COT Speculators cut WTI Crude bets for 10th week. Gold bets jump

December 10, 2018

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

  • Currencies: US Dollar Index Speculators trimmed bets for 3rd week. Euro, Peso, Yen bets fall
  • WTI Crude Oil Speculators lowered their bullish bets for 10th straight week
  • 10-Year Note Speculators added to their bearish net positions last week
  • Gold Speculators strongly boosted their bullish bets to best level in 20 weeks
  • S&P500 Mini Speculators sharply dropped their bullish bets to lowest since March
  • VIX Speculators sharply reduced their bullish net positions for 2nd week
  • Silver Speculators cut their bearish bets to lowest level in 17 weeks
  • Copper Speculator bullish bets were virtually unchanged last week

Currencies: US Dollar Index Speculators trimmed bets for 3rd week. Euro, Peso, Yen bets fall

Large currency speculators lowered their net positions in the US Dollar Index futures markets last 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 lowered their bullish bets for 10th straight week

The large speculator contracts of WTI crude futures totaled a net position of 330,146 contracts, according to the latest data last week. This was a change of -17,975 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

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10-Year Note Speculators added to their bearish net positions last week

Large speculator contracts of the 10-Year Bond futures totaled a net position of -293,186 contracts, according to the latest data last week. This was a change of -8,963 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

Gold Speculators strongly boosted their bullish bets to best level in 20 weeks

Large precious metals speculator contracts of the Gold futures totaled a net position of 49,001 contracts, according to the latest data last week. This was a change of 47,130 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

S&P500 Mini Speculators sharply dropped their bullish bets to lowest since March

Large stock market speculator contracts of the S&P500 mini futures totaled a net position of 104,076 contracts, according to the latest data last week. This was a change of -111,281 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

VIX Speculators sharply reduced their bullish net positions for 2nd week

Large stock market volatility speculator contracts of the VIX futures totaled a net position of 11,017 contracts, according to the latest data last week. This was a change of -16,596 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

Silver Speculators cut their bearish bets to lowest level in 17 weeks

Large precious metals speculator contracts of the silver futures totaled a net position of -635 contracts, according to the latest data last week. This was a change of 10,331 contracts from the previous weekly total. See full article.

Copper Speculator bullish bets were virtually unchanged this week

Metals speculator contracts of the copper futures totaled a net position of 10,683 contracts, according to the latest data last week. This was a change of -9 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).

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