By InvestMacro
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 February 11th and shows a quick view of how large traders (for-profit speculators and commercial entities) were positioned in the futures markets.
The COT metals markets speculator bets were mixed this week as three out of the six metals markets we cover had higher positioning while the other three markets had lower speculator contracts.
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Leading the gains for the metals was Platinum (6,755 contracts) with Copper (5,475 contracts) and Steel (4,618 contracts) also showing higher weeks.
The markets with declines in speculator bets for the week were Gold (-18,004 contracts), Silver (-651 contracts) and with Palladium (-450 contracts) also recording lower bets on the week.
Legend: Weekly Speculators Change | Speculators Current Net Position | Speculators Strength Score compared to last 3-Years (0-100 range)
COT Strength Scores (a normalized measure of Speculator positions over a 3-Year range, from 0 to 100 where above 80 is Extreme-Bullish and below 20 is Extreme-Bearish) showed that Steel (100 percent) and Gold (88 percent) lead the metals markets this week. Silver (79.0 percent) comes in as the next highest in the weekly strength scores.
Copper (53 percent) and Palladium (54 percent) come in at the lowest strength levels currently but are above their 3-year midpoint (50 percent).
Strength Statistics:
Gold (88.3 percent) vs Gold previous week (95.1 percent)
Silver (79.0 percent) vs Silver previous week (79.8 percent)
Copper (52.7 percent) vs Copper previous week (47.6 percent)
Platinum (76.8 percent) vs Platinum previous week (60.8 percent)
Palladium (53.8 percent) vs Palladium previous week (57.1 percent)
Steel (100.0 percent) vs Palladium previous week (81.7 percent)
COT Strength Score Trends (or move index, calculates the 6-week changes in strength scores) showed that Platinum (47 percent) and Steel (22 percent) lead the past six weeks trends for metals. Palladium (15 percent) is the next highest positive mover in the latest trends data.
There are no downside trend scores this week.
Move Statistics:
Gold (14.1 percent) vs Gold previous week (20.8 percent)
Silver (14.9 percent) vs Silver previous week (12.9 percent)
Copper (18.8 percent) vs Copper previous week (12.7 percent)
Platinum (47.5 percent) vs Platinum previous week (7.9 percent)
Palladium (15.4 percent) vs Palladium previous week (14.4 percent)
Steel (21.5 percent) vs Steel previous week (11.1 percent)
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-Extreme with a score of 88.3 percent. The commercials are Bearish-Extreme with a score of 10.7 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bullish with a score of 62.6 percent.
Our weekly trend-following model classifies the current market price position as: Strong Uptrend.
| Gold Futures Statistics | SPECULATORS | COMMERCIALS | SMALL TRADERS |
| – Percent of Open Interest Longs: | 65.0 | 13.7 | 9.4 |
| – Percent of Open Interest Shorts: | 11.2 | 72.3 | 4.6 |
| – Net Position: | 284,504 | -309,888 | 25,384 |
| – Gross Longs: | 343,766 | 72,622 | 49,509 |
| – Gross Shorts: | 59,262 | 382,510 | 24,125 |
| – Long to Short Ratio: | 5.8 to 1 | 0.2 to 1 | 2.1 to 1 |
| NET POSITION TREND: | |||
| – Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct): | 88.3 | 10.7 | 62.6 |
| – Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range): | Bullish-Extreme | Bearish-Extreme | Bullish |
| NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX: | |||
| – 6-Week Change in Strength Index: | 14.1 | -13.9 | 4.9 |
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 79.0 percent. The commercials are Bearish-Extreme with a score of 18.9 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bullish with a score of 60.4 percent.
Our weekly trend-following model classifies the current market price position as: Weak Downtrend.
| Silver Futures Statistics | SPECULATORS | COMMERCIALS | SMALL TRADERS |
| – Percent of Open Interest Longs: | 48.2 | 19.8 | 20.0 |
| – Percent of Open Interest Shorts: | 17.9 | 61.3 | 8.7 |
| – Net Position: | 49,710 | -68,250 | 18,540 |
| – Gross Longs: | 79,112 | 32,501 | 32,807 |
| – Gross Shorts: | 29,402 | 100,751 | 14,267 |
| – Long to Short Ratio: | 2.7 to 1 | 0.3 to 1 | 2.3 to 1 |
| NET POSITION TREND: | |||
| – Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct): | 79.0 | 18.9 | 60.4 |
| – Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range): | Bullish | Bearish-Extreme | Bullish |
| NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX: | |||
| – 6-Week Change in Strength Index: | 14.9 | -17.5 | 19.5 |
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 52.7 percent. The commercials are Bearish with a score of 49.0 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish with a score of 41.6 percent.
