7 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bullish with a score of 57.8 percent.

Copper Futures StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:46.035.18.5
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:27.955.66.0
– Net Position:40,584-46,2085,624
– Gross Longs:103,49679,08019,249
– Gross Shorts:62,912125,28813,625
– Long to Short Ratio:1.6 to 10.6 to 11.4 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– COT Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):71.627.757.8
– COT Index Reading (3 Year Range):BullishBearishBullish
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:12.2-11.5-1.4

 

Platinum Futures:

10-Year Treasury Notes Bonds Futures COT ChartThe Platinum Futures large speculator standing this week was a net position of 14,844 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly lift of 3,925 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 10,919 net contracts.

This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bearish with a score of 23.8 percent. The commercials are Bullish with a score of 78.8 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bullish with a score of 50.4 percent.

Platinum Futures StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:52.827.915.8
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:27.464.15.0
– Net Position:14,844-21,1766,332
– Gross Longs:30,91716,3469,238
– Gross Shorts:16,07337,5222,906
– Long to Short Ratio:1.9 to 10.4 to 13.2 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– COT Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):23.878.850.4
– COT Index Reading (3 Year Range):BearishBullishBullish
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:12.3-11.0-11.5

 

Palladium Futures:

Ultra 10-Year Treasury Notes Bonds Futures COT ChartThe Palladium Futures large speculator standing this week was a net position of -2,416 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday. This was a weekly advance of 80 contracts from the previous week which had a total of -2,496 net contracts.

This week’s current strength score (the trader positioning range over the past three years, measured from 0 to 100) shows the speculators are currently Bearish-Extreme with a score of 4.6 percent. The commercials are Bullish-Extreme with a score of 93.3 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish with a score of 48.2 percent.

Palladium Futures StatisticsSPECULATORSCOMMERCIALSSMALL TRADERS
– Percent of Open Interest Longs:31.849.815.1
– Percent of Open Interest Shorts:58.523.814.5
– Net Position:-2,4162,35561
– Gross Longs:2,8824,5151,372
– Gross Shorts:5,2982,1601,311
– Long to Short Ratio:0.5 to 12.1 to 11.0 to 1
NET POSITION TREND:
– COT Index Score (3 Year Range Pct):4.693.348.2
– COT Index Reading (3 Year Range):Bearish-ExtremeBullish-ExtremeBearish
NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX:
– 6-Week Change in Strength Index:-11.411.2-2.2

 

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*COT Report: The COT data, released weekly to the public each Friday, is updated through the most recent Tuesday (data is 3 days old) and shows a quick view of how large speculators or non-commercials (for-profit traders) were positioned in the futures markets.

The CFTC categorizes trader positions according to commercial hedgers (traders who use futures contracts for hedging as part of the business), non-commercials (large traders who speculate to realize trading profits) and nonreportable traders (usually small traders/speculators).

Find CFTC criteria here: (http://www.cftc.gov/MarketReports/CommitmentsofTraders/ExplanatoryNotes/index.htm).


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