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10-Year Note Non-Commercial Speculator Positions:
Large bond speculators lifted their bullish net positions in the 10-Year Note futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.
The non-commercial futures contracts of 10-Year Note futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of 283,719 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday August 29th. This was a weekly rise of 22,474 contracts from the previous week which had a total of 261,245 net contracts.
Speculative bets have gained for a second consecutive week to the highest level since June 27th when net positions totaled +302,098 contracts and are now above the +250,000 contract level for a second straight week as well.
10-Year Note Commercial Positions:
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The commercial traders position, categorized by the CFTC as hedgers or traders engaged in buying and selling for business purposes, totaled a net position of -123,701 contracts on the week. This was a weekly decline of -43,398 contracts from the total net of -80,303 contracts reported the previous week.
IEF ETF:
Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) closed at approximately $108.16 which was an advance of $0.73 from the previous close of $107.43, according to unofficial market data.
*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) as well as the commercial traders (hedgers & traders for business purposes) 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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