Our weekly trend-following model classifies the current market price position as: Strong Uptrend.
| Copper Futures Statistics | SPECULATORS | COMMERCIALS | SMALL TRADERS |
| – Percent of Open Interest Longs: | 42.6 | 30.8 | 7.3 |
| – Percent of Open Interest Shorts: | 34.1 | 41.0 | 5.7 |
| – Net Position: | 20,896 | -24,842 | 3,946 |
| – Gross Longs: | 104,032 | 75,169 | 17,858 |
| – Gross Shorts: | 83,136 | 100,011 | 13,912 |
| – Long to Short Ratio: | 1.3 to 1 | 0.8 to 1 | 1.3 to 1 |
| NET POSITION TREND: | |||
| – Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct): | 52.7 | 49.0 | 41.6 |
| – Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range): | Bullish | Bearish | Bearish |
| NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX: | |||
| – 6-Week Change in Strength Index: | 18.8 | -16.3 | -7.2 |
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 76.8 percent. The commercials are Bearish with a score of 28.8 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bearish-Extreme with a score of 7.8 percent.
Our weekly trend-following model classifies the current market price position as: Weak Downtrend.
| Platinum Futures Statistics | SPECULATORS | COMMERCIALS | SMALL TRADERS |
| – Percent of Open Interest Longs: | 66.1 | 16.3 | 10.3 |
| – Percent of Open Interest Shorts: | 35.0 | 50.9 | 6.8 |
| – Net Position: | 25,730 | -28,593 | 2,863 |
| – Gross Longs: | 54,600 | 13,437 | 8,495 |
| – Gross Shorts: | 28,870 | 42,030 | 5,632 |
| – Long to Short Ratio: | 1.9 to 1 | 0.3 to 1 | 1.5 to 1 |
| NET POSITION TREND: | |||
| – Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct): | 76.8 | 28.8 | 7.8 |
| – Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range): | Bullish | Bearish | Bearish-Extreme |
| NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX: | |||
| – 6-Week Change in Strength Index: | 47.5 | -32.9 | -84.4 |
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 53.8 percent. The commercials are Bearish with a score of 44.2 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bullish with a score of 78.4 percent.
Our weekly trend-following model classifies the current market price position as: Downtrend.
| Palladium Futures Statistics | SPECULATORS | COMMERCIALS | SMALL TRADERS |
| – Percent of Open Interest Longs: | 34.9 | 40.6 | 11.6 |
| – Percent of Open Interest Shorts: | 67.6 | 12.5 | 7.0 |
| – Net Position: | -6,574 | 5,643 | 931 |
| – Gross Longs: | 7,014 | 8,163 | 2,340 |
| – Gross Shorts: | 13,588 | 2,520 | 1,409 |
| – Long to Short Ratio: | 0.5 to 1 | 3.2 to 1 | 1.7 to 1 |
| NET POSITION TREND: | |||
| – Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct): | 53.8 | 44.2 | 78.4 |
| – Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range): | Bullish | Bearish | Bullish |
| NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX: | |||
| – 6-Week Change in Strength Index: | 15.4 | -15.7 | 4.8 |
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-Extreme with a score of 100.0 percent. The commercials are Bearish-Extreme with a score of 0.0 percent and the small traders (not shown in chart) are Bullish with a score of 52.0 percent.
Our weekly trend-following model classifies the current market price position as: Strong Uptrend.
| Steel Futures Statistics | SPECULATORS | COMMERCIALS | SMALL TRADERS |
| – Percent of Open Interest Longs: | 30.7 | 58.7 | 1.1 |
| – Percent of Open Interest Shorts: | 21.6 | 68.3 | 0.5 |
| – Net Position: | 2,855 | -3,034 | 179 |
| – Gross Longs: | 9,630 | 18,379 | 348 |
| – Gross Shorts: | 6,775 | 21,413 | 169 |
| – Long to Short Ratio: | 1.4 to 1 | 0.9 to 1 | 2.1 to 1 |
| NET POSITION TREND: | |||
| – Strength Index Score (3 Year Range Pct): | 100.0 | 0.0 | 52.0 |
| – Strength Index Reading (3 Year Range): | Bullish-Extreme | Bearish-Extreme | Bullish |
| NET POSITION MOVEMENT INDEX: | |||
| – 6-Week Change in Strength Index: | 21.5 | -22.2 | 19.9 |
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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) as well as their open interest (contracts open in the market at time of reporting). See CFTC criteria here.
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