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Eurodollar Non-Commercial Speculator Positions:
Large speculators continued to increase their bearish net positions in the Eurodollar futures (interbank dollar deposits, not euro currency) 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 Eurodollar futures, traded by large speculators and hedge funds, totaled a net position of -4,051,527 contracts in the data reported through Tuesday April 17th. This was a weekly fall of -32,874 contracts from the previous week which had a total of -4,018,653 net contracts.
Speculative bearish positions have gained for four consecutive weeks and the overall bearish level is above the -4,000,000 level for a third straight week.
Eurodollar Commercial Positions:
Free Reports:
The commercial traders position, hedgers or traders engaged in buying and selling for business purposes, totaled a net position of 4,751,690 contracts on the week. This was a weekly uptick of 42,169 contracts from the total net of 4,709,521 contracts reported the previous week.
ED Futures:
Over the same weekly reporting time-frame, from Tuesday to Tuesday, the Eurodollar Futures closed at approximately $97.11 which was a fall of $-0.07 from the previous close of $97.18, 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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