COT Report: Speculators cut USD Index, Crude Oil bets. Raise Gold, VIX & S&P Mini bets

December 15, 2018

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Here are this week’s links to the latest Commitment of Traders data changes that were released on Friday.

  • Currency Speculators trim US Dollar Index bets for 4th week. Yen bets rise.
  • WTI Crude Oil Speculators once again cut their bullish bets for 11th week
  • 10-Year Note Speculators strongly raised their bearish bets
  • Bitcoin Speculators trimmed their cryptocurrency bearish bets for 3rd week
  • Gold Speculators pushed their bullish bets higher this week
  • S&P500 Mini Speculators bullish bets rebound after 2 down weeks
  • VIX Speculators boosted their volatility bets after 2 down weeks
  • Silver Speculators sharply lifted their bets into a new bullish position
  • Copper Speculators reduced their bullish bets for 3rd week running

Currency Speculators trim US Dollar Index bets for 4th week. Yen bets rise.

Large currency speculators decreased their net positions in the US Dollar Index futures markets this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday. See full article.


WTI Crude Oil Speculators once again cut their bullish bets for 11th week

The large speculator contracts of WTI crude futures totaled a net position of 309,506 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -20,640 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.


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10-Year Note Speculators strongly raised their bearish bets this week

Large speculator contracts of the 10-Year Bond futures totaled a net position of -393,802 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -100,616 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.


Gold Speculators pushed their bullish bets higher this week

Large precious metals speculator contracts of the Gold futures totaled a net position of 60,499 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 11,498 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.


Bitcoin Speculators trimmed their cryptocurrency bearish bets for 3rd week

Cryptocurrency speculator contracts of the Bitcoin futures totaled a net position of -913 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 63 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.


S&P500 Mini Speculators bullish bets rebound after 2 down weeks

Large stock market speculator contracts of the S&P500 mini futures totaled a net position of 174,179 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 70,103 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.


VIX Speculators boosted their volatility bets after 2 down weeks

Large stock market volatility speculator contracts of the VIX futures totaled a net position of 40,097 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 29,080 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.


Silver Speculators sharply lifted their bets into a new bullish position

Large precious metals speculator contracts of the silver futures totaled a net position of 11,256 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of 11,891 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.


Copper Speculators reduced their bullish bets for 3rd week running

Metals speculator contracts of the copper futures totaled a net position of 7,247 contracts, according to the latest data this week. This was a change of -3,436 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.


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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